The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Trenton man on a technical parole violation Wednesday. Twenty-eight-year-old Jonathon Woods’s alleged violation involved reporting and directives as well as supervision strategy. He is being held without bond and is to be returned to the Department of Corrections. Woods was originally charged with possession of […]
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Trenton man charged with misuse of 911
Charges have been filed against a Trenton resident following his arrest by police on Thursday. Twenty-nine-year-old Steven Kyle Johnson is charged with alleged misuse of the 911 emergency number as well as resisting arrest by fleeing. Johnson also has been served with a probation violation warrant. Johnson is accused on Thursday of making repeated phone […]
Trenton police arrest two on tampering, property damage and probation violation
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest on Wednesday of a Trenton man on tampering and property damage charges and a Trenton woman on a probation violation. Twenty-two-year-old Jonah Newman has been charged with the felonies of first degree tampering with a motor vehicle and first-degree property damage. His bond is $10,000 cash only, […]
Chillicothe Police Department responds to call of man with a machete
The Chillicothe Police Department responded to the 100 block of North Herriford Street on Friday in reference to a violation of a protection order. Assistant Police Chief Rick Sampsel reports a 53-year-old Chillicothe resident was taken into custody, transported to the police department for processing, became uncooperative, had to be physically subdued, and calmed. Sampsel […]
Livingston County authorities arrest child sex offender who failed to register change of address in Chillicothe
An investigation by the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office of a possible registration violation on a child sex offender has resulted in the arrest of a man on alleged felony violation for failing to register as a sex offender. Sheriff Steve Cox reports 30-year-old Charles Spencer Henson was also arrested on two outstanding Trenton municipal arrest […]
Authorities in Trenton report the arrest of 2 on Sunday
A Trenton man was arrested Sunday for an alleged second violation of tampering with a Trenton Municipal Utility meter. Fifty-six-year-old Donald Keith Swigart is to appear in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court on March 24th. The warrant accuses Swigart of second-degree tampering of a utility meter – second or subsequent offense on […]
Judge presented with busy docket in Thursday session of Grundy County Circuit Court
Among several cases on Thursday, March 12, 2020, in Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court, prison sentences were hand down and several people were placed on probation. Probation was revoked for Spickard resident Linda Sue Wilcox after she admitted to violations. The court set aside a previous “stay” on execution and ordered her to […]
Missouri Attorney General shuts down dog breeder due to animals being kept in cruel conditions
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced his office has filed a lawsuit, citing violations of the Animal Care Facilities Act (ACFA), and obtained a temporary restraining order against Cornerstone Farms, a dog breeding company operated by Debra Ritter and located in Curryville, Missouri. This case was referred to the Attorney General’s Office by the Missouri Department of […]
Motorcycle pursuit ends with arrest of two; authorities seize bike with paperwork to be filed for forfeiture
An investigation into a motorcycle allegedly fleeing from law enforcement in Caldwell and Livingston County has led to two arrests. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports the motorcycle driver and owner was identified as 35-year-old Shaun Allen Mindham of Blue Springs. Mindham had an outstanding arrest warrant from Johnson County on felony possession of a […]
Chillicothe man arrested in Trenton on probation violation
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Chillicothe man on Friday on a technical probation violation on an original charge of first-degree property damage. Thirty-eight-year-old Shawn Wells allegedly violated his probation by residency by being kicked out of the Community Resource Center for drug use, association with Tia Pittman, and drugs by […]
Suspect surrenders after officers prepare to send in K-9 Zaki
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports a fugitive on the run since January 28th surrendered Sunday after Deputy Leadbetter explained K-9 Zaki would search a home on Jennifer Lane in Chillicothe for the fugitive. Officers initially announced their presence without any response from anyone in the home, but 36-year-old Jeffery Gordon Davenport of Chillicothe reportedly […]
St. Joseph man sentenced to 15 years in $2.1 million meth conspiracy in Buchanan, Clinton, and Nodaway counties
A St. Joseph, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for leading a $2.1 million conspiracy that distributed more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamine in Buchanan, Clinton, and Nodaway counties. James Patrick Pardee II, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 15 years in federal prison without parole. The court also […]
Trenton Police Department reports 22 nuisances filed in 2020
The Trenton Police Department reports 22 nuisances have been filed so far this year which is up by six from this time in 2019. A Nuisance Summary shows the greatest number of violations for 2020 include trash and debris with nine. There are seven nuisance violation reports for unregistered vehicles and six for open storage […]
Trenton City Council approves bid for building at wastewater treatment plant
The Trenton City Council Monday evening accepted building board recommendations and approved asbestos removal for two structures and the list of seven houses to be demolished – all keeping within the $30,000 budgeted for demolitions. The council accepted a utility committee recommendation regarding a bid of $60,074 for a 40-foot by 60-foot storage building at […]
Patrol reports arrest of Purdin man
The highway patrol reports the arrest of a Purdin man as the result of a traffic stop Thursday afternoon in Sullivan County. Forty-year-old Travis E. Clark of Purdin was taken on a 24-hour hold to the Sullivan County Jail in Milan. Clark is accused of felony receiving stolen property, felony driving while his license was suspended […]
Patrol arrests Kansas man in DeKalb County
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Kansas man in DeKalb County on Wednesday afternoon on four allegations. Fifty-nine-year-old Donald Davidson of Sedgwick, Kansas is accused of felony driving while intoxicated—aggravated offender, an ignition interlock violation, having expired plates, and consumption of alcoholic beverage while driving. Davidson was transported to the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail […]
Laredo man extradited, another arrested in report from Grundy County Law Enforcement Center
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the extradition of a Laredo resident on a capias warrant for failure to appear in court and the arrest of a Trenton resident on a technical probation violation. Fifty-two-year-old Duane Lawrence Jeffers Junior was released from Jasper County, Iowa and extradited to Grundy County on Tuesday. He is accused […]
Livingston County authorities report the arrest of three individuals
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports the recent arrest of suspects on alleged drug-related charges. Cox stated Grundy County authorities arrested 33-year-old Kailean Allen Volker of Chillicothe on a Livingston County warrant for alleged felony Trafficking Drugs (Methamphetamine) in the 2nd degree. Volker was described as a fugitive since October 25th, 2019. Volker allegedly first […]
Grundy County Sheriff reports arrest of area residents
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of two area residents Thursday on capias warrants on probation violations. Sixty-one-year-old Linda Sue Wilcox of Spickard is accused of violating her probation on an original felony charge of unlawful possession of a firearm. Twenty-five hundred dollars of her $5,000 cash-only bond is already on file, and […]