Two St. Joseph, Missouri, men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and for illegally possessing firearms. Roderick A. Hughes, 48, and Franklin T. Hicks Jr., also known as “Frankie,” 40, were charged in a seven-count indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury […]
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St. Joseph woman charged in Carroll County for online scam involving puppies
A Saint Joseph resident has been charged in Carroll County for her alleged role in the operation of an online scam to sell Yorkie puppies to a Carroll County resident. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office reports Candace Cosby has been charged with felony stealing, and she is at large. Bond was set at $3,500 cash […]
Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court news for Tuesday, July 27, 2021
Three people accused in spray painting incidents July 5 in Trenton appeared Tuesday in the Associate Division of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Twenty-two-year-old Kelli Danielle Corrigan of Trenton pleaded guilty to an amended charge of second-degree property damage – a misdemeanor. Imposition of sentence was suspended, and Corrigan was placed on two years probation. […]
Patrol reports arrest of five in Adair County on drug and weapon charges
The Missouri State Highway Patrol on Tuesday reported the arrests of five Kirksville adults on multiple counts involving drugs and other violations in Adair County. Forty-one-year-old James D. Wilhite Junior of Kirksville has been charged with eight felonies. There’s one count of felony drug trafficking; four counts of possession of a controlled substance; two counts […]
Audio: Central Missouri firearms dealer charged in connection with the January 6th insurrection has been handling guns.
A central Missouri firearms dealer charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol riot competed in a shooting contest earlier this month which is against the terms of his release. The Kansas City Star reports that during a hearing in federal court in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Tejpal Chawla (Tay-Paul Chaw-la) […]
Kansas City man indicted for bank robbery in Joplin
A Kansas City, Missouri, man was indicted by a federal grand jury for robbing Great Southern Bank in Joplin, Mo., last week. Leland Scott Graham, 57, was charged with bank robbery in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield, Mo. The indictment replaces a criminal complaint that was filed against Graham on […]
Florida company pays $100,000 into Missouri Investor Protection Fund; returns money to Missouri investor
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s Securities Division issued a consent order against Florida-based WCO Holdings, LLC, and a top executive after allegedly defrauding investors in several states, including Missouri. Between February 1, 2016, and December 31, 2019, WCO Holdings and managing member Alan K. Brooks sold $700,000 of unregistered, non-exempt promissory notes through unregistered Las […]
Patrol arrests Linneus man on multiple allegations
A Linneus resident was arrested Sunday afternoon and taken to the Macon County Jail. The highway patrol in Macon County reports 62-year-old Rodney Butterfield has been accused of felony driving while intoxicated, an alleged chronic offender, driving while his license was revoked, and failure to park a vehicle, not in motion, to the far right […]
Woman and child from Novinger injured in crash near Kirksville
The Highway Patrol reports a woman and a boy from Novinger sustained minor injuries when a pickup truck struck a minivan two miles west of Kirksville on Friday afternoon, July 23. A private vehicle took the minivan driver, 31-year-old Samantha Sthole, and her seven-year-old passenger to the Northeast Regional Medical Center of Kirksville. No injuries […]
Authorities respond to domestic violence call involving a gun; burglary investigation leads to arrest of Trenton man
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports no one was arrested after officers responded to a call of an alleged domestic violence in progress the night of July 22, in which a male was reportedly pointing a handgun at a victim. The Highway Patrol and a Chillicothe Police officer also responded to a home in the north […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the arrest of two on Thursday
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting arrests Thursday evening, July 22, 2021, in Daviess and Caldwell counties. A man from Tomball, Texas, 39-year-old Harry Hicks, was taken on a 24-hour hold to the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail. The highway patrol in Daviess County accused Hicks of resisting arrest, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, […]
Polo man charged with rape in Ray County
A Polo man has been charged in Ray County with felony first-degree rape or attempted rape stemming from an alleged incident in March 2019. A warrant has been issued for 24-year-old Bailey George Heil, with a bond that would release him on his own recognizance with conditions of release. A probable cause affidavit accuses Heil […]
Kingston man faces five counts of assault after hitting four-wheelers participating in benefit ride
A Kingston man faces five counts of felony first degree assault or attempt after allegedly hitting four wheelers participating in a benefit ride in May and hitting a family member with a wooden handle. Online court information shows 38 year old James Paul McKinzie Junior has also been charged with two counts of felony first […]
Sheriff Scott Sherer arrests 18-year-old teenager for burglary at funeral home in Grant City
Worth County authorities investigated a burglary at a funeral home in Grant City, resulting in the arrest of a teen who’s now been charged with two felonies as well as the referral of a minor to juvenile authorities. Eighteen-year-old Cassandra Marie Boner of Grant City is charged with second-degree burglary and first-degree property damage for […]
Patrol arrests two on DWI and drug-related allegations
Highway Patrol troopers working in Daviess County have made separate arrests this week of two drivers for alleged alcohol consumption and drug usage. Sixty-year-old Savannah resident Ricky L. Smith was arrested Wednesday evening and accused of felony driving while intoxicated as well as possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. He’s also accused of failure to […]
Gallatin woman charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child
A Gallatin woman has been charged with two counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child after she allegedly left her two children in a hot vehicle on July 20. Online court information shows the charges filed against 33-year-old Elysia Stone are Class A misdemeanors, and bond was denied. A probable cause statement accuses […]
Northern Missouri sex offender indicted for sending obscenity to minors
A Missouri, sex offender was indicted by a federal grand jury for transferring obscene material to minors after he was identified in two separate and unrelated FBI investigations in Chicago, Illinois, and St. Louis, Mo. Brent Deadmon, 44, of Raytown, was charged in a two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City, […]
Southern Missouri man charged with bank robbery
A Missouri, man who was identified when his photo was broadcast by local TV stations was charged in federal court today with bank robbery. Charles Edgar King Jr., 56, of Springfield, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Springfield, Mo., on Tuesday, July 20. His initial court appearance was […]
Texas woman faces charges in Caldwell County after taking vehicle without permission; leaving 5-year-old on side of highway
A woman from Texas faces charges in Caldwell County after she allegedly took a vehicle without permission and left her five year old son on the side of a highway July 19th. Online court information shows 24 year old Josephine Louise Barrera of San Antonio, Texas has been charged with the felonies of first degree […]
Intruder assaults resident of Chillicothe home; suspect flees to roof of home after officers serve warrant
Chillicothe Police responded to a report of an intruder inside a house in the 300 block of Mansur Street. Upon arrival, officers determined a 31 year old male suspect had assaulted the resident while inside the home. Officers located the individual who then allegedly used a closed fist to assault an officer in the face. […]