𝐓𝐲𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤
𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫: 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐰. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝, 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬.
On June 16, 2026, deputies with the Pettis County Sheriff’s Office responded to Tyson Foods Inc. in reference to an employee reportedly possessing a firearm.
Upon arrival, an officer made contact with the reporting party, who stated that several employees had reported seeing employee Raymond Fontenot Jr. with a firearm in his waistband. According to the report, employees questioned Fontenot about the firearm, and he allegedly responded that he had it in case someone “pissed him off.” The reporting party advised that Fontenot was sitting in a Tyson Foods truck with a trailer parked south of the building and provided a description of him.
The officer proceeded to the south side of the facility and located a Tyson Foods truck with a trailer parked in the loading area. The driver matched the description provided. The officer activated emergency lights and positioned the patrol vehicle in front of the truck. As the officer approached, Fontenot placed the truck in reverse before moving forward. The officer exited the patrol vehicle and ordered Fontenot to stop and show his hands. Fontenot complied by placing his hands outside the window. The officer instructed him three times to exit the vehicle, but he did not comply. When asked whether he possessed any weapons, Fontenot stated that he did not.
The officer then entered the truck cab, secured Fontenot’s hands behind his back, and conducted a Terry frisk for weapons. During the frisk, the officer felt an object concealed between Fontenot’s waistband and body that, based on training and experience, was believed to be a firearm. The officer retrieved a black-and-blue pistol from Fontenot’s waistband. Fontenot was escorted to the patrol vehicle and placed in handcuffs.
After being advised of his Miranda rights, Fontenot stated that he understood his rights and agreed to speak with the officer. When asked whether he was legally permitted to carry a firearm, Fontenot stated that he was not. Pettis County Joint Communications confirmed that Fontenot was a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing firearms.
The investigation further revealed prior felony convictions, including Tampering with a Motor Vehicle in the first degree from 2012, and again in 2019, and Possession of a Controlled Substance from 2018. Fontenot is now charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and resisting arrest for a felony.
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