Death by Cop 2021-2025
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John Roudybush
Gender : Male
Age : 59
Race : White
Date : 10/25/2021
Location : Unknown
City : Glen Elder
County : Mitchell
State : Kansas
Agency : Mitchell County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On October 25, 2021, a 78-year-old man contacted Mitchell County dispatch to report that he had been kidnapped at gunpoint and held for 26 hours by an acquaintance, John Roudybush, 59. When officers attempted to serve a search warrant at Roudybush's home located at 2446 190 Road in Glen Elder, Kansas, he refused to exit the residence. After an hours-long standoff, officers heard a gunshot from inside the home. Upon entry, they found Roudybush deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kwch.com/2021/10/27/kbi-man-kills-self-after-kidnapping-standoff-glen-elder/
