Manhunt Continues for Cop Killer
Ian McCarthy is accused of shooting and killing Missouri Police officer Gary Michael. McCarthy had been pulled over by Michael, when McCarthy eventually ends up shooting and killing the officer.
First and fore most this is a tragedy beyond words. We at Whiskey Congress feel for the families involved here, especially officer Gary Michael’s family. We are posting to help spread the word and image of the accused in hopes he is apprehended and brought to justice.
Ian McCarthy is also wanted in New Hampshire for other crimes, he is to be considered arm and dangerous.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man who is charged with gunning down a western Missouri police officer has so far eluded a swarm of law enforcement officers, who are scouring fields, woods, abandoned buildings and even empty school buses.
About 100 local, county and state law enforcement officers have been looking for Ian McCarthy since late Sunday, when he is believed to have shot Clinton police officer Gary Michael who had stopped his car, apparently for a registration violation. Investigators believe McCarthy, 39, jumped from his vehicle and shot the 37-year-old Michael, before driving a short distance, crashing his vehicle and fleeing on foot.
The different types of terrain require a variety of search methods and put extra pressure on officers, said Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Bill Lowe.
“And when you are dealing with someone who is armed and dangerous, it makes it more complex,” Lowe said. “We have to make sure our officers are safe, while also making sure no one else is hurt.”
About 30 law enforcement agencies in counties surrounding Clinton are augmenting officers from Clinton, Henry County and the patrol. Federal agencies have made informal offers to help but have not officially joined the search, Lowe said.
Lowe said investigators are hunting for evidence that McCarthy has fled Henry County but are “fairly certain” he’s still in the area. The search all the more difficult because few people in the Clinton area know McCarthy and he has no immediate family there, Lowe said. The Clinton police department also had little involvement with McCarthy and there is no evidence that he knew Michael.
“That compounds the problem, when someone is able to not have any ties to a certain area, that makes the investigation more difficult,” Lowe said.
McCarthy is also wanted in New Hampshire, where a warrant was issued in 2013 when he failed to show up for sentencing on a disorderly conduct charge, according to court records in that state. He served about four years in prison there for first-degree assault and a parole violation. He also is wanted on a warrant out of Johnson County, Missouri, in 2015 for unlawful possession of a firearm.
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