2 women charged in connection with Ralls County homicide investigation that led to shooting with law enforcement
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Two women who were jailed on Sunday in connection with a homicide case that led to a deputy being shot were charged Tuesday in Monroe County.
Lois Armour, 78, and Patty Armour, 51, both of Paris, Missouri, were charged with hindering a felony prosecution. Both are being held at the Randolph County Jail on $100,000 bonds. An initial court appearance for both women is scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Charles Armour, 57, was named a person of interest in a Ralls County homicide case and was killed after exchanging gunfire with law enforcement, according to previous reporting. A Randolph County deputy was hit by gunfire during the exchange and was flown to an area hospital.
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.
The deputy – who has not been named – was welcomed home to Moberly from the hospital on Tuesday. MSHP is investigating the case.
The probable cause statements in the women’s cases says that law enforcement went to a residence in relation to the homicide investigation on Sunday and spoke with both women. The women allegedly claimed Charles Armour was not at the residence, court documents say.
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.