Hearing Set September 30 for Grove Man

Coby B. Livesay, 31, remains in Delaware County Jail on charges of two counts of shooting with an intent to kill, with bond set at $100,000 on each count.
Thursday, a preliminary hearing was set for 1 p.m. September 30. Livesay is accused of shooting a Grove Police officer, Dave McCracken, and Deputy Sheriff Denny Martin, who responded to a family dispute Tuesday afternoon near Patricia Island Estates, just outside the Grove city limits.
Both officers sustained wounds, as did Livesay, but all three have been released from hospitals.
Officers are on paid leave while the District Attorney completes an investigation of the shooting.
Authorities said a Delaware County Sheriffs deputy responded to a 911 call at 3:41 p.m. Tuesday and called for backup from Grove Police; when officers arrived around 4 p.m. they approached the home and the accused allegedly fired on the officers from the garage using a shotgun. Both officers returned fire hitting Livesay in the hand and arm; all three were taken to Integris Grove General Hospital and Officer McCracken was flown by helicopter to Joplin for further treatment.
At one point Tuesday afternoon nine sheriffs cars and two Grove police cars were on scene, as well as two ambulances. The home is just east of Patricia Island Estates on a rural road.