DUBOIS – A DuBois man is in custody after allegedly shooting and killing a man he said was having an affair with his wife.
DuBois City police were called to a parking lot on South Franklin Street yesterday at 4:16 p.m. to investigate a report of a man shot in the head.
According to the affidavit, Glen “Chet” Chester Johnston, who lives near the police station, was identified as the suspect.
Officers made contact with Johnston’s wife who then received a call from Johnston. She put the call on speaker phone to allow the police to hear him.
When she asked him if he had shot the victim, Jude Srock, 46, also of DuBois, he reportedly replied yes and said that he loved her but had “messed up.”
He stated he would be going to jail for the rest of his life before adding that he was going to kill himself.
After she reassured him that she was going to stand by him, she told him to come home. He responded that he was on the way.
Johnston asked to speak to an officer and told him he was going to turn himself in. He then asked them not to shoot him. The officer told him they didn’t want anyone else to get hurt and Johnston agreed.
Police pulled him over at the intersection of state Route 119 and Stanley Road where he was taken into custody.
“Johnston made the spontaneous utterance to troopers that he shot that man because he was having an affair with his wife,” the affidavit states.
During his interview with investigators at the police station, he said his wife admitted to the affair earlier that day and he decided he was going to speak with Srock.
He traveled to Srock’s residence where he saw him looking out a window. He explained to officials that he pulled a revolver from his glove box and loaded it with five rounds from his center console.
Johnston told police he saw Srock walking toward his own vehicle. He got out of his vehicle and walked toward Srock, saying “are we going to talk about this now?”
Johnston said that Srcok became “puff-chested” during their verbal exchange, and said he wasn’t going to talk to him, according to the report.
This angered Johnston so he pulled the revolver from his right pants pocket and the gun accidentally discharged into the ground.
Johnston told police that Srock then said “What are you going to do, shoot me?” Johnston allegedly raised the gun and shot him in the head. He then fled the scene.
Toward the end of questioning, Johnston asked if Srock was dead or alive. He reportedly became emotional and stated that he was a murderer.
Johnston is charged with criminal homicide, two counts each of aggravated and simple assault as well as recklessly endangering another person.
He is being held in the county jail without bail with a preliminary hearing scheduled for March 25.