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

Division of Drug and Crime Control-P.O. Box 568, Jefferson City, MO 65102

News Release
For further information please contact: Sgt. Bradley R. Germann 573-526-6122

11/07/2025
November 7, 2025

EMPHASIS: Two Monroe County Residents Arrested For Felony Murder

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) announces criminal charges against Lois Armour, 78, and Patty Armour, 51, both of Paris, MO, for Murder in the Second Degree-Felony Murder. The charges were filed after an investigation conducted by Troop B DDCC investigators and are in connection to the October 12, 2025, officer involved shooting incident in Paris, MO.

During the October 12, 2025, incident, an Operation Relentless Pursuit (ORP) task force officer, along with DDCC investigators, responded to an address in Paris, MO, to conduct a follow-up investigative lead regarding a Ralls County murder investigation. Investigators contacted Lois and Patty Armour at the residence. While conversing with authorities, both Louis and Patty Armour misled law enforcement on the whereabouts of a fugitive and murder suspect, Charles Armour, 57, of Paris, MO. Authorities were allowed access to the residence, and during their search, Charles Armour was located. He was killed during an exchange of gunfire with law enforcement. The ORP task force officer was also shot during the incident and transported to an area hospital for treatment of their injuries. The task force officer has since been released from the hospital.

Troop B troopers assigned to Monroe County had previously arrested Lois Armour, 78, and Patty Armour, 51, both of Paris, for felony hindering prosecution charges. The charges stemmed after Lois and Patty Armour hindered law enforcements’ efforts to contact/arrest Charles Armour, 57, in reference to an arrest warrant with $50,000.00 bond. Lois and Patty Armour have since been held at the Randolph County Jail on a $100,000.00 cash-only bond.

On November 7, 2025, the Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney, Nicole Volkert, formally charged both Lois and Patty Armour with one count each for Murder in the Second Degree - Felony Murder. Both are being held at the Randolph County Jail without bond.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is appreciative of the assistance of the Monroe and Randolph County Sheriff’s Offices.

The above charges are mere accusations and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of these charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction, whose duty it is to determine guilt or innocence.

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