Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox on Wednesday announced another arrest stemming from the investigation into a burglary with shots fired last week on Highway V near Chillicothe.

The investigation report alleges James R. Garthwaite, 19, Chillicothe, assisted Mr. Jessie Perez in hiding from law enforcement officers on two occasions knowing Mr. Perez was wanted by law enforcement for a felony.

On Wednesday, Cox says deputies arrested Garthwaite on a Livingston County arrest warrant listing two counts of Hindering Prosecution, both class D felony, with bond set at $5,000.

“The LCSO and North Central Missouri Major Case Squad members arrested Mr. Perez at 308 Locust, Chillicothe, MO last Friday afternoon,” Cox said in a news release.

“Mr. Perez was alleged to have been hiding in a location which would have required Perez to have assistance from one or more people.”

Mr. Garthwaite is currently on parole for a Burglary conviction. Officials have notified his parole officer of the arrest. Mr. Garthwaite remains incarcerated in lieu of bond.

Investigators say two shots were fired at a resident who dropped by a relative’s home east of Chillicothe on the morning of April 18. The resident was not hurt. A large-scale search ensued, and Cox activated the Missouri Major Case Squad

By the end of the week, five suspects including Perez had been arrested, and Cox says three of them confessed to investigators.

Also charged were Jennifer McMullin, who is listed as homeless, Jeremiah Orona of Chula, Jeremy Orona of Chula, and Jeffery Stevens of Chillicothe.

Investigators from the Livingston County Sheriffs Office, Chillicothe Police Department, Linn County Sheriffs Office, Brookfield Police Department, Grundy County Sheriffs Office, Trenton Police Department, and Missouri State Highway Patrol took part in the Major Case Squad investigation.