Third Person Arrested In Connection With Hayes Death

A third person has been arrested in connection with the death of a Hood River man on Friday afternoon.  Hood River Police Chief Neal Holste says the Columbia Gorge Major Crimes Team arrested 31-year-old Johnathan Bradly Matthews in The Dalles on Tuesday afternoon.  Matthews was booked and charged with second degree murder, first degree robbery and theft, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, reckless driving, and reckless endangering.  Matthews and two others arrested over the weekend, 36-year-old William Edward Hardy Jr. and 41-year-old Elizabeth June Bowman, are accused in the death of 38-year-old Stephen Hayes of Hood River.  Hayes was hit by a truck on Friday afternoon following a confrontation with someone he had caught stealing property from his vehicle.  Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call Hood River Police Detective Erin Mason at 541-387-5257.

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