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Missouri gunman kills deputy and sheriff wife in Jamestown
James R. Johnson a 42 year old National Guard marksman killed Moniteau County Deputy Leslie Roark and Sheriff Kenny Jones's wife Pam Jones as a manhunt forced town to lock doors. Johnson surrendered after hours hidden in a stranger's home as officers searched hills near Jamestown and schools closed.
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James R. Johnson
Johnson
Moniteau County
Leslie Roark
Roark
Jamestown
Kenny Jones
Jones
Pam Jones
Kansas City
Jim Chaney
Moniteau
Russell Borts
Cooper County
Charles R. Smith
Sandra Wilson
Miller County
Missouri National Guard
Maj
Bull Ratliff
Guard
Miller
Wilson