Washington Man Faces Trial In Drive-By Shooting

A Washington man accused of a drive by shooting in July had his preliminary hearing on Wednesday. Russell Porter, 26 is accused of firing a gun at Bailey Batch while their vehicles were stopped at a red light at the intersection of E. Wylie and Allison Avenues. During testimony, Batch identified Porter as the shooter of her car and described how events unfolded. She identified a passenger in her car during the shooting as well. The District Attorney filed charges of attempted homicide, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment. He amended the charges and doubled them due to the passenger in Batch’s car at the time of the shooting. All charges were held for court, the defense request for bond was denied and Porter will remain in the Washington County Jail.