RIP

NEWPORT, Wash. - An Eastern Washington University student is dead after being dragged behind a pick-up truck.

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Jerid Sturman-Camyn

It happened around 11:30 Saturday night near a hunting campsite along Le Clerk Road in Pend Oreille County, north of Spokane.

Sheriff's officials say they found 20-year-old Jerid Sturman-Camyn dead on the side of the road, tied behind the truck. The 17-year-old driver said he had no idea Sturman-Camyn was there.

The Sheriff's Dept. says 45-year-old Wendell Sinn, Jr., tied Sturman-Camyn to the back of the truck after he threatened the hunting group with an axe.

The 17-year-old, unaware of Sinn's actions and fearing for his life, drove away, dragging the victim and causing his death.

Sinn was booked into the Pend Oreille County Jail for investigation of murder in the second degree.