Cooperation between local Metro area law enforcement and their state and federal counterparts played a key role recently in the search for and apprehension of an accused cop shooter.
Convicted felon D.J. Marshall, 26, was arrested around 3 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, following a massive manhunt in Granite City that included assistance from the FBI, U.S. Marshall Services and local law enforcement.
Officer Tyler Timmons was shot twice in the abdomen the afternoon of Friday, Dec. 5, after responding to a report of an “unwanted subject” on the 2000 block of Johnson Road in Granite City. As Timmons approached Marshall to question him, the Madison County State’s Attorney said in a charging document, Marshall “immediately brandished a firearm” and fired five shots, striking Timmons twice…