Elderly Man Accused of Shooting at Camden County Sheriff’s Deputies

An 81-year-old man is in Camden County jail, accused of shooting at sheriff’s deputies. According to Captain
Kelly L. Luttrell of the Camden County Sheriff’s Office, John Russell had walked away from a care facility in Morgan County. They located him Saturday at a home in the 600 block of State Route D west of Camdenton, armed with a gun. There was the struggle, and one shot was fired. No one was hurt. Russell has been charged with armed criminal action, 2nd degree assault on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, felonious restraint, and unlawful use of a weapon.