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Murderer from Dent County executed
By ky3.com
Published: 05/12/2016

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. A man who killed two people in a drug dispute and a sheriff's deputy in a subsequent shootout has been put to death in what could be Missouri's last execution for some time.

Earl Forrest was executed Wednesday.

Forrest went to the home of Harriett Smith in 2002 and demanded that she fulfill her promise to buy a lawn mower and mobile home for him in exchange for introducing her to a source for methamphetamine. During an argument, Forrest shot Smith and a visitor to her home, Michael Wells.

Forrest fatally shot Dent County Sheriff's Deputy Joann Barnes after she arrived at Forrest's home.

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