Emergency news and updates
May 12 - 12:04 p.m.
A press conference will be held at the State Highway Patrol, Troop I annex building in Rolla at 1 p.m.
1301 Nagogami Road (Hwy. E)
Rolla, Mo 65401
May 12 - 11:58 a.m.
Release from Rolla Police Department
At approximately 8:36 a.m. a male identified as Cody Nathaniel Willcoxon was seen at the entrance gate at Fort Leonard Wood with an AK-47. After being questioned by FLW Military Police the suspect fled the scene, and was pursued by members of the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Dept. and St. Robert Police Department in a silver passenger car. The suspect then began to shoot at the pursuing officers, and he headed east on I-44. Spike strips were set up on I-44 which resulted in the suspect exiting at the Rolla 184 Exit. The Suspect then began shooting at Rolla Police Officers and members of the Phelps County Sheriff’s Dept. as they pursued him. The suspect then drove through several areas in Rolla where he continued shooting at officers. The suspect vehicle stopped near McNutt Hall at Missouri University of Science and Technology near University Drive/Hwy 63. The suspect fled from his vehicle on foot with a long rifle. A perimeter was established by Law Enforcement Officers around McNutt Hall and the building was cleared by law enforcement officers.
Several minutes later the suspect broke into an occupied residence in the 1000 block of Crinoidal Ct. The suspect demanded the keys to the resident’s car and stole it. He later fled the scene in the stolen car and since that time neither he nor the car has been located. The stolen car is identified as:
Stolen Vehicle
2003 Ford Taurus
Charcoal Gray in color
MO License ROLLAB (The license plate is a Rotary Club International personalized license plate)
The vehicle has several stickers on the back window (American Flag, Air Evac, and Rotary Club International)
Photo credit: Oklahoma Dept. of Corrections.
http://ice.mst.edu/images/codywillcoxon.jpg
Suspect:
Cody Nathaniel Willcoxon
Age 31
5’10” 180 pounds
White male
Last seen wearing a blue/white stripe shirt and tan shorts
The suspect is considered armed and dangerous. More information will follow.
Well he seems to have changed out of that shirt rather quickly.
"Use of unnecessary violence to apprehend the Blues Brothers has been approved."
