KENNEWICk — The Kamiakin High freshman accused of plotting a shooting at his school in Kennewick will not be tried as an adult.

Mason Bently-Ray Ashby, 14, pleaded innocent Wednesday to a charge of attempted murder with a gun enhancement and 12 other charges in Benton County Juvenile Court.

Another Kamiakin student, Dylan Charles Carpenter, 14, pleaded guilty to three charges related to a gun missing from Ashby’s house.

Benton County Prosecutor Eric Eisinger told the Tri-City Herald on Wednesday that Ashby, who turns 15 this month, is too young to be charged as an adult for attempted murder.

Only someone that young with the most serious charges of first-degree or second-degree murder can be moved up to adult court.

The maximum juvenile court sentence for attempted murder that Ashby ca

See Full Page