Two people were arrested after a standoff Saturday evening in Hopkins.

According to the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office they received a call about shots fired in Hopkins, Mo. around 8 p.m. When Deputies arrived the caller said that she witnessed her next door neighbor come out of her house and fired several rounds from a handgun then started screaming profanity before retreating back inside the house. Deputies were unable to establish contact with anyone in the house but know that a man and a woman live there. It was also determined that earlier in the evening a male subject from that same home had fired several rounds from at rifle at a passing motorist.

After securing the area, several homes were evacuated and a request was made for the Buchanan County / St Joseph  Police Department  Special Response Team to assist. At approximately 12:30 A.M. a male and female surrendered without further incident. They were identified a Jerry Coons age 55 and Teresa Forster age 48 both of Hopkins, MO.

Subsequently several spent rifle cartridges were found in the front yard and in the street in front of that home. A search warrant was obtained and several rifles along with several thousand rounds of ammunition were removed from the home. Also found in the home was what appeared to be a marijuana “grow” operation along with numerous items of drug paraphernalia. Mr. Coons has been charged with shooting a firearm at a motor vehicle / person, a class B felony in Missouri. At this time bond has been denied. Further charges are pending for both subjects.