81 year old Camdenton Man Due in Court after Firing on Police Officers, this Weekend

An 81 year old Camdenton man is in the Camden County Adult Detention Facility, facing charges of armed criminal action, assault on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, felonious restraint and unlawful use of a weapon. Police got a report Saturday that 81 year old John Russell had walked away from a care facility in Morgan County. He was found at a home in the 600 block of State Route D, and he was armed with a handgun. While deputies were trying to subdue Russell, he fired one round, but no one was injured.