Between April 19 and April 20, 2024, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a total of ten arrests across various counties in North Missouri. The arrests included charges such as driving while intoxicated (DWI), traffic violations, and warrant-related offenses. Each individual involved has been detailed below to provide clarity on the nature of each incident.
Reginald Cage, a 38-year-old male from St. Joseph, MO, faced multiple charges on April 19 at 2:44 PM in Buchanan County. He was arrested for a conservation violation under a Jackson County warrant, driving without a valid license, and failing to wear a seat belt. Cage was held at the Buchanan County Law Enforcement Center and his release was bondable.
On the same day at 4:44 PM in DeKalb County, Austin C Hughes, a 30-year-old male from Breckenridge, MO, was arrested for misdemeanor DWI related to drugs. He was detained at the Daviess/DeKalb Regional Jail under a 12-hour hold.
Later that evening, at 9:33 PM in Daviess County, Jordan B Talbert, a 33-year-old male from Gallatin, MO, was taken into custody for misdemeanor DWI, speeding, and a lane violation. Talbert was also held at the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail under a 12-hour hold.
Esteban Garcia Mendez, a 44-year-old male from Kansas City, KS, was arrested at 8:20 PM in Holt County. His charges included failing to drive on the right half of the roadway resulting in a crash, DWI-Alcohol, and driving without a valid license on his first offense. He was held at the Andrew County Sheriff’s Department for 24 hours.
On April 20 at 1:01 AM in Clinton County, Clinton D Walker, 54, from Hamilton, MO, was charged with DWI-Alcohol on his first offense. He was taken to the Clinton County Sheriff’s Department and held for 24 hours.
In Buchanan County, at 2:07 AM, Taylor A Force, a 30-year-old male from Wathena, KS, faced multiple charges including misdemeanor DWI, failure to signal, failure to drive in a single lane, lack of insurance, and no seat belt. He was held at the Buchanan County Law Enforcement Center for 24 hours.
Blaydan R Basler, 19, from Savannah, MO, was arrested at 8:00 AM in Andrew County. His charges included driving while intoxicated, failure to register a motor vehicle, failure to report an accident, not wearing a seat belt, and operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner involving an accident. He was treated at Mosaic Life Care and subsequently released.
Braden D Fry, a 19-year-old male from Kahoka, MO, was arrested at 9:19 PM on April 19 in Scotland County for DWI and failing to maintain the right half of the roadway. He was held at the Scotland County Sheriff’s Department and was released.
In Adair County, Joshua J Edwards, 35, from Novinger, MO, was arrested at 2:40 AM for DWI, speeding, and failing to signal. He was taken to the Adair County Jail and released.
Lastly, Cody J Collins, a 30-year-old male from Clarence, MO, was arrested at 8:50 AM in Shelby County. He was charged under Shelby County warrants for four counts of aggravated assault and trespassing. Collins was held at the Shelby County Jail and his release was bondable.
