White supremacists face charges in double murder, including mother of 5 who witnessed first killing, before dumping bodies in bushes: Prosecutors

Brandon Gerner, lower left inset, and Joshua Jones face charges in the deaths of Robert Riley and Ashley Williams, lower right inset. (Mug shots and crime scene screenshot via KOMO News; Williams

Brandon Gerner, lower left inset, and Joshua Jones face charges in the deaths of Robert Riley and Ashley Williams, lower right inset. (Mug shots and crime scene screenshot via KOMO News; Williams’ photo via GoFundMe)

Two suspected white supremacists have been charged in connection with the killings of two people, including a mother of five and witness to the first murder, whose bodies were found in bushes by a dog walker who mistook them for trash in Washington state.

Brandon Gerner, 40, was charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder, and unlawful possession of a firearm in the killings of 57-year-old Robert Riley and 34-year-old Ashley Williams, according to King County prosecutors. He also faces first-degree animal cruelty in the killing of a horse shot point blank in the head in December, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office. Joshua Jones, 34, was charged with rendering criminal assistance, authorities said.

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