NEWS RELEASE


For further information please contact:

Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt

(660) 385-2132

B06047

April 20, 2006


EMPHASIS: Identity of Suspect Shot By Randolph Co. Sheriff's Deputies Released


At approximately 3:30 a.m., on April 20, 2006, two deputies from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department shot and killed an individual after being called to investigate a report of a suspicious vehicle parked near the intersection of Chepley Street and U.S. 63, in Jacksonville, MO. The identity of the suspect is now known to be Jeffrey S. Mesecher, 36, of Eugene, MO.