Local deputies honored for response to St. Regis standoff
Mineral County Sheriff's Office deputies Eric Lindauer and Jack Hughes, and Sanders County Sheriff's Office deputies Lanny Hensley and Tim Kelly. (April Phillips photo)
Mineral County Sheriff Ryan Funke with Sanders County Sheriff Shawn Fielders and Sanders County Under Sheriff Jerry Johnson. (April Phillips photo)
Law enforcement officers from Mineral and Sanders counties filled the Justice Court room in Thompson Falls last week to honor several officers for their participation in the hostage and officer involved shooting last March in St. Regis.
According to reports, Mineral County Sheriff’s Office sent out a request for assistance in search of an armed robbery suspect traveling from Shoshone County, Idaho named Clay Anton. Anton was located at the St. Regis Travel Center where he took a hostage during a carjacking. The suspect shot the hostage and was then fatally shot by officers on scene.
Mineral County Sheriff Ryan Funke awarded Sanders County Deputies Lanny Hensley and Tim Kelly the Medal of Valor on March 15 for their heroic efforts in protecting lives during the hostage standoff.
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