In an update on the homicide in Arlington – the Washington County Attorney’s Office, in a news release just received regarding the early morning homicide in the 1500 block of Elkhorn Drive in Arlington – the deceased is identified as 37 year old Katherine Vortherms, dead from several gunshot wounds. The shooter – 43 year old Brandon Brown. The two were in a domestic partnership. County Attorney Scott Vanderschaaf says the office has filed First Degree Murder, Use of a Deadly Weapon to Commit a Felony, and first degree domestic Violence charges against Brown.
(earlier today) What appears to be a homicide early this morning in Washington County – the Washington County Sheriff’s Office says a call to 911 around 3:47 am from a male that says he thought his girlfriend was deceased. Deputies arrived at 3:54 in the 1500 block of Elkhorn Drive in Arlington. The male caller met deputies in the driveway of the home with his hands raised in the air. A woman, the victim of an apparent homicide, was located inside. That man was taken into custody and transported to the Washington County Justice Center. In addition to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Blair Police, the Douglas County Crime Scene Investigation Unit responded. More details on this incident will be conveyed as that information is provided. This, according to a news release from Sheriff Mike Robinson.