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

Division of Drug and Crime Control, Post Office Box 568, Jefferson City, MO 65102


News Release

For further information please contact: Sgt. Jason P. Clark
(573) 522-0980
DDCC 1029425
October 29, 2009

EMPHASIS: Death Investigation Of Apparent Suicide



Captain Luke Vislay, director of the Division of Drug and Crime Control, announces that at the request of the Wright County Sheriff’s Department the Troop G Investigative Unit currently is conducting a death investigation of the apparent suicide of Loren Liles, 60, of Hartville, MO.
Liles was discovered by a sheriff’s department employee during the early morning hours of October 29, 2009, at the Wright County Jail where he was incarcerated.
An autopsy is being conducted at Southwest Missouri Forensics, in Springfield, MO. This is an ongoing investigation. Any further questions should be directed to Sgt. Jason P. Clark, Division of Drug and Crime Control, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Jefferson City, at (573) 522-0980.

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