Chattahoochee cop commits suicide
Published: October 24, 2009
A Chattahoochee police officer shot himself to death Friday as police were discovering the body of his long-time mistress buried in a shallow grave near his home east of Chattahoochee, according to Chattahoochee Police Chief Vann Pullen.
Lt. Barry Moore, who is married, quickly became a suspect in the disappearance of Antoinette Ross after a witness reported she was seen voluntarily getting into Moore’s police cruiser at her home in Quincy late Wednesday night.
She was expected home that evening and never returned.
Police believe Moore killed Ross in the early morning hours Thursday, but do not yet know her exact cause of death as an autopsy in pending.
Pullen said authorities believe Moore learned that Ross had been on a date with someone else earlier Wednesday evening, and confronted her.
Gadsden County authorities, who were still searching for the missing woman, contacted Pullen around noon Thursday with information about Moore and Ross being seen in the cruiser together in Quincy.
Pullen immediately suspended Moore for taking the cruiser out of his jurisdiction and using it for personal business. Moore’s service revolver was also confiscated.
Meanwhile, one of Pullen’s officers reported something unusual that happened during Moore’s overnight shift, which began Wednesday evening.
The officer said he had pulled up next to Moore in the Florida State Hospital cemetery, and that Moore inexplicably sped away.
A search of that area turned up nothing suspicious. The search then focused on Moore’s residence. At this point, Moore was on suspension.
According to Pullen, Moore and Ross had an ongoing relationship for at least 10 years, and had a 3-year-old child together.
No further details were immediately available.
Reader Reactions
WHO DIDN’T THIS OFFICER HAVE A REALATIONSHIP WITH? HE ABUSE HIS DUTIES BY SLEEPING WITH WOMENS WHILE ON DUTY. IT’S MORE TO THIS STORY THAN WHAT IS BEING TOLD. VANN PULLEN AND MORRIS YOUNG NEEDS TO GET ON THIER JOB IN FULL FORCE AND SOLVE THIS MYSTERY. RAY CHARLES CAN SEE THAT IT WAS A THIRD PERSON INVOLVING THIS MURDER BECAUSE HE HAD JUST HAD SURGERY ON HIS SHOULDER AND COULDN’T LIFT THAT WOMENS BODY BY HIS-SELF. HOW COULD THIS MAN DIG THAT HOLE IN HIS CONDITION?
MY GOD HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAS THIS MAN KILLED AND DONE AWAY WITH.BEFORE HIS BABY MAMA,I`AM SURE IT`S MORE WE WILL HEAR ABOUT IT LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD. THAT`S WHEN THEY`LL PUT THE BLAME ON SOME ONE THAT`S NECESSARY FOR THEM TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND THAT`S THE WAY IT GO`S IN THESE PARTS. NOW DAYS.
After reading this article, it appears that the police dept. was aware of Mr. Moore’s long time relationship with Ms. Ross. If that is the case, his employer should have attempted to provide him with some type of mandatory counseling or training and if he did not follow through, he should have been terminated because it sounds to me like this man had a serious problem. If his employer was aware of his long time relationship with Ms. Ross and knowing that Mr. Moore was a married man, In my opinion, his employer is partly responsible for this tragedy.
his wife need to throw him in the hole he dug for ross.
Yep, He has the right to remain silent!
The man has more right’s under the Constitution.. Give him his right’s before the JCF readers charge him guilty.
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