PORT TOWNSEND — A 17-year-old will be tried as an adult after a shooting at a Port Townsend home Monday morning sent another man to the hospital.
Luke Oliver Lindsey, 17, of Port Townsend, faces two felony charges in the wounding of Justin White, 20, in the leg at 304 Hendricks St.
At an initial court appearance Tuesday afternoon, Lindsey was told he was being charged with assault in the second degree, a class B felony, and unlawful possession of a firearm, a class C felony.
Superior Court Judge Craddock Verser set bail at $5,000 cash or bond and set arraignment for May 1 at 8:30 a.m.
Lindsey remained in custody after the appearance and was returned to Kitsap Youth Center.
According to charging documents:
Port Townsend Police Officers were called to the home just after midnight Monday morning in response to a report of loud argument. No one was home.
Police were later called to Jefferson Healthcare hospital, where White told police he had accidentally shot himself in the leg.
After speaking to witnesses, investigators said that White had been shot in the right leg by Lindsey at the Hendricks Street home.
Police returned to the residence, and Lindsey was taken into custody at about 6:30 a.m. Monday.
Police said they found unspent bullets and marijuana in Lindsey’s pockets when he was searched.
A search of the home later uncovered multiple firearms, including a .22 pistol and a .38 revolver, police said.
Port Townsend Police Sgt. Ed Green said the house is owned by Wayne Clement, who was not at the house during the investigation or the shooting.
Chief Criminal Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Scott Rosekrans said the decision to try Lindsey as an adult was a simple application of state law.
“It states if you are 16 or 17 and commit assault 2 with a firearm, that’s an exception to being tried as a juvenile,” he said.
According to a spokeswoman for Jefferson Healthcare, White was released from the hospital on Tuesday.
Green is asking anyone with more information to contact the department.
“This is where the community comes in,” Green said.
“Anyone who has any information, anyone who was there, we would really like to hear from them.”
Green can be contacted at 360-379-4667.
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Reporter Erik Hidle can be reached at 360-385-2335 or at erik.hidle@peninsuladailynews.com.
