SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri man has been charged with three felonies for allegedly firing a shotgun at a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper and injuring him after a short chase Friday night in Springfield.
Justin Jackman, 36, of Springfield, was charged Saturday with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, unlawful possession of a firearm following his arrest about eight hours after he exchanged gunfire with the trooper.
The trooper, Colton Beck, was seriously injured when he was struck by the shotgun blast in the head and chest, but officials said he was in stable condition Saturday morning.
Beck tried to stop Jackman after he ran a red light before he fled and crashed his truck in a ravine. Court documents said Jackman fired at Beck as he approached the truck and Beck returned fire as he retreated.
Jackman fled the area, but was arrested around 7 a.m. Saturday after he was spotted walking along a street. Court documents say Jackman confessed after his arrest.
Jackman was being held in the Greene County Jail Sunday morning, and he did not have an attorney listed in the case.
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