Victim was shot multiple times.
By Raif Karerat
Three drifters were arrested Wednesday in Oregon after the body of a tantric yoga teacher was found on a scenic California hiking trail, shot to death.
The arrests came two days after the body of Steve Carter, 67, was found. He had been walking his dog on the trail in Marin County, where he was living and caring for his cancer-stricken wife.
A hiker found Carter’s body less than an hour after deputies responded to a report of shots fired and didn’t see anything suspicious.
He was shot multiple times and was found still holding the leash of his wounded Doberman Pinscher when he was found. The dog was also shot, but is expected to recover, reported ABC affiliate KGO.
Two men and a woman were taken into custody outside a community dining hall in Portland after Carter’s 2003 Volkwagen was tracked using GPS technology, Marin County sheriff’s Lt. Doug Pittman said.
Authorities identified them as Sean Michael Angold, 24, Morrison Haze Lampley, 23, and Lila Scott Allgood, 18., according to the Associated Press.
Authorities have not provided a motive for the attack and said it did not appear the suspects knew the victim. Pittman said it was unclear if Carter might have been targeted for his car or other belongings.
Carter and his wife, Lokita Carter, sold their home and business in Middletown, Calif. several months ago and moved to Costa Rica, where they built their dream home, friends told the San Francisco Chronicle. However, the couple recently returned to California so that Lokita Carter could be treated after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.