Shooting injures deputy, suspect in southeast Missouri

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     CHARLESTON, Mo. (AP) – The Missouri State Highway Patrol says two people are charged after a shooting injured a sheriff's deputy and one of the suspects.
     The patrol says Mississippi County Sheriff's deputies were executing a search warrant related to a narcotics investigation Friday in Wyatt when one of the suspects began shooting and deputies returned fire.
     The Sikeston Standard-Democrat reports 36-year-old Johnathan Lee Jones, of Wyatt, is charged with first degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is in critical but stable condition after undergoing surgery.
     Patrol Sgt. Clark Parrott says the deputy also underwent surgery and is in stable condition.
     A woman in the Wyatt home, 29-year-old Jessica Lannom, is charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.

   

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