Monett man charged with holding victim at gunpoint for pain medications
November 27, 2019
Charlea Estes-Jones
A Monett man is jailed on a $200,000 bond after allegedly holding a cancer patient at gunpoint and stealing his pain medications. Shawn Scott Ice, 30, of Monett, was allegedly with another suspect when he entered the home and demanded the medications.
According to affidavits of probable cause by Monett Police Department detective Scott Landreth, officers were dispatched to an armed robbery at a location on East Broadway in Monett around 11:17 p.m. on November 4. The occupants of the residence told officers two masked men had forced their way into the home and into the bedroom of one of the occupants. Once inside, they forced the victim onto the floor at gunpoint before demanding narcotics, according to victims' statements.
One of the victims of the crime reported he has stage four cancer and was prescribed Fentanyl patches as well as Diluadid. The victim told the intruders he would get the medication and one of the masked intruders struck him in the head and demanded he tell them where the medications were. The other person held two other people at gunpoint in the home with a military-style rifle.
In all, the men allegedly took the medications, one of the victim's wallets which contained $1,200 in cash and a pair of jeans.
The next day, one of the victims reported to the officers that he believed Ice was involved in the crime because he'd been at the residence about 45 minutes before, seeking pain pills and was ordered to leave.
On November 13, officers interviewed an inmate in the jail for information regarding he robbery. The inmate told officers Ice told him he'd committed the robbery.
When officers interviewed Ice, he told them he was there, but that he did not commit the crimes.
Ice is currently charged with three felonies related to the crime: robbery in the first degree, stealing - physically take, and stealing a controlled substance. The second suspect does not have charges as of time of press.
Charlea Estes-Jones
A Monett man is jailed on a $200,000 bond after allegedly holding a cancer patient at gunpoint and stealing his pain medications. Shawn Scott Ice, 30, of Monett, was allegedly with another suspect when he entered the home and demanded the medications.
According to affidavits of probable cause by Monett Police Department detective Scott Landreth, officers were dispatched to an armed robbery at a location on East Broadway in Monett around 11:17 p.m. on November 4. The occupants of the residence told officers two masked men had forced their way into the home and into the bedroom of one of the occupants. Once inside, they forced the victim onto the floor at gunpoint before demanding narcotics, according to victims' statements.
One of the victims of the crime reported he has stage four cancer and was prescribed Fentanyl patches as well as Diluadid. The victim told the intruders he would get the medication and one of the masked intruders struck him in the head and demanded he tell them where the medications were. The other person held two other people at gunpoint in the home with a military-style rifle.
In all, the men allegedly took the medications, one of the victim's wallets which contained $1,200 in cash and a pair of jeans.
The next day, one of the victims reported to the officers that he believed Ice was involved in the crime because he'd been at the residence about 45 minutes before, seeking pain pills and was ordered to leave.
On November 13, officers interviewed an inmate in the jail for information regarding he robbery. The inmate told officers Ice told him he'd committed the robbery.
When officers interviewed Ice, he told them he was there, but that he did not commit the crimes.
Ice is currently charged with three felonies related to the crime: robbery in the first degree, stealing - physically take, and stealing a controlled substance. The second suspect does not have charges as of time of press.
