According to the Hamilton Police Department, a 33-year-old woman from Kansas City was taken into custody at Cameron Regional Medical Center on Monday, May 17, after she stole a vehicle from Quik Shop in Hamilton while the victim was pre-paying for gas. Ashley Marie Hall has been charged in Caldwell County with the felonies of […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man on May 17th on a probation violation. Thirty-seven-year-old Timothy Nguyen posted a bond of $10,000–10% cash approved. He is scheduled for Division One of Circuit Court on June 10th. Nguyen’s original charges were possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug […]
The Patrol will be participating in Operation C.A.R.E. (Crash Awareness Reduction Effort) during the long holiday weekend. This means every available trooper will be on the road enforcing traffic laws and assisting motorists. Over the 2020 Memorial Day holiday weekend, 10 people died, and 444 were injured in 1,081 traffic crashes. Last year, troopers made […]
The person behind the wheel in that deadly drive-by shooting in August that killed a St. Joseph toddler has been sentenced to ten years in prison. KFEQ’s Brent Martin has details on Te’Avion Hawkins’ sentencing. Hawkins was the driver of the vehicle last August that pulled up alongside the car in which Raelynn […]
The Highway Patrol arrested three individuals in area counties on Friday night of May 14, on various allegations. Thirty-nine-year-old Sandra Crouch of Scottsdale, Arizona, and 40-year-old George Rainey of Pattonsburg were arrested in Harrison County. Crouch was accused of the felonies of tampering with a motor vehicle—first degree and possession of a controlled substance—methamphetamine. Other […]
A Springfield man will be transported to the Department of Corrections after allegedly violating his parole on a Grundy County charge of possession of a controlled substance. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports 53-year-old Duane Jeffers was arrested May 11th, and he is being held on no bond. Court information indicates his alleged absconder parole […]
A Missouri man was sentenced in federal court for transporting child pornography over the internet. Kevin Michael Downey, 35, of Fulton was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 12 years in federal prison without parole. The court also ordered Downey to pay a total of $30,000 in restitution to 10 of his victims. […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a Kirksville resident, 20-year old Ethan Potter, was arrested Saturday evening in Adair County. Potter was accused of possessing the controlled substance codeine, not having a driver’s license: second offense, and failure to register a motor vehicle. The patrol also reported an Adair County warrant was active for Potter, […]
Milan Police report the arrest on Thursday of a resident following an incident on Tuesday when a car was struck by several rounds fired from a handgun. Chief of Police Gail Hayes said the suspect had allegedly been involved in an altercation with three other individuals while in the 200 block of South Main Street. […]
A Missouri, man has been convicted in federal court for his role in a $1 million conspiracy to steal more than 1,400 cell phones in dozens of commercial burglaries across several states, as well as for obstruction of justice. Bryan C. Kirkendoll II, of Kansas City, also known as “B Boy” and “Blockboy,” 31, was […]
A Trenton man faces multiple charges after an alleged incident on Highway 6 in Grundy County on May 4th. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports 40-year-old Cole Wright was arrested May 5 and has been charged with the felonies of aggravated driving while intoxicated, aggravated, driving while revoked/suspended, and resisting/interfering with an arrest for a […]
The House and Senate will soon confer on a bill to boost protections for police officers and to boost penalties for repeated protesting in public streets. Senate Bill 26, deemed “the public safety bill of the session” by supporters, also comes with an array of amendments tacked on by the House Tuesday. The […]
A Missouri man has pleaded guilty in federal court to multiple charges of illegally possessing firearms, including stolen firearms, and drug trafficking. Brandon L. Hill, 33, of Independence, Missouri, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Greg Kays on Thursday, April 29, to three counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, two counts […]
A vehicle pursuit that started west of Wheeling on April 24th resulted in the arrest of an Illinois man in Linn County. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports 30-year-old Terrence Turner of Country Club Hills, Illinois has been charged in Livingston County with felony resisting arrest, detention, or stop by fleeing and creating a substantial […]
A Coffey man faces multiple charges after a Missouri Department of Social Services Children’s Division investigation at a residence in Coffey on April 28th. Forty-five-year-old David Jonathan Girsch has been charged in Daviess County with the felonies of possession of a controlled substance, two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm, and two counts of […]
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers will introduce a package of bills to make the way children and teens are treated more fair and age-appropriate in the federal criminal justice system. The reforms include ending sentences of life without parole for children, establishing a minimum age for prosecuting children, and protecting due process rights of […]
A single-vehicle accident on Monday injured 35-year-old John Thompson of Brookfield. The pickup he was driving ran off Highway 36 and struck the ditch. The report listed Thompson with moderate injuries with treatment at Pershing Memorial Hospital. The highway patrol accused John Thompson of five felony counts of alleged failure to register as a sex […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announces the arrest of Steven Michael Williams, 27, of Springfield, Missouri, on Thursday, April 22, 2021, for possession of child pornography. The arrest resulted from an investigation conducted by members of the Division of Drug and Crime Control’s Digital Forensics Investigative Unit and the […]
A Missouri man who distributed a video of himself holding a gun to the head of a blindfolded man pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally possessing firearms. Sean A. Winston, 44, of Kansas City, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Howard F. Sachs to being a felon in possession of firearms. By pleading guilty, […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports an 18-year old Cameron resident, Ethan Johnson, was arrested early Saturday afternoon in DeKalb County and accused of misdemeanor resisting arrest, careless and imprudent driving, and speeding. Johnson was taken to the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail.
