A Rogersville, Missouri business owner has been indicted by a federal grand jury for a $4 million scheme to defraud his customers and his failure to pay federal income and employment taxes. Michael David Dismer, 51, was charged in a 28-count indictment returned under seal by a federal grand jury in Springfield, Missouri, on Thursday, […]
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Man who escaped Mercer County Jail pleads “Not Guilty”
A Kansas City man accused of escaping from the Mercer County Jail in Princeton entered a plea of “not guilty” in the Associate Division of Mercer County Circuit Court on Friday. Drake Andrew Kately has been charged with felony escape or attempted escape from custody while under arrest for a felony. His bond on the […]
Suspicious individual sporting fake beard arrested at Walmart in Chillicothe
Chillicothe Police report the arrest of a person that business officials say was acting suspiciously early Thursday morning inside the Chillicothe Walmart. Upon arrival by officers, the suspect was discovered to have left the store going east across the parking lot. When police made contact, the individual was found to be wearing a false beard […]
Court denies change in bond for man who shot Trenton police officer
A bond appearance hearing was held in the Associate Division of Daviess County Circuit Court this week for the Trenton man accused of wounding Trenton Police Officer Jasmine Diab in June. The court denied any change in bond for 39-year-old Jamey Aaron Griffin and the court found that no bond and conditions would secure the […]
Additional charges filed against man who escaped Mercer County Jail
A Kansas City man accused of escaping from the Mercer County Jail in Princeton earlier this month has been charged in Mercer County with felony escape or attempted an escape from custody while under arrest for a felony. A warrant has been issued for Drake Andrew Kately, and his bond is $15,000 cash only. Mercer […]
Trenton man attempts to take his life at Charlie Dye Bridge
Grundy County Coroner Dewayne Slater has confirmed the death of a Trenton man who attempted to take his own life outside of the Trenton city limits on Friday, August 16, 2019. Slater says Tim Demsich was transported from the Charlie Dye Bridge to a Kansas City hospital before he died later in the day. Authorities […]
Audio: Judge temporarily blocks Missouri’s CAFO law from taking effect
A judge has temporarily blocked implementation of Missouri’s Senate Bill 391 that was to take effect in a week. It prohibits counties from passing ordinances stricter than state laws governing concentrated animal feeding operations – CAFOs. Two county boards (Cooper and Cedar), two property owners and the nonprofit Friends of Responsible Agriculture requested the stay […]
Livingston County authorities run into difficulties serving eviction notice
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports a deputy made multiple attempts to serve an eviction notice Saturday. Someone at the home allegedly lied to the deputy and said the person to be served was at work. The sheriff’s office checked with the employer and determined the employee had not been to work for days. Cox […]
Macon, Missouri man presented with Highway Patrol Honorary Trooper Certificate
Lieutenant Steven V. Wilhoit, Assistant Director of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control, presented Macon, Missouri, resident Ryan Johnson with a Missouri State Highway Patrol Honorary Trooper Certificate. The certificate was presented to Johnson at the Chariton Valley Communications Corporate Headquarters in Macon, with his co-worker’s present. The Honorary Trooper […]
Jury trial scheduled for Pattonsburg man accused of choking girlfriend
A jury trial was scheduled in Division One of Daviess County Circuit Court on Wednesday for a Pattonsburg man facing felony charges accused of choking his girlfriend and pushing her and her son to the floor in October. Online court information shows a pre-trial conference for 28-year-old Vincent Lee Sturgeon is scheduled for August 21st […]
Bond amended by court for men accused of assault and kidnapping in Daviess County
Bond was taken up and amended by stipulation in Division One of Daviess County Circuit Court on Wednesday for a Belton man accused of leaving someone lying in the road or ditch in Jamesport after restraining him and causing him to lose consciousness twice. Online court information shows Caleb Kettner’s bond was reset at $50,000 […]
11-year-old girl dies in UTV crash, driver accused of manslaughter
An 11-year-old girl in northeast Missouri has died in UTV crash in rural Knox County. Eleven-year-old, MaryJane Shey, was ejected from a utility vehicle that the highway patrol said was attempting to climb a hill when the driver lost control and the machine struck a tree. The operator of the UTV was listed as 31-year-old […]
Escapee from Mercer County Jail back in custody
Information has been released about a prisoner who had escaped but has been returned to custody at the Mercer County Jail in Princeton Friday night. Mercer County Sheriff Stephen Stockman reports 27-year-old Drake Kately of Kansas City was found hiding in an apartment in Princeton and apprehended around 12:30 am on Saturday morning. Stockman says […]
Man who shot Trenton police officer appears in court
The Trenton man accused of wounding a Trenton police officer in June appeared in the Associate Division of Daviess County Circuit Court Tuesday. The Daviess County Circuit Clerk’s Office reports 39-year-old Jamey Aaron Griffin’s case was continued to August 20th for the setting of a preliminary hearing. Griffin has been charged with the felonies of […]
Man pulls gun and threatens suicide during traffic stop in Brookfield
The Brookfield Police Department reports officers saw a subject pull a handgun and threaten to harm himself during a traffic stop at the west entrance of the Walmart parking lot near Park Circle Drive in Brookfield Monday night. Officers from the police department, Highway Patrol, and Linn County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene, and […]
Novinger man accused of shooting at convenience store scheduled for September court date
A jury trial has been scheduled in Division One of Adair County Circuit Court for a Novinger man accused of shooting at someone at a convenience store in July. Online court information shows a pre-trial conference and jury trial for Richard Lee McCully Junior are scheduled for September 25, 2019, with the pre-trial conference to […]
Truck driver from Chillicothe injured when propane truck crashes on Highway 36
A truck driver from Chillicothe was injured on Monday in a rollover crash near Meadville in Linn County. Sixty-year old David Good received moderate injuries and was taken by ambulance to the Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe. Good was driving a propane truck, eastbound on Highway 36 when he apparently changed lanes while an eastbound […]
Chillicothe man faces additional charges from incident that ended in Mooresville
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports additional charges have been filed in the Livingston County Associate Circuit Court on a Chillicothe man stemming from an incident that ended in Mooresville in July. Twenty-nine-year-old Matthew Aaron Case allegedly fled from a deputy prior to being arrested on a felony warrant for alleged violation of bond conditions […]
97-year-old Trenton woman crashes through fence, car travels 192 yards before coming to a stop
Trenton Police investigated an accident in which a car crashed through a wooden fence and traveled over 180 yards before coming to a controlled stop. The crash happened Thursday morning of last week and involved a woman who was to visit a doctor’s office but instead turned from 9th Street, into the exit drive of […]