Fugitive arrested in Oroville shoot out over medical marijuana

Fugitive arrested in Oroville shoot out over medical marijuana


08/09/07 11:31:37

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A Vallejo man wanted in a deadly gun battle over medical marijuana at an Oroville motel has been arrested in Seattle.

Authorities say Deandre Tyrone Lowe, 38, was at Oroville's Best Value Inn on Oct. 22, 2006 to help purchase about 20 pounds of marijuana from patients who had grown it.

The deal went awry, investigators say, when one of the buyers came out of the bathroom, fired a shot into the ceiling and told the sellers to drop to the floor. A seller shot back, and the two men fired 17 bullets.

Two of the three buyers were killed in the shootout, along with one of the sellers. Lowe, who was the third buyer, did not pull a trigger, investigators say. But after he fled, authorities issued a warrant for his arrest on homicide charges because they say he took part in a crime that resulted in murder.

Suspects can be charged with first-degree murder if someone dies during a planned robbery or other serious offense, authorities said.

Three surviving sellers ran away and were later arrested on drug charges. U.S. marshals captured Lowe in Seattle, where he remains in custody.

Information from: Oroville Mercury-Register, http://www.orovillemr.com

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