Boy faces trial as adult in shootings

Published 9:00 pm Friday, December 12, 2003

An Everett teenager was charged as an adult Friday with drive-by shooting following a series of shots fired at houses in the Everett and Snohomish areas.

Two other people are under investigation in connection with the shootings.

Colby Rider, 17, appeared before a judge earlier this week in the Charles Denney Juvenile Justice Center. His case was shifted to adult court Friday after deputy prosecutor Chris Dickinson filed a complaint in Everett District Court.

Dickinson is asking for $100,000 bail for Rider, who was charged with one count of drive-by shooting and one count of being a juvenile in possession of a firearm, both felonies.

Also jailed was Byron August Ross, 18, of Everett, who is being held on $500,000 bail. Ross is under investigation for multiple counts of drive-by shooting and burglary.

A 39-year-old woman told sheriff’s deputies she was with Ross when he purchased a gun, and also was present when some of the shots were fired, according to court records. She was arrested earlier this week but posted $10,000 bail and was released from the Snohomish County Jail.

At least two people narrowly missed being hit by bullets fired at their homes, Dickinson said.

In one case, a 90-year-old woman was hit by wood debris in her kitchen. In another, a bullet penetrated a child’s bedroom just above the youngster’s head, prosecutors said. The cases are under investigation.