A new proposal from an O’Fallon State Representative would require schools to have an armed officer in every building. In what he’s calling the “Keep Our Schools Safe Act,” Representative Nick Schroer wants each of Missouri’s over five hundred school districts to hire, or train, someone to carry a concealed weapon in each […]
The Missouri Department of Conservation is considering changing the definition of a handgun. After more and more hunters are using modified AR-style weapons to take down game during the “alternative methods” season when rifles and shotguns aren’t allowed. The new definition would limit barrel length to sixteen inches, and not allow any sort […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports K-9 Handler Deputy Nicholas Leadbetter and K-9 Zaki logged more than 272 hours of training in 2019. The training included narcotics detection; obedience; tracking, article search, and bite work; and certifications. The two have found and seized various amounts of drugs with a suspected combined street value of $27,527. […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports his office remained within all approved budgets for 2019 and returned an amount of money to the county. The Livingston County Clerk’s Expenditure Report from December 31st indicates the total spent for all 2019 sheriff’s office budgets was $1,452,061. The total of all budgeted sheriff’s office funds returned to […]
A traffic stop in the 1300 block of North Washington Street in Chillicothe overnight for an alleged registration violation led to the driver’s arrest. Assistant Chillicothe Police Chief Rick Sampsel reports the driver was found to be in possession of a controlled substance, be in possession with intent to distribute, and have paraphernalia. The driver […]
A jury trial has been scheduled for the Trenton man charged with felony first-degree assault causing serious physical injury to Trenton Police Officer Jasmine Diab in June. Online court information shows 39-year-old Jamey Aaron Griffin appeared in Division One of Livingston County Circuit Court on Tuesday with the case continued to July 20th through 24th […]
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 […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports his office received 447 prospective juror questionnaires to deliver, and they were to be sent in Friday’s mail. Livingston County Circuit Clerk Jane Gann is required by law to provide the selected names and forms to the sheriff to deliver. The next jury term runs February 10th through June […]
On Thursday night, a Chillicothe Police Officer conducted a traffic stop in the 1000 block of South Washington Street for defective lighting and knowledge that the driver did not possess a valid driver’s license. The investigation ended with the arrest of the driver for alleged possession of drugs and a weapon as well as the […]
A Kansas City, Missouri, man who led police officers on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle pleaded guilty in federal court to illegally possessing a firearm. Chance Ayers, 25, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. On March 12, 2019, a […]
The Trenton man charged with felony first-degree assault causing serious physical injury to Trenton Police Officer Jasmine Diab in June appeared in Division One of Livingston County Circuit Court on Tuesday. Thirty-nine-year-old Jamey Aaron Griffin’s case was continued, at the request of the defendant, to January 7, 2020, at 2:30 pm to establish a plea or […]
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 […]
The felony case against 39-year-old Jamey Aaron Griffin of Trenton has been moved on a change of venue to the Livingston County Circuit Court. Griffin is charged with first-degree assault causing serious physical injury to Trenton Police Officer Jasmine Diab. He’s also charged with unlawful use of a weapon for shooting at a person inside […]
Additional charges have been filed against a former Kansas City Chiefs football player and eight co-defendants for their roles in a drug-trafficking conspiracy that operated primarily in Eastern Jackson County. Saousoalii P. Siavii Jr., also known as “Junior,” 41, of Independence, Missouri, was charged in a nine-count superseding indictment returned under seal by a federal […]
The Trenton man accused of wounding Trenton Police Officer Jasmine Diab in June appeared in Division One of Daviess County Circuit Court this week. A representative from the Daviess County Circuit Clerk’s Office reports 39-year-old Jamey Aaron Griffin’s case was continued to December 3rd. A motion was made in October for a change of judge […]
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 […]
A case has been bound over to Division One of Adair County Circuit Court for a Novinger man accused of threatening to kill a woman in October while he possessed a long rifle. Twenty-five year old Ethen Reece Dimmitt had been charged with the felonies of second-degree kidnapping, tampering or attempting to tamper with a […]
A 58-year-old man was killed in a shootout with law enforcement Tuesday evening near west-central Missouri’s La Monte. Pettis County Sheriff’s deputies and a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper responding to a domestic disturbance at the home reported being met by an intoxicated man armed with a shotgun. A news release says the man ignored […]
A man accused of threatening others and being armed outside of a Chula residence as well as fleeing from law enforcement in August was granted his own recognizance bond per stipulation in the Associate Division of Livingston County Circuit Court on Wednesday. Thirty-two-year-old Todd Grigsby was placed in the custody of his mother and is not […]
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports a jury this week found a man guilty of three counts of possession of a weapon in a jail facility and one count of damage to a jail or jail property. Forty-two-year-old Miguel Torres was acquitted on another count in the trial in Livingston County Circuit Court. The case […]
