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| Jaren O. Melton |
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| Tony D. Shaffer |
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| Rhyan A Shaffer |
In the early hours of March 26, 2014, Deputies were dispatched to
Rt. 4, Butler, Missouri on a report of shots fired into a residence. Deputies arrived and met with the victim who
stated that someone had just shot into the house. The house was occupied by several adults and
two children, one of which was two years old.
Deputies located two holes in the side of the residence and one bullet
lodged in a fence post. Additional
Deputies and Detectives were called out to assist in identifying and searching
for the suspects. Detectives processed
the crime scene and were able to recover the bullet fragments from the
residence. Shell casings were also found
at the scene and recovered. Two suspects
were identified as, Rhyan A Shaffer, 6/7/71 and Tony Dale Shaffer, 6/6/81 both
of Butler Missouri.
Deputies contacted Butler Police Officers for assistance in locating
the two suspects of the shooting. During
initial contact with the two suspects, Butler Police located a 9mm casing that
matched the casings that were found at the scene. Both suspects were taken into custody within
one hour of the shooting.
A search warrant was issued to search the residence of the two
suspects located at 801 S. Birch, Butler, Missouri.
During the execution of the search warrant, Deputies found three
long guns and one 9 mm pistol. The
pistol appeared to have the serial numbers altered.
At approximately 11:00 am Deputies converged on a residence
located at 301 S High, Butler Missouri.
During the investigation a third suspect was identified as the possible
driver of the vehicle involved in the shooting.
The driver identified as, Jaren O Melton, 12/26/90, was taken into
custody without incident.
The Sheriff’s Office has responded to the area of the incident
multiple times for a family dispute involving the two Shaffer suspects. Rhyan A Shaffer has previous arrests and
charges pending in court for numerous violent weapons charges.
Rhyan A Shaffer is currently being held in the Bates County
Sheriff’s Office on a warrant for assault in the first degree, armed criminal
action, and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm. Bond set at $135,000 Cash or Surety
Tony D Shaffer is currently being held in the Bates County
Sheriff’s Office on a warrant for assault in the first degree and armed criminal
action; bond set $100,000 Cash or Surety
Jaren O Melton is currently being held in the Bates County
Sheriff’s Office on a warrant for assault in the first degree and armed
criminal action; bond set $100,000 Cash or Surety
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Butler Police
Department.
