Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports a Kansas City man was taken into custody early Saturday morning after nearly striking a deputy’s vehicle on U. S. Highway 36 east of Chillicothe. Two deputies escorted 29-year-old Kyle Robert Hull to the sheriff’s office where he was reported to be uncooperative. He was then transported to the […]
Three defendants waived preliminary hearings during Tuesday’s session of Associate Division, Grundy County Circuit Court. Two men from Chicago, are to appear in Division One of Circuit Court on felony charges of fraudulently attempting to obtain a controlled substance at a Grundy County business on January 28th. George Ernie Almond had his case moved to […]
A man from Kansas City, Kansas was injured in an early-morning crash four miles south of Cameron. Forty-eight-year-old Dion Martin was northbound on Interstate 35 when he attempted to exit onto Highway 69. The van exited the interstate at a high rate of speed, failed to halt for a stop sign, and traveled through the guard […]
Among cases Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court: Trenton resident Timothy Robert Schlaufman pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and carelessly operating a vehicle being involved in an accident on October 27. On a plea agreement, the court placed Schlaufman on two years probation. He’s to donate $100 on each count […]
Prison sentences were issued and probations were ordered for numerous individuals Thursday in Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Trenton resident Sean Philip Biller pleaded guilty to an amended charge of drug possessions. Biller was sentenced to seven years with the Department of Corrections. Execution of the sentence was suspended and Biller was […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Polo man in Ray County Wednesday on multiple allegations. Sixty-nine-year-old James Boyle was accused of felony driving while intoxicated, failure to drive on the right half of the roadway resulting in a crash, no insurance, and two counts of assault. Boyle was taken to the Ray County […]
A Milan woman faces two felony charges following an alleged incident on East Fourth Street in Milan. Online court information shows 52-year-old Toni Lea Butler has been charged in Sullivan County with unlawful use of a weapon—while intoxicated—loaded weapon and first-degree burglary. Her bond is $10,000 cash only. A probable cause statement accuses Butler of […]
A Brookfield man has been charged in Caldwell County following what Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox described as a high-speed chase of a vehicle going the wrong way on U. S. Highway 36. Online court information indicates 58-year-old Robert Shiflett faces the felonies of driving while intoxicated—aggravated and resisting arrest, detention, or stop by fleeing […]
A Maysville woman was arrested on Monday afternoon in Livingston County and potentially faces several charges. The highway patrol reports 47-year-old Sherry Hicks was accused of felony possession of a controlled substance; possession of less than ten grams of marijuana; as well as drug paraphernalia. Sherry Hicks is also accused of driving while intoxicated for […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Department reports a Trenton woman has posted bond on two felony charges stemming from an alleged accidental shooting at Leisure Lake Saturday. Thirty-two-year-old Dana Thibodeau was arrested on Tuesday on an allegation of unlawful use of a weapon, while intoxicated, loaded weapon, as well as an allegation of first degree endangering […]
A teenager from Osborn was injured, then arrested, when the car he was driving ran off Highway 36 in DeKalb County and overturned onto its top. Nineteen-year-old Joshua Pierson was taken by ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The patrol reports Pierson was wearing a seat belt, however, the car was demolished […]
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports nine people died in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period, from 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2019, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, December 1, 2019. : Patrol’s Thanksgiving Holiday Traffic Statistics for 2019 Crashes ─ 404 Injuries ─ 166 Fatalities ─ 7 DWI ─ 94 Drug Arrests ─ 63 During the 2018 Thanksgiving […]
The Highway Patrol arrested a Marceline man in Saline County Tuesday night on several allegations. Fifty-seven-year-old Allen Scott is accused of driving while intoxicated, alcohol, leaving the scene of an accident, operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner involving an accident, and consumption of an alcoholic beverage while driving. Scott was transported […]
A Ridgeway man was arrested late Sunday night on multiple allegations in Harrison County. The highway patrol reports 53-year-old Kenneth Grashorn was taken on a 24-hour hold to the Harrison County law enforcement center. The patrol has accused Grashorn with felony driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident, property damage, as well as […]
The highway patrol reports a 17-year old Chillicothe resident was arrested early Sunday in Caldwell County. Trea Hayes was accused of driving while intoxicated, misdemeanor possession of marijuana, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, speeding 101 miles an hour in a 65 zone, and failure to drive in the right lane of two lanes in the […]
Two defendants were sentenced to serve time in prison after the Grundy County Circuit Court revoked probation on Thursday, yet others received prison sentences that were suspended in favor of probation. Devin Allen Robinson of Clinton surrendered probation and the court ordered a five-year prison sentence. His original charge in Grundy county was for tampering […]
An Oak Grove, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court to distributing the heroin that resulted in the overdose death of an Arizona man visiting his family in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Joshua Austin Leroux, 35, waived his right to a grand jury and pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to a piece […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Gilman City woman sustained serious injuries when the car she drove hit a Freightliner tractor near Gallatin on Friday afternoon, and she was later arrested. An ambulance transported 41-year-old Angela Whitlock to Cameron Regional Medical Center. Truck driver 17-year-old Wyatt Brewer of Jamesport was reported as not injured. Both vehicles […]
A vehicle allegedly traveling approximately 119 miles per hour in Livingston County has led to the arrest of a Louisiana, Missouri man on driving while intoxicated and excessive speed. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports 34-year-old Brandon Michael Westfall was processed, issued citations to appear in court December 4th, and released to a responsible adult. […]
The Highway Patrol reports a Novinger woman was arrested on an allegation of driving while intoxicated under the influence drugs after the car she drove overturned near Kirksville Thursday morning. Forty-nine-year-old Stacey Tade refused treatment at the scene for minor injuries. The car traveled east on Highway 11 before it ran off the left side […]
