Suspect Held in Death of Missouri Trooper
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A suspect in the slaying of a state trooper whose patrol car was riddled with automatic rifle fire was captured Tuesday and jailed without bond.
Glennon Paul Sweet, 31, the object of a manhunt since the shooting of the officer, Russell Harper, on Sunday, did not resist arrest when he was found at a house in Springfield, a Missouri Highway Patrol spokesman said.
Sweet was arraigned later Tuesday and charged with first-degree murder. A preliminary hearing was set for Feb. 25.
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