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

Troop E Headquarters - 4947 Highway 67 North - Poplar Bluff, MO 63901


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Clark D. Parrott
(573) 840-9500, ext. 3532
E-28
October 20, 2015

EMPHASIS: Kennett Death Investigation Completed


At approximately 12:31 a.m. on October 18, 2015, officers with the Kennett Police Department conducted a traffic stop at the intersection of Baldwin and Clipper streets. During the stop, a person inside the stopped vehicle fled on foot and was pursued by officers. Officers located the subject hiding behind a residence in the 600 block of North Jackson Street and took him into custody without incident. The subject was transported to the Kennett Police Department and upon arrival began complaining of shortness of breath. At that point, the Medic One Ambulance service was notified. Medics transported the subject to the Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center where he later became unresponsive and was eventually pronounced deceased. The subject was identified as Ernest Williams, 43.

The Kennett Police Department requested the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Crime Control investigate the death. On October 19, 2015, an autopsy was completed and the results determined Williams’ death to be by natural causes. No foul play is suspected.

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