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

Troop D Headquarters, 3131 East Kearney Street, Springfield, Missouri 65803


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Jason M. Pace
417-895-6868
D12012
January 10, 2012

EMPHASIS: Homicide Investigation Results In Arrest


The Missouri State Highway Patrol announces the arrest of Anthony D. Cheek, 28, of Lamar, Missouri, for the July 16, 2011, murder of Chad D. Clayton.

Investigators from the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control arrested Cheek today at approximately 9:45 a.m., after a five-month investigation. On July 15, 2011, a 9-1-1 call was made reporting that Chad Clayton was in need of medical attention at Cheek's former residence in Lockwood, Missouri. Upon arrival, Clayton was found with disabling injuries and was transported to a hospital in Springfield, Missouri, where he died on July 16, 2011. Cheek is being held without bond in the Dade County Jail on a charge of second degree murder.

The charge for which the above individual was arrested is mere accusations and not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of the above charge must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty it is to determine guilt or innocence.

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