MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop H-3525 North Belt Highway-St. Joseph, MO. 64506


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Sheldon Lyon
816-387-2345
H04124
April 20, 2012

EMPHASIS: Suspect In Andrew County Homicide Arrested


On April 19, 2012, investigators from the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control, the Andrew County Sheriff's Department, and the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department arrested Vance Gossett, 41, of St. Joseph. Gossett has been charged with murder in the first degree and armed criminal action in the homicide of Kenneth Wilson Jr. The homicide occurred on April 5, 2012, in rural Andrew County. No bond has been set in this case.
The charges for which the above individual has been arrested are mere accusations and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of the charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.


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