PRESS RELEASE 18-0919
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251
Derrick G. Bohnenkemper
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call shortly after 3 am September 18, from a residence located at 26985 Q.4 Road north of Holton. The caller advised that her son had shot his father in the head, and she was baracaded inside a bedroom of the residence.
Deputies responded to the scene and observed a male inside the residence armed with a long gun. Deputies were able to approach the house and extricated the female from a bedroom window while the suspected shooter tried to break down the bedroom door. Deputies were able to move the woman to safety without injury.
The Sheriff was able to make contact with the suspect by telephone and spoke with him for several hours. The suspect refused to follow directives and refused to exit the residence.
Deputies propelled tear gas into the residence at which time the suspect allegedly fired a shotgun towards deputies striking a vehicle they were using for cover. The suspect subsequently exited the residence and surrendered to law enforcement around 8:30 am Tuesday morning. Deputies found the other male occupant deceased inside the residence who was identified as Gaylen Bohnenkemper, 73, of Holton. The suspect Derrick G. Bohnenkemper 49, of Holton, was evaluated by EMS and transported to the Jackson County Jail where he is being held on the following charges: murder in the 1st degree, aggravated assault and 5 counts of aggravated assault on law enforcement officers. Bond on Bohnenkemper was set at $250,000.00.
Jackson County EMS, Holton Fire, Holton Police assisted with the incident.