Christchurch terror attacks: Police release evidence report, new details on March 15 massacres emerge
17 Feb, 2021 05:03 AM
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Anna Leask is a senior reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask
A new report into the Christchurch terror attack has outlined for the first time what police and paramedics were faced with when they reached the scenes of the March 15 massacre.
And chilling new images of the man responsible have emerged - with police tracking his trip from Dunedin to Christchurch, and the pursuit that ended his horrifying killing spree.
A Boonville man is facing multiple felonies, including attempted murder after an incident in January.
On January 3, Boonville Police Department officers were dispatched to a report of shots fired in the 1300 block of Main Street.
The suspect, 27-year-old Kalynn Dean Hendren is alleged to have pointed a gun at the victim and threatened to kill her. While fighting over the gun, Hendren allegedly fired the gun. Officers found the spent shell casing, and the bullet fragment in the living room.
Hendren is charged with Class B Felonies for Attempted Murder in the Second Degree and Domestic Assault in the First Degree; and an Unclassified Felony for Armed Criminal Action. Bond is set at $500,000 cash or surety.
The jury trial for a 32-year-old Marshall man who allegedly shot two people in Cooper County in 2019 has been rescheduled.
The Boonville Police Department arrested Derrick Young, who is accused of committing the acts in the Harley Park area on May 15, 2019. Both victims were transported to University Hospital in Columbia for treatment.
Young is charged with two counts of a Class A Felony for Assault in the First Degree; a Class A Felony for Unlawful Use of a Weapon; and an Unclassified Felony for Armed Criminal Action. He remains in custody on $500,000 cash or surety bond.
A Pre-Trial Conference in this case is set for 9 a.m. Monday, April 26. His two-day jury trial is set to begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 12 at Cooper County Circuit Court.
A 44-year-old Franklin man continues to be held without bond after being charged with multiple felonies, including murder and kidnapping charges in Howard County.
Just before 5 p.m. on September 7, 2020 Howard County 911 received a call from a residence in the 400 block of Crew Street in Franklin for a female stabbing victim. When Deputies and medical personnel arrived, they found 22-year-old Courtney Clardy, deceased, from apparent stab wounds.
Emmett Wood Jr. is charged with Class A Felonies for Murder in the Second Degree; two counts of Assault 1st Degree Or Attempt – Serious Physical Injury Or Special Victim; a Class D Felony for Kidnapping in the Second Degree and an Unclassified Felony for Armed Criminal Action.
A trial date has been set in the case of a Brookfield man accused of leading authorities on a high-speed pursuit through multiple counties last year.
Matthew Guilford, of Brookfield, was on the run from authorities on February 11, 2020, after they attempted to pull him over near Laclede. The pursuit traveled through Livingston, Carroll and Lafayette Counties, before Guilford was stopped and taken into custody in Saline County.
Guilford was wanted for a felony warrant out of Linn County, as well as a Federal Parole Violation warrant.
Guilford is charged with a Class A Felony for Assault in the First Degree or Attempt; a Class D Felony for Possession of a Controlled Substance; Class E Felonies for Resisting Arrest, Detention or Stop by Fleeing and Resisting Arrest for a Felony; and an Unclassified Felony for Armed Criminal Action.