Anselmo charged in fatal shooting

56-year-old Robert Anselmo of Eldon, was charged with murder late yesterday (Tuesday) in connection to the shooting death of a woman in Versailles on Monday.

Anselmo, is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action, according to online court records, after the woman he shot, Johnetta Yeager died Monday afternoon at University hospital.

A witness said Yeager was sitting in her vehicle with the door open when someone wearing a pink and orange hooded sweatshirt passed in front of the vehicle; the witness then heard a gunshot, according to the probable cause statement. Surveillance video near the area reportedly showed the suspect firing a gun into the vehicle, according to the statement.

The probable cause statement identifies Anselmo as Yeager’s former partner, and says Yeager had recently sought a protection order against Anselmo as the two were involved in an ongoing civil case.

The Lake of the Ozarks Major Case Squad assisted in the investigation on Monday as the team seized Anselmo’s truck, which matched the description of a suspect vehicle seen near the scene of the shooting. Investigators found fibers in the truck matching the color of the pink and orange sweatshirt the suspect was seen wearing, according to the probable cause statement.

Anselmo is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a no-bond warrant.

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