For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660) 385-2132
B09113
November 26, 2009

EMPHASIS: Death Of Trooper Anthony O'Brien


On Thursday, November 26, 2009, at approximately 10:00 a.m., Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper Anthony O’Brien died at his home in rural Lewis County from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. Trooper O’Brien was an eight-year veteran of the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The investigation is on-going by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Lewis County Sheriff’s Department, and the Lewis County Coroner.
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