Early on the morning of May 31st, Deputies with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Scale Road in reference to a person stealing Anhydrous Ammonia and a shooting. The investigation by Detective Jeff Daniel and later, Detective Captain Matt Hilbrecht revealed that there had been a report of theft of Anhydrous Ammonia on May 30th. The suspect escaped by ATV. On the morning of 5-31, at approximately 0340, an ATV was again heard in the area of the Anhydrous Ammonia tank. A resident took his .38 pistol and walked outside. The suspect stopped at the end of the man’s driveway. The owner fired two shots. The man on the ATV left and traveled a short distance and stopped again. The owner went to the location to check on the ATV rider and discovered that one of the rounds had struck the ATV rider. When responders arrived the man was deceased. The investigation resulted in the arrest of Kelly Raymond Allen of Benton on a charge of Reckless Homicide. The investigation is continuing with the Marshall County Coroner’s Office working on notification and Identification. An autopsy was completed on Thursday afternoon.
