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

Troop B Headquarters - 308 Pine Crest Drive - Macon, Missouri 63552


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660) 385-2132
B16015
January 25, 2016

EMPHASIS: Timothy Brokes Jr. Charged In Monroe City Officer-Involved Shooting

On Thursday, January 21, 2016, Timothy Brokes, Jr., 34, of Hannibal, Missouri, was arrested on a Monroe County warrant for armed criminal action, first degree assault on law enforcement with a deadly weapon, and felony hindering prosecution. The charges stem from his involvement in an officer-involved shooting that occurred in Monroe City, Missouri, on January 13, 2016. During the incident, a Monroe City police officer was in contact with Brokes who was wanted for questioning for a homicide and felony assault that occurred in Marion County on January 12, 2016, and gun fire between Brokes and the police officer was exchanged. Both Brokes and the Monroe City police officer were shot during the incident. Both sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Brokes is being held at the Marion County Jail on a $500,000 bond. The officer-involved shooting is being investigated by the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control.
The charges for which the individual was arrested are mere accusation 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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