Chaplain shoots police officer in botched prank by; Rick McCann www.privateofficer.com
FESTUS MO. Jan 6 2008 — Police believe that a practical joke led to the shooting of a 23-year-old Ste. Genevieve police officer Tuesday.The rookie officer allegedly faked a break-in around 9:45 p.m. at his brother-in-law's home in Festus, said Festus Police Chief Tim Lewis."He didn't tell the family he was coming and decided to sneak in the back door," Lewis said. "The resident asked him to call out who he was, and he didn't, and he shot him."A short time later, Festus police noticed a car speeding and running red lights along Veterans Boulevard to Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Officers recognized the driver as an on-call minister for the Festus Police Department, Lewis said
Once there, officers asked him what happened, and he said, 'I shot my brother-in-law,'" Lewis said, adding that the victim was in the back seat. "It looks like an unfortunate set of circumstances, a joke gone horribly, horribly wrong. They always like to play practical jokes on each other."The bullet lodged in the victim's lower abdomen. Police would not release his name or the shooter's name because the investigation is ongoing.The Jefferson County sheriff's office is handling the investigation. Jefferson County Lt. Dave Marshak said, "It is very preliminary at this point, but it does appear to be an unfortunate accident."Ste. Genevieve Police Chief Dale Newman said the officer has worked there since June, and his brother-in-law was about to become an on-call chaplain for Ste. Genevieve, as well.Newman said the victim had surgery and was in stable condition Wednesday at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
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