Two Robertsville men and one De Soto woman have been charged in connection with the shooting death of Geoffrey Brown, 40, of De Soto, who was killed just after midnight Thursday (May 3) in De Soto, said Joe Edwards, chief of the De Soto Police Department.
Brantz J. Heisler, 29, of Robertsville has been charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action and is being held on a $500,000 cash-only bond, Edwards reported.
In addition, both Garrett Keith Draper, 26, of Robertsville and Jessica Lynn Dora, 31, of De Soto have been charged with second-degree murder, and each one is being held on a $250,000 cash only-bond, Edwards said.
Officers responded to a reported shooting at an apartment complex near the corner of Boyd and Sixth streets in De Soto, where they found Brown, Edwards said.
“Lifesaving efforts were provided by police and paramedics; however, the victim did not survive,” Edwards reported.
He said robbery was the motive for the shooting and “drugs were part of the transaction.”
Edwards said Heisler was the alleged shooter, and the other two suspects are being charged with murder because they allegedly participated in the crime when Brown was killed.
He said De Soto Police, with the help of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, collected evidence and interviewed witnesses to determine the identity of the suspects.
Edwards said Friday evening that the suspects were either in custody or en route to the Jefferson County Jail.
Second-degree murder is a class A felony punishable by 10 to 30 years or life in prison. The armed criminal action charge is an unclassified felony that carries a minimum penalty of three years in prison.