Mayfield, Ky.–The Graves County Sheriff’s Office has provided an update of the shooting of the Fancy Farm Fire Department: Two juveniles have been arrested and the previous suspect Landon Thomas cleared, but Thomas was arrested on other charges charges.
The investigation continued on the “shooting up” of the Fancy Farm Fire Department, only hours after the deadly tornado ripped through Graves County on Friday night December 10, 2021. Twelve bullets holes were noted in the entrance door of the fire department.
Previously, a written statement from a witness identified 18 year old Landon Thomas as the shooter, and was given to detectives. The investigation revealed that the witness, A 16 year old juvenile was in fact the shooter, along with another 16 year old juvenile. Both juveniles confessed to their involvement and the intentional false statement, falsely identifying Thomas as the shooter.
Both juveniles were taken into custody and ordered held at a juvenile detention center by the Graves County District Court Judge.
Landon Thomas 18 of Fancy Farm was arrested this afternoon at approximately 2PM on an outstanding unrelated felony warrant charging him with Theft of a Firearm, Theft of a Motor Vehicle, Burglary, and Criminal Mischief.
Both juveniles, age 16 were charged with 1st Degree Wanton Endangerment and Criminal Mischief. Only one of the two juveniles were additionally charged with giving a known false statement to investigators.
No firefighters were injured in the shooting as all were out helping in the search and recovery efforts across Graves County.