Three suspects have now been charged and two others are expected to be charged in the murder of an Ozark County man. Ozark County Sheriff Darrin Reed says 73-year-old Lawrence Clinton Brostedt was killed and his home burglarized in a remote area of northern Ozark County in the Foil/Squires area.
Holly Lucas
Forty-two-year-old Holly Lucas of Mansfield is charged with first degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and first degree robbery. She is being held without bond in the Ozark County Jail.
Tyler Teynard
Thirty-two-year-old Tyler Teynard of Squires is charged with first degree murder, armed criminal action, burglary and two counts of robbery. Sheriff Reed says Teynard has fled the area, possibly to Orlando, Florida and has not been apprehended.
Michael A. Smith
Twenty-three-year-old Michael A. Smith of Mansfield is charged with conspiracy to commit robbery. He is being held in the Ozark County Jail on a quarter million dollar bond.
Sheriff Reed said officers from his department went to Brostedt’s home on a welfare check after a call from the Mountain Grove Police Department who had arrested a male subject who was in possession of three personal checks belonging to Brostedt.
Reed says officers found a large tarp on the garage floor. Brostedt’s body was found under the tarp wrapped in another tarp and bound tightly by rope.
Authorities believe Brostedt was ambushed from behind and shot in the back of the head. He lived alone at his residence.
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