Two Pettis County deputies are recovering from gunshot wounds Friday morning after attempting to serve a warrant related to drug charges.
Law
enforcement stated that the two deputies responded to a residence in the 2700
block of Missouri BB Highway in Pettis County — between Sedalia and Marshall
Junction — about 6 a.m. for the warrant.
The suspect
is reported to have pulled a gun and fired at the deputies, striking them. One
deputy returned fire, but the suspect was not hit.
The Missouri
State Highway Patrol reported that the suspect was taken into custody after the
incident and booked into the Pettis County Jail.
One of the
injured deputies was treated and released while the other is still hospitalized
and expected to recover.
