Court docs detail BG drive-by shooting that led to arrest of 44-year-old and juvenile

Court documents reveal more details on what led to a 44-year-old man’s arrest on Sept. 19 after a reported disturbance escalated into a drive-by shooting in a Battle Ground neighborhood, with investigators later finding spent ammunition and what appeared to be a bullet hole in a nearby home.

Theodore Seaman, 44, was arrested at Battle Ground Lake State Park on Sept. 19 and booked into the Clark County Jail on suspicion of drive-by shooting, among other charges. On Friday, Sept. 25, Seaman pleaded not guilty in Clark County Superior Court. A trial date was tentatively set for Nov. 16.

The Battle Ground Police Department (BGPD) received a high-priority call at about 1:55 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, regarding a disturbance in the 1700 block of Northeast 12th Street. While officers were responding, CRESA dispatch received updated information that witnesses had reported two men inside a silver Nissan sedan and multiple gunshots being fired from the vehicle as it left the area…

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