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Sheriff releases identities of deceased couple at Highland Springs
Thomas Gounley, TGOUNLEY@NEWS-LEADER.COM Published 10:45 a.m. CT July 31, 2017 | Updated 12:57 p.m. CT July 31, 2017


Greene County Sheriff Jim Arnott speaks about the deaths in Highland Springs. Thomas Gounley/News-Leader


The sheriff's office says it is conducting a death investigation at this home in the Highland Springs subdivision.(Photo: Thomas Gounley/News-Leader)


The Greene County Sheriff's Office released the identities Monday morning of two people found dead inside a Highland Springs home.

Sheriff Jim Arnott said Robert O'Block, 66, and his girlfriend, Tiffany Fleming, 27, were found dead Sunday night inside a home in the 3800 block of East Kingswood Drive, in the Highland Springs gated subdivision.

Both had gunshot wounds, Arnott said.

The 4,800-square-foot home where the bodies were found was O'Block's residence, Arnott said. Fleming lived in Rogersville, he said.

Asked by reporters if it was a murder-suicide, Arnott said that is a possibility, but it is too early in the investigation to make that determination. He said there was no sign of forced entry to the home, and that his office was not "searching for any additional suspects."

Arnott said his office received multiple calls Sunday evening regarding gunshots being fired in the area. Callers gave multiple addresses of the disturbance, he said. Deputies were dispatched shortly before 10 p.m., and ultimately zeroed in on O'Block's home and discovered the bodies.


Robert O'Block, left, accepts an award from Honor Flight of the Ozarks in 2016. (Photo: News-Leader File Photo)

Arnott said Monday that detectives were interviewing a witness who was with the couple earlier Sunday night. Anyone else with information about the case is asked to call the sheriff's office at 417-868-4040.

The Sheriff's Office said deputies responded to O'Block's home several times for "domestic disturbances, alarm calls and Order of Protection violations." None of those incidents involved Fleming.

O'Block founded Management Executives, Inc. in 2004, according to his personal website. He has led that company and related organizations, including the Center for National Threat Assessment, all of certification processes for professionals in fields such as homeland security, forensics, psychotherapy, and integrative medicine.