(St. Helens, OR)  --  Three people are under indictment after being accused of hindering prosecution in the investigation into the murder of Apache Hightower of Portland.  A Columbia County grand jury handed up the indictment against Shelly M. Edwards, Randall Schwirse [[ shwers ]], and James Brewer, Jr.  Prosecutors say the suspects are accused of hiding a vehicle, a gun, and other evidence that may have helped detectives apprehend and arrest Jesse Allen, Charles Vernon, and Stephanie Toney.  They're accused in the death of Hightower, whose body was found in September near St. Helens.