Theodosia, MO. – Brian Dunaway, the Ozark County Man who shot and killed another area man, has been sentenced.
On the original event, deputies with the Ozark County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of reported gunshots at a residence in Theodosia on June 13th. On the scene they witnessed a male, Dewayne Wessel, on the floor with apparent gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
After an investigation, it was revealed Dunaway had shot the man after witnessing a domestic assault between Wessel and his girlfriend, and asking him to stop. Wessel charged in response, and Dunaway shot him.
While this appears solely as a case of self-defense, further investigation revealed Dunaway had taken methamphetamine before this happened, which led to courts deciding that this case should be ruled as a felony murder.
Brian Dunaway has been sentenced to 5 years of unsupervised probation on a Felony count of Voluntary Manslaughter.
