Jefferson County, MO (KTRS) (Updated at 4:00 p.m. Friday)
A man suspected of shooting at a suburban St. Louis sheriff’s deputy is in custody and facing charges after being held at gunpoint by a homeowner who found him hiding in a shed.
Jefferson County prosecutors on Friday filed multiple charges against 27-year-old Jacob Wray. He is jailed on $750,000 cash-only bond.
Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak says a deputy responded Thursday to a report of a suspicious person in the Valles Mines area. When the deputy arrived, he yelled to a man who began shooting at the deputy with a handgun.
The deputy was not injured. The man ran into a wooded area, prompting a lengthy search.
On Friday morning, a homeowner found the suspect hiding in a shed and held him at gunpoint until deputies arrived.
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The search is over for the suspect accused of opening fire on a Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputy.
Police say he was found Friday morning hiding in a shed on Highway JJ. His name is being withheld pending charges.
On Thursday, authorities say the deputy was initially called to the intersection of Highway JJ and Highway T in Valley Mines in response to calls of a suspicious person. The suspect pulled out a firearm and shot at the deputy before fleeing into the woods.
The deputy wasn’t injured in the gunfire.
