Lieutenant John Paul Gisclon, 47, was killed on the night of January 14, 1995 while working overtime for the Ashland County Sheriff’s Office. He had been responding to a breaking-and-entering at a local gun shop and stopped a suspicious man walking along Route 250 around 3:00 a.m., calling for backup before approaching. When an Ohio Highway Patrol trooper arrived, the trooper did not see Gisclon and was ambushed by the suspect, who shot the trooper twice. The trooper returned fire and, after a hand-to-hand struggle, shot and killed the suspect.

Lieutenant Gisclon was found unconscious in the roadway and later died at a nearby hospital. The death was determined not to be connected to the earlier burglary. The suspect was identified as Bobby Staton Jr., 25, who had a history of mental illness and prior threats against officers. Gisclon was a Vietnam veteran with 22 years of service and is survived by his wife, Renee, and two daughters.

Did anyone in the area around Route 250 in January 1995 see activity that night or know more about the suspect’s movements?