A Bevier man released from the Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail Wednesday on a release on his own recognizance bond was taken back into custody Thursday. Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox says 40-year-old William Deonte’ Cooper reportedly met with his bond supervision caseworker on Thursday who discovered Cooper allegedly violated his bond conditions since being released. The […]
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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 […]
Mid-America Music Festival announces lineup of bands for 2020 event
The line up has been announced for this year’s Mid-America Music Festival at Trenton. Gates, food trucks, beverage stations, and merchants will open at the Black Silo Winery on the afternoon of July 17th at 3 o’clock for Rock and Roll Day. The Rock Battle of the Bands winner will play at 4:45, Autograph at […]
Mexican national illegally entered the United States six times, sentenced to 6 years for drug-trafficking, illegal firearm
A Mexican national in Kansas City, Missouri, has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute marijuana, illegally possessing a firearm, and illegally entering the United States for the sixth time. Uriel L. Martinez, 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough on Wednesday, Feb. 26, to six […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol seeking assistance from public in sexual assault investigation
Following the recent arrest of a Kansas couple, the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control is seeking further information for an ongoing sexual assault investigation in the Lake of the Ozarks area. In January, Carl Mort, 41, and Cassandra Wedeking, 39, of Overland Park, Kansas, were formally charged by the Morgan […]
Grundy County authorities report the arrest of two and extradition of one
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrest of one individual on stealing charges and one on a domestic assault charge. Forty-eight-year-old Kellie Holtman of Saint Joseph was extradited from Buchanan County and arrested on Wednesday. She has been charged with the felonies of stealing—motor vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft and stealing–$750 or more. Bond is […]
Milan man charged with murder in overdose death
A Milan man has been charged in Sullivan County with the felonies of second-degree murder and delivery of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid. Luke Shelby Hunsaker’s bond is $100,000 cash only. Hunsaker delivered and distributed Suboxone, which contains Buprenorphine and Naloxone, to Sebrena Gordon December 23rd, knowing […]
KC man who led Livingston County authorities on high-speed chase certified to Division One of circuit court
A case has been certified to Division One of Livingston County Circuit Court for a Kansas City man charged following an alleged high-speed pursuit New Year’s Eve. A bond amendment was taken up and denied for Nathaniel Watkins on Wednesday. Bond was previously set at $7,500 cash only and Supervision Services on his original warrant […]
Chula man accused of killing puppies pleads “Not Guilty”
A Chula man accused of killing puppies by placing them inside bags entered a plea of not guilty in the Associate Division of Livingston County Circuit Court on Wednesday. Ronald Parker’s case was continued to March 18th to set or waive a preliminary hearing. He has been charged with felony animal abuse—second or subsequent offense […]
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 […]
Additional charges dismissed against Trenton man in Daviess County
Two more charges have been dismissed in Daviess County for a Trenton man previously accused of felony drug possession, even though supporters said he has a medical marijuana card. Online court information indicates charges most recently dismissed for 48-year-old Jamie Leon Wilson include the misdemeanors of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia—prior offender and no insurance. […]
Tampering with a utility meter, DWI and drug charges addressed in Grundy County Circuit Court
Among cases Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. Trenton resident Shaun McClintock was placed on probation after he pleaded guilty to an amended charge of misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. According to a plea agreement, the imposition of sentence was suspended and McClintock was placed on two years probation. Conditions include serving ten […]
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 […]
California man indicted for carrying two kilos of cocaine aboard train traveling through Missouri
A Sacramento, California, man was indicted by a federal grand jury for carrying more than two kilograms of cocaine aboard a train traveling through Kansas City. Eduardo Fernando Orozco-Lizaola, 22, was charged with possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Kansas City. Today’s indictment replaces […]
Tip from Google leads to charges of child porn against two in Clinton County
Clinton County Sheriff’s Office Major AJ Carrel with Criminal Investigations reports two individuals face charges after the sheriff’s office and Western Missouri Cyber Crimes Task Force received a cyber tip from Google in reference to possible child pornography. Twenty-year-old Anthony Charles Gross of Plattsburg has been charged with three felony counts of possession of child […]
Kansas man arrested in Daviess County on drug allegations
A Kansas man arrested by the Highway Patrol in Daviess County on Tuesday faces drug allegations. Twenty-six-year-old Charles Oakgrove of Wichita, Kansas has been charged in Daviess County with felony possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid and the misdemeanors of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia as […]
GFG Ag Services to close for two days as business sells to Braymer company
Changes are coming in the business structure of GFG Ag Services that will include a temporary closing later this week of the office location in Trenton to prepare for the changes. According to Troy Smith, ownership of the GFG feed division will be changing effective March 1st. The new owner is Consumers Oil and Supply […]
Audio: Former prison guard at the Chillicothe women’s prison accused of sexual assault for the 5th time
A former prison guard at the Chillicothe women’s prison has been accused once again of sexual assault. The accused worked as a guard between 2008 to 2018, at the 1,600 person facility and is accused for the fifth time of assaulting an inmate, according to Kansas City station KCTV. The Department of Corrections has not […]
Woman involved in shooting in Unionville granted change of venue to Harrison County
A motion was granted for change of venue in Division One of Circuit Court this week for a Columbia woman taken into custody after an investigation of a shooting in Unionville in December. The Putnam County Circuit Clerk’s Office reports the venue for 22-year-old Victoria Hope Larsen was changed from Putnam County to Harrison County. […]
Inmate at Western Missouri Correctional Center in Cameron charged with murder of cellmate
A man serving a life sentence for a Boone County murder has been accused of killing an inmate at the Western Missouri Correctional Center of Cameron. Thirty-eight-year-old Anthony Dewayne Graves has been charged with felony second-degree murder. An initial appearance in DeKalb County Circuit Court is scheduled for February 25th at 2:15 pm. Media sources […]