BLAND — Osage County deputies arrested Clayton Johnson of Bland on the morning of Feb. 25 without incident, and he has been charged in the Feb. 13 shooting that resulted in the death of Jarrod Compton, 45, of the Belle/Bland area, on County Road 703, according to Osage County Prosecuting Attorney Amanda Grellner and a probable cause statement filed by Det. Dennis Sutton. Johnson is charged with Involuntary Manslaughter in the First Degree and Armed Criminal Action.

On Feb. 13, deputies responded at approximately 4:30 p.m. to 218 County Road 703, north of Belle, after receiving a report of a disturbance in which a male suffered a gunshot wound to the head. Compton was located at the scene with a single gunshot wound and was airlifted to University Hospital. He died from his injuries at 10:11 p.m. Feb. 16. An autopsy was performed on Feb. 18 with Osage County Sheriff Michael Bonham and Sutton in attendance.

According to the probable cause statement, investigators interviewed several individuals at the scene, including Compton’s wife, his stepson (Johnson’s son), and Johnson’s paramour.

Compton’s wife reported she went to the residence to address a grievance involving an alleged affair between Compton and Johnson’s paramour. She told investigators she and the paramour were yelling at each other through the closed front door, while Compton stayed near the vehicle.

She said Johnson started yelling at Compton, who yelled back for him to come out. Johnson allegedly yelled, “How do I know you don’t have a gun?”

She told deputies that Compton lifted his shirt, did a 360-degree turn, then approached the door. According to the statement, Compton approached the door and slipped on a concrete block while stepping up, falling into the door. After getting back up and approaching again, the witness reported hearing a gunshot and observed Compton fall to the ground with a gunshot wound to the head.

During an on-scene interview, Johnson’s 13-year-old son told deputies his father stated during the altercation that he was going to shoot Compton between the eyes, and that he observed Johnson tapping the firearm barrel against the glass in the door.

During a later child advocacy interview, the 13-year-old said he watched the incident unfold from the kitchen window. The child said Compton remained at his vehicle and appeared calm while his mother and his dad’s paramour were yelling at each other, then Johnson yelled something at Compton, which caused Compton to become agitated and start yelling back. He said Compton raised his shirt, did a 360, then approached the door, at which time, Johnson pulled a gun from his back right pocket and began pointing it at the window in the door. He said Compton fell against the door, then got up and stepped back up onto the step, at which time Johnson shot him through the glass.

According to the probable cause statement, deputies concluded the defendant displayed the firearm in a reckless and negligent manner during a verbal altercation. The PC statement further indicates the defendant was inside the residence, behind a locked door, and that no entry into the home was attempted.