Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Assault investigated in Barton County

On 9/10/2018 at approximately 5:24pm Deputies Kristian Dalglish and Chad McManis of the Barton County Sheriff’s office were dispatched to a physical domestic in Burgess. The allegation was a subject was striking a pregnant woman. 

Upon arrival at the address deputies learned that the suspect involved in the altercation fled on foot from the address and was allegedly hiding from officers around the railroad tracks. With the assistance from deputies of the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri Highway Patrol, a search was conducted for the individual. After a lengthy amount of time went by and unable to locate him, the officers began to gather information from the parties involved with the assault. 

At approximately 9:35 pm the individual that was being sought for questioning in the alleged crime returned to the property in order to try and get things from a vehicle parked at the residence. Deputy Dalglish was still at the house when he returned. 

 After the deputy spoke with the suspect Edward Joseph Tripodes Jr, he was placed under arrest by the Barton County Sheriff’s Office and was transported to Barton County Jail. He has been charged with two counts of assault for the events that took place that night. The Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office and Missouri Highway Patrol for their assistance in this matter.


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Disclaimer: Arrest records are public information. Any indication of an arrest does not mean the individual identified has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.




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