Porch Camera Video Surfaces on Facebook Following Owensville Stabbing Death
A porch camera video posted to Facebook on Oct. 14, 2026, appears to capture Henry Lorton and Tim Keeling talking after a Sept. 13 fatal stabbing in Owensville that left Trey R. Johnson dead, the Gasconade County Republican reported. The footage surfaced in the comment section of a local news story posted by an account under the name Patrick Simmons. It remains unclear how Simmons acquired the file or what connection he has to the case or the defendant. The blurry video and its accompanying audio cannot be definitively verified as genuine, and the post accumulated 3,500 views by the time of publication.
Gag Order Issued by Judge Ada Brehe-Krueger Restricts Evidence Release
Judge Ada Brehe-Krueger filed a gag order on Oct. 13, 2026, in the 20th Judicial Circuit Court of Gasconade County, prohibiting attorneys from either side from making public any information or evidence related to the case. The order followed an emergency motion filed earlier that day by Gasconade County Prosecuting Attorney Mary E. Weston. Weston stated in court filings that Robert D. Schollmeyer, the lawyer representing Lorton, intended to release a Ring camera video to Channel 13 News in Jefferson City, Missouri. No such video appeared on the station’s website as of Oct. 19, 2026. Weston argued that public release of discovery materials could cause witness intimidation, taint a potential jury pool, or lead to the destruction of evidence, citing Missouri Supreme Court Rule 25.
Disputed Dialogue and Online Exchanges Captured in Social Media Comments
In the Facebook video, Keeling appears to brag about throwing an object through a vehicle window and can be heard saying, “I cut the (expletive deleted) out of them.” Before Keeling finishes speaking, Lorton appears to say he is waiting for the police, announcing that he will call 911 on himself. Keeling then asks, “For what?” as the two men walk into a building. When asked on Facebook why he seemed to claim he stabbed the victims, Keeling responded that he did so because he loved the kid and wanted him to calm down, referencing Lorton’s state of mind after the incident. Authorities have not confirmed whether this Facebook video is the same recording Weston referenced in her emergency motion regarding potential media leaks.
Preliminary Hearing Scheduled for November 30 at Gasconade County Courthouse
Schollmeyer has filed a motion to dismiss the case, arguing that the probable cause statement is inadequate. Judge Brehe-Krueger is scheduled to address the dismissal motion during a preliminary hearing on Nov. 30, 2026, at 9 a.m. at the Gasconade County Courthouse in Hermann, according to Schollmeyer. “If I were a police officer and I were doing a probable cause statement, I’d put everything in there. But the law says that if the probable cause statement isn’t adequately supported the case is to be dismissed,” Schollmeyer told the Gasconade County Republican.