By Cathy Locke
clocke@sacbee.com
Two Lincoln residents are in Placer County Jail facing assault and attempted robbery charges, and the alleged victim was arrested on an outstanding warrant, following a fight in which a shotgun was fired late Sunday night in an Auburn-area motel.
Placer County sheriff's deputies were called to the Super 8 Motel on Hillcrest Drive just before midnight Sunday regarding several reports of shots fired in one of the motel rooms. When deputies arrived, the people involved in the incident had fled, according to a Sheriff's Department news release.
Based on information supplied by witnesses, Placer County dispatchers broadcast a vehicle description, and moments later a deputy spotted the vehicle turning onto Bell Road from Bowman Road.
Inside the vehicle were Zane Aaron Davis, 28, and his half-sister, Ruthie Ann Barnes, 20. Deputies also found a shotgun in the vehicle, and Davis' pocket was full of shotgun shells, officials said.
Barnes told deputies that she went to the motel with her ex-boyfriend, Andres Lopez, 35, who supplied her with drugs. She said she called Davis to come get her when she feared Lopez wouldn't let her leave.
Davis arrived, shot out the room's window and entered. He and Lopez fought and the shotgun was fired three more times, according to the news release.
Deputies searched for Lopez, who had left his car at the motel and who they believed had been injured in the fight. About 8:15 a.m. Monday a deputy went to Colfax on a hunch that Lopez might take the bus or train from Colfax to Reno, where he previously lived. The deputy found Lopez sitting on a bench in front of the Greyhound station, with a bus ticket in his hand.
Officials said he had a large amount of blood on his clothing, and had suffered a large cut to his hand and pellet wounds to his leg. He was taken to Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital for treatment.
Davis and Barnes are accused of setting up Lopez so they could rob him at the motel. Both are being held without bail on suspicion of attempted robbery, conspiracy and assault with a firearm. Barnes also is accused of possessing a controlled substance and hypodermic needles, possessing brass knuckles and bringing drugs into the jail.
After receiving medical treatment, Lopez was booked into jail for an outstanding burglary warrant from San Diego County and then released.
Photo credit: Placer County. Photos above, from left to right, Zane Aaron Davis, Ruthie Ann Barnes and Andres Lopez
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