The Worth County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announces a missing person investigation has come to a close. Prosecuting Attorney Janet Wake Larison reports that the Worth County Sheriff’s Office received a tip of the location of the deceased, Melissa Lynn Chapman, the evening of Monday, September 14th. An ongoing homicide investigation continues. Law enforcement assisting includes […]
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced that his office has received results from sexual assault kits shipped to the lab and DNA tested, resulting in several CODIS, or Combined DNA Index System, hits. The Attorney General’s Office began shipping untested sexual assault kits to the lab from police departments last year, with the first batch […]
A Meadville teen accused of inappropriately touching a child younger than 12 years old at a Meadville daycare has been charged in Linn County. Seventeen-year-old Leeroy Nickell faces three felony counts of child molestation—second degree—aggravated sexual offense—child less than 17 years of age and offender greater than four years over. (No bond was listed.) A […]
The Missouri Department of Corrections reports an active COVID-19 case among offenders at the Western Missouri Correctional Center of Cameron. It is the only case reported for offenders at the facility. There are also 13 cumulative staff cases at the Western Missouri Correctional Center, which is an increase of five. Eleven are active, and two […]
The Livingston County Health Center reports it received notification of 16 new positive cases of COVID-19 since Friday, September 4th. The cumulative total for the county is 111. Twenty-two of the cases are active. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services COVID-19 Dashboard shows Livingston County with 339 cases, but the dashboard includes inmates […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man Tuesday, September 8th on felony driving while intoxicated, habitual offender. Bond for 57-year-old Duane Ernest Harding is $15,000 cash only, and he is scheduled for the Associate Division of Circuit Court September 22nd. Court documents accuse Harding of operating a motor vehicle while […]
A Missouri, man has been sentenced in federal court for attempting to entice a minor for illicit sex. Jason Matthew Perdue, 47, of Mountain View, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool on Thursday, Sept. 3, to 15 years in federal prison without parole. Perdue will be required to register as a sex […]
A Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for receiving and distributing child pornography. Marco Barraza, 28, of Springfield, Missouri was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 17 years and six months in federal prison without parole. The court also sentenced Barraza to 20 years of supervised release following incarceration and ordered […]
The Harrison County Health Department reports 69 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county. That is an increase of five from Thursday, August 27th. Nine of the cases are active, and 59 have been removed from isolation. There has been one COVID-19-related death in Harrison County. The Missouri Department of Corrections reports 252 offender […]
The Missouri Department of Corrections reports the cumulative number of offender COVID-19 cases is 249 at the Chillicothe Correctional Center, which is an increase of eight from Tuesday, August 25th. Thirty-six of the cases are active, and 213 have recovered. There are also 24 cumulative staff COVID-19 cases reported. Three of those are active, and […]
The Missouri Department of Corrections reports an increase of four COVID-19 cases among offenders at the Chillicothe Correctional Center. That brings the cumulative total to 239 cases of COVID-19 with forty-nine of the cases active and 190 recovered. There are 24 cumulative staff cases of COVID-19 with six active, and 18 recovered.
A Missouri House committee voted to raise the age of certifying juvenile offenders as adults to a minimum of 16 years old. In an amendment to O’Fallon Rep. Nick Schroer’s H.B. 12, the Republican-led panel upped the age from 14, making the bill more palatable to Democrats. The House Committee on Criminal Justice, led by […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Galt man Thursday, August 13th on felony non-support, total arrears in excess of 12 monthly payments under an order of support. An alternate address for 33-year-old Brian Christopher Southers is listed at Green City. His bond is $1,500 cash only and is scheduled for the […]
The Mercer County Health Department reports the county has seen an increase of seven cases of COVID-19 since last week. Three of those cases are hospitalized. The cases in the last week appear to be unrelated. Mercer County has a total of 14 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Seven of the cases have been released from […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Ridgeway man in Harrison County the night of Friday, August 11th on multiple allegations. Forty-one-year-old Ronald Gibson was accused of the felonies of driving while intoxicated—chronic offender and no valid license—third or subsequent offense. He was also accused of misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child—second degree. […]
The Missouri Department of Corrections reports new cases of COVID-19 at the Chillicothe Correctional Center. There are 220 cumulative cases among offenders, which is an increase of four since Thursday, August 6th. One hundred ninety are active, and 30 have recovered. There are 23 cumulative staff cases at the Chillicothe Correctional Center. Eleven are active, […]
A driver was arrested after a two-vehicle accident in Chillicothe the morning of Wednesday, August 5th. Assistant Police Chief Rick Sampsel reports emergency medical services evaluated both drivers for minor injuries. Officers determined the one driver to be impaired upon arrival to Highway 36 and Mitchell Road, and he was arrested for allegedly driving while […]
The Missouri Department of Corrections reports there are 216 COVID-19 cases among offenders at the Chillicothe Correctional Center, which is an increase of five. One hundred eighty-seven are active, and 29 have recovered. There are also 21 cases among staff, which is an increase of one. Twelve of those are active, and nine have recovered.
New cases of COVID-19 have been reported in area counties. The Putnam County Health Department reports it received notification of two new positive cases of COVID-19, which brings the county’s total to 14. Nine of the cases are being actively monitored. There has been one COVID-19-related death in Putnam County. The Linn County Health Department […]
A Ridgeway resident was arrested late Monday night in Harrison County. The highway patrol reports 36-year-old Daniel Corrigan Junior has been accused of possession of a controlled substance, listed as methamphetamine; unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia – alleged prior offender; as well as no insurance and no seat belt use while driving. Corrigan was taken […]
