A 28-year old Trenton resident faces additional charges in Grundy County after being arrested on Monday. The first announced charges against Bryant Ellis accused him of possessing methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia on December 9th. The latest charges accuse Ellis of possessing methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia, tampering with physical evidence, delivery of a controlled substance, resisting […]
Livingston County Sheriff’s office reports an arrest for weapons and possible drugs following a traffic stop for speeding this past weekend. Just after midnight Saturday, a deputy stopped a vehicle on Highway 36 for driving 86 miles an hour in a 65 zone. Sheriff Steve Cox said the Kansas City driver did not have a […]
An Independence man, 30-year old Dereck Cornish, was arrested Saturday afternoon in Caldwell County. Cornish was accused of felony counts of unlawful use of a weapon, resisting arrest by fleeing, and possession of methamphetamine. There also was a Jackson County warrant accusing Cornish of failure to appear relating to resisting arrest. No injuries were reported […]
The Trenton R-9 Board of Education approved a request Tuesday evening to categorize two high school classes as weighted. Spanish Four was approved to be categorized as a weighted class on a unanimous vote and Desktop Publishing was approved on a vote of four to three. Trenton High School Principal Ron Franklin said the two […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Kirksville man in Adair County Friday afternoon on several drug-related allegations. Fifty-year-old James Baker was accused of the felonies of possession of a controlled substance—marijuana, possession of methamphetamine, and possession of synthetic amphetamine. The Patrol also accused him of unlawful use of drug paraphernalia and felony unlawful […]
Multiple charges are pending for a Higginsville resident after he was arrested Sunday afternoon in Caldwell County. Twenty-seven-year-old Richardo Fernandez was taken to the Caldwell County Detention Center on a 24-hour hold. Fernandez was accused of possession of controlled substances: amphetamine and heroine; unlawful use of a weapon; as well as unlawful possession of drug […]
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Kirksville man in Adair County on Friday morning on multiple allegations. Thirty-nine year old David Rummerfield was accused of the felonies of possession of a controlled substance—methamphetamine, unlawful possession of an illegal weapon, resisting arrest, and no driver’s license. He was also accused of unlawful possession of […]
Several prison terms were announced Thursday by Presiding Judge Jack Peace in Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Following a hearing, probation was revoked for Ricky Eugene Shoemaker of Trenton stemming from several previous charges. For distribution, delivery, or manufacture of a controlled substance, Shoemaker was sentenced to ten years with the Department […]
Eleven defendants on Tuesday waived preliminary hearings on multiple counts in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. Each saw their cases bound over for arraignment Thursday in Division One and another defendant had his cases certified to the Division One circuit court docket. Jeffrey Chad Corbin is charged with driving while revoked and resisting […]
Two women were arrested Sunday in Trenton and face felony charges filed in the Grundy County Circuit Court. Twenty-eight-year-old Carrie Lea Smiley of Harris has three counts including one for possession of a controlled substance listed as methamphetamine, another for possession of a controlled substance listed as hydrochloride, described as a schedule four controlled substance […]
Three people were hurt late Saturday afternoon in a rear-end collision of two-vehicles in Caldwell County. The patrol reports the driver of a car, 45-year old Andy Strahm of St. Joseph, was taken to Cameron regional medical center with serious injuries and also faces several accusations. The driver of the SUV, 61-year old Mary Carr, […]
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of a Galt man Tuesday on two drug-related felony charges. Forty-six-year-old Patrick Stephens has been charged with delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful use of a weapon—possession of a weapon and a controlled substance. Bond is $15,000 cash only, and he is scheduled for the Associate […]
