Court Filings Raise Questions Following Pleasant Hill Memorial Day Shooting
By Connie Whitlock
Publishing Editor
Court records filed months before the Memorial Day shooting at Pleasant Hill’s Price Chopper reveal a timeline of hearings, bond conditions, and repeated court reviews involving Allen T. Prince, including court-ordered restrictions prohibiting him from possessing firearms.
Documents reviewed by PHMOmag show a complaint and probable cause statement were filed Sept. 30, 2025, charging Prince with first-degree harassment after deputies investigated allegations that he threatened someone during a domestic disturbance at a rural Pleasant Hill residence.
According to the probable cause statement previously reviewed by PHMOmag, witnesses alleged Prince threatened to “blow her head off” during an argument inside the home. Deputies later reported locating a loaded Remington 870 shotgun in Prince’s closet after he acknowledged possessing a firearm.
Court records show Prince was initially issued a $10,000 bond warrant on Sept. 30, 2025, with several special conditions attached, including no possession of firearms or deadly weapons, electronic monitoring, and no contact with victims or witnesses. The records show Prince was later arraigned in Cass County court and entered a plea of not guilty.
On Oct. 8, 2025, Judge Jason Howell reduced Prince’s bond to release on recognizance, commonly known as ROR, meaning he could remain free while the case proceeded through court.
However, the court again imposed strict conditions. “Court on its own motion reduces bond to ROR with special conditions: do not possess firearms, have no harmful contact with anyone, obey all laws,” the court record states.
Over the following months, the case continued through multiple case review hearings in Cass County court. Court records show Prince repeatedly appeared with defense attorney Craig Napier, and the case was continued several times into 2026.
Then, on May 26, 2026, the morning after the deadly Memorial Day shooting in Pleasant Hill, prosecutors filed a motion to revoke Prince’s bond in the harassment case. A court entry filed that same day states: “Court finds probable cause of a violation of bond conditions, namely possessing firearms and obeying all laws, and enters a warrant for the arrest of defendant with no bond.”
That filing came the same day Pleasant Hill Police Chief Tommy Wright publicly announced that Prince had been charged in connection with the Price Chopper shooting. During a Tuesday press briefing, Wright said Prince faces one count of first-degree murder, three counts of armed criminal action, and two counts of first-degree assault. Police identified the victim as 45-year-old Amy Coon. Another 16 year old victim was shot and is in the hospital.
Investigators also confirmed during the briefing that authorities believe the rifle used in the Memorial Day shooting belonged to Prince.“We believe it was his gun, yes,” Wright said when asked by reporters whether the weapon belonged to the suspect.
The court filings add another layer to public questions surrounding warning signs, prior court supervision, and how bond restrictions are monitored after a defendant is released pending trial.
The investigation into the Memorial Day shooting remains ongoing.