An attempted carjacking in Galena leads to a lockdown of some Galena schools.
Cherokee County Sheriff David Groves says the call came into dispatch at 6:00 a.m. this morning, concerning a man suspected of attempting to steal vehicles. The suspect also allegedly attempted a carjacking at the Casey’s gas station at 7th and Main.
Groves says the suspect then took off on foot, which led to the lockdown of the surrounding schools.
The suspect was found around 9:30 a.m. by Jasper County, Missouri deputies, near the Liberty power plant.
The suspect's name has not been released at this time.
