Deadly Osage County shooting started with argument over affair, court documents say

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

An Osage County shooting that killed a man nearly two weeks ago happened during an argument over an extramarital affair, according to a probable cause statement.

Clayton E. Johnson of Bland was charged Wednesday with first-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the Feb. 13 shooting that led to the death of 45-year-old Jarrod Compton. Compton was pronounced dead a few days later.

Deputies found Compton shot outside a mobile home on County Road 703, southeast of Linn. He was flown to a hospital in critical condition. A probable cause statement says Compton had been shot in the head.

Compton had been part of an argument over his alleged affair with the Johnson's "paramour," the statement says. Compton was taunting Johnson to come out of the residence, lifting his shirt to show Johnson that he didn't have a gun, according to the statement.

Compton slipped going up the steps to the home's front door and was shot when he got back up, witnesses, including a 13-year-old boy, allegedly told investigators. The boy told investigators that Compton did not try to open the door before being shot, the statement says.

The boy also told investigators that Johnson had threatened to "shoot the victim between the eyes," the statement says.

Johnson did not act in self-defense because the door to the residence was locked and Compton didn't try to get inside, according to the statement.

Johnson was arrested at about 9 a.m. Wednesday, according to a release from Osage County Sheriff Michael Bonham.

No hearings have been set. Johnson was in the Osage County Jail on Wednesday.