2 women accused of lying to police in Ralls County homicide case appear in court
Jazsmin Halliburton
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Two women made their first appearance in court on Wednesday in connection with a deadly officer-involved shooting in Paris, Missouri, last weekend.
Lois Armour, 78, and Patty Armour, 51, both of Paris, Missouri, were charged with hindering a felony prosecution and are currently booked in the Randolph County Jail. They are being held on $100,000 bonds.
The two women are accused of lying to officers about not knowing where a suspect was, which led to an incident in which a Randolph County deputy was shot.
Patty Armour asked by be released on recognizance, saying she would like to arrange for her husband’s funeral. A judge denied the request, but set a bond hearing for 2 p.m. Monday. Lois Armour is applying for a public defender to represent her and wanted to wait until she had an attorney to speak on a possible bond.
On Sunday, law enforcement was investigating a homicide in Ralls County, leading them to Charles Armour, 57, as a person of interest. Officers found a home in Paris where they believed Charles Armour would be. They went inside, and that’s when gunfire was exchanged. A deputy was shot, and Armour was killed.
MSHP later wrote that Jonathan Floyd, of Perry, Missouri, was the victim in the homicide investigation and that he was shot on Sunday. He was 55.
According to court documents, police went to the home where Patty and Lois Armour allegedly told officers that Charles was not inside. Law enforcement was given permission to search the home and found Charles Armour in a bathroom with a handgun, the statement says. He then fired at the responding officers and hit a Randolph County deputy, the statement says.
Residents gathered in Moberly on Tuesday to welcome home the deputy who was hit by gunfire.
A social media post from the Moberly Police Department showed dozens of people gathered to welcome the deputy as he returned home from the hospital.
“I am forever grateful that this deputy returned home to his family. This community supports its law enforcement, and it showed today,” Randolph County Sheriff Andy Boggs told ABC 17 News in a text message.
MSHP’s Division of Drug and Crime Control is investigating the shooting