News Release 2002-8
August 9, 2002
AZNOE'S ARRAIGNMENT SET FOR AUGUST 19
On August 7, 2002, the San Juan County Prosecutor’s Office filed first-degree assault charges against Danny Clay Aznoe, 50, of Sacramento, California, in connection with the August 3 shooting of Christopher D. Avery, 33, of Friday Harbor.
Mr. Avery died at 7:34 p.m. on August 7 at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. The Prosecuting Attorney’s Office plans to amend the complaint to reflect the fact that Avery died. Pending further investigation, the Prosecutor’s Office believes it will amend the charges to second-degree murder, a Class A felony, with a maximum sentence of life imprisonment and $50,000 in fines.
Mr. Aznoe will be arraigned in San Juan County Superior Court at 10:30 a.m. on August 19. He is being held at Island County Jail on $25,000 bond.