MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Troop F Headquarters - 2920 North Shamrock Road - Jefferson City, MO 65102
NEWS RELEASE
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Scott B. White
573-751-1000
F160802
August 5, 2016
EMPHASIS:
Man Arrested For The Murder Of His Wife -- Troop F
The Missouri State Highway Patrol announces the arrest of Toby Gregory, of Bland, Missouri, for murder 1st degree.
On August 4, 2016, at the request of Owensville Police Chief Robert Rickerd, members of the Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control, Troop F, began conducting an investigation into the shooting death of Inez Gregory, 30. Inez Gregory was found dead outside her hotel room at the Owensville Motor Inn on Thursday evening. Her husband, Toby Gregory, 42, was found in the parking lot of the hotel, with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Toby Gregory was transported to Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri, where he remains hospitalized and in police custody.
On the afternoon of August 5, 2016, the Gasconade Prosecuting Attorney formally charged Toby Gregory with murder 1st degree and armed criminal action. Bond has been set at $500,000.
This investigation is ongoing and an autopsy is scheduled for Monday, August 8, 2016, at University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. The Patrol has been assisted by the Owensville Police Department and the Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office.
The above charge is a mere accusation and is not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of this charge must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
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