St. Clair County Sheriff's Office News Release March 28, 2023 through April 3, 2023

Arrests and Reports:

St. Clair County Sheriff Lee Hilty reported deputies made arrests and took multiple reports during the week of March 28, 2023 through April 3, 2023.

On March 28, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies arrested Shannon Greenwell at the St. Clair County Sheriff's Office on a St. Clair County warrant for Domestic Assault- 3rd Degree. His bond is set at $20,000 cash only.

On March 28, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call in Appleton City. Corey Caswell was arrested for domestic assault and transported to the St. Clair County Jail.

On March 28, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies responded to SE 951 Rd for a call regarding sexual assault with a juvenile. Investigation is ongoing.

On March 29, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies arrested Breenah Redmond on South Bound Highway 13 and SE 400 Road on two warrants. He was arrested on his Lawrence County warrant for Failure to Appear on Family Offense. His bond for Lawrence County is $750 cash only. His second warrant was for Vernon County on Failure to Appear on Exceeded Posted Speed Limit. His bond for Vernon County is $120 cash only. He was transported to St. Clair County Jail.

On March 29, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies were dispatched to NW 1270 Rd and NW 1001 Rd in regards to drugs being found. Items were picked up and taken to the Sheriff's Office and placed into evidence.

On March 29, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies received a call from the juvenile office on an assault that occurred on 176 Pvt Rd. Information was taken and hotlined.

On March 29, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies took a report on SE 701 Rd regarding an animal complaint and threats being made. Subject did not want to pursue charges but wanted to get a report made.

On March 29, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies were dispatched to NE 450 Rd to a possible burglary. Items found were from a Clay County case from 2022. Items have been recovered for Clay County.

On March 30, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies were dispatched to NW Highway 52 in Appleton City for a trespassing call. Individuals were not located.

On March 30, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies arrested Kendal Langum at Harris County Sheriff's Office in Houston, TX on a St. Clair County warrant on Probation Violation x4. His bond is set at $10,000 cash or surety.

On March 30, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies served a warrant to John Maddox at the St. Clair County jail on a Missouri State Highway Patrol warrant for Failure to Appear. Bond is set at $232.00 cash only.

On March 30, 2023- St. Clair County received a call for service at the Sheriff's Office in regards to an ex-parte violation. Information taken.

On March 31, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies arrested Kirk Rios at Douglas County jail in Kansas on a St. Clair County warrant for Probation Violation of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. His bond was set at $5000 cash or surety.

On March 31, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies received a call from Appleton City Schools in regards to a threat made to a student by a student. Incident was transferred to the Juvenile Office.

On March 31, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies arrested Connie Batzold on an ex-parte violation that was reported on March 30, 2023.

On March 31, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies arrested John Rodrigues in Moberly, MO on a St. Clair County warrant for Burglary 2nd Degree and Possession of Burglary Tools. His bond was set at $5000 cash only.

On March 31, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies were dispatched to NE 951 Rd in Lowry City regarding a burglary. Photos were taken of the scene and investigation continues.

On April 1, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies engaged in a traffic stop for speeding on Highway 13. Driver Ledarien Burks was identified with a non valid driver's license. Ledarien Burks was arrested on Clay County warrants for on charges of: 

Driving Revoked/suspended, bond $500.00 Cash Only; warrant on charges of: Driving while intoxicated, bond $2,500.00 Cash Only; warrant on charges of: Exceed speed limit 26 miles per hour or more, bond $500.00 Cash Only; warrant on charges of : Owner Operating Motor Vehicle without Financial responsibility, bond $350.00. Ledarien was also given citations from St. Clair County Deputies for Speed 26 or greater over posted speed limit, and the other for Driving while Revoked/Suspended Class E- Felony.

On April 2, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies were dispatched to a Domestic Assault on SW Highway K. Deputies arrested Tristton Minehardt for domestic assault and transported him to St. Clair County jail.

On April 2, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies were dispatched to NE 1270 Rd for an uncontrollable juvenile. Case referred to Juvenile Offices and Child Services.

On April 2, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies received a call for service on the 600 block of Walnut Street in reference to a stolen gun. Gun was recovered and the owner was contacted.

On April 2, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies arrested Darrell Robison at the Vernon County Sheriff's Office on a St. Clair County warrants for Leaving the Scene of an Accident, bond set at $10,000 cash surety, and Operating A Motor Vehicle in A Careless and Imprudent Manner- Involving an Accident, bond set at $2,500 cash surety.

On April 2, 2023-St. Clair County Deputies responded to the 500 block of N Hickory in Appleton City for a disturbance. Parties separated.

On April 3, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies responded to Osceola High School over threats being made. Juveniles were referred to the Juvenile Office.

On April 3, 2023- St. Clair County Deputies were dispatched to a Poplar Street in Appleton City in regards to a lock being cut on a storage unit. No items were taken from the unit.

On April 3, 2023-St Clair County Deputies received a call for service on NE 1031 Pvt Road in regards to stolen property. Item stolen was an old fire engine siren. Item was recovered and returned to the owner.

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.

BCMH Press Release: New Physician Assistant at Family Care Clinics

Bates County Memorial Hospital (BCMH) is pleased to announce Abigayle McGrew, PA-C has joined the staff of Family Care Clinics. Abby sees patients in collaboration with Dr. James Patterson at High Street Family Care Clinic in Butler, Mo.

“Growing up [in Butler], I enjoyed being a part of a small-town community and knew I wanted to spend my life here,” Abby said. Early in her high school career she also knew she wanted to go into medicine, and her ultimate goal was to practice in a rural community. She discovered the physician assistant (PA) profession while shadowing and observed how PAs were fluid among specialties and worked closely with physicians as part of a team.

Abby graduated from Missouri State University in 2019 with a Master’s of Science in Physician Assistant Studies. While she was completing her studies, she worked in the laboratory at BCMH. She also gained experience working as a PA in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery as well as a rural walk-in clinic in El Dorado Springs. Abby is board certified through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

“I am thankful to come back home to serve my community as a PA,” Abby said. “As a provider, I enjoy taking care of patients of all ages and backgrounds. I believe in shared decision making between provider and patient to ensure the plan we come up with is the best for all involved. I work to always improve my knowledge and skills to ensure that the people I am caring for are receiving the best care that I can provide. I am thankful to be a part of the BCMH team and give back to the community that helped shape who I am and get me to where I am today.”

Abby and her husband Daniel live just outside of Butler and are expecting their first child in June. They look forward to raising their daughter where they both grew up. Learn more by visiting https://www.bcmhospital.com/clinics/family-care-clinics/ or call Family Care Clinics, rural health clinics of BCMH, at 660-200-3627.

Obituary - Brandon Michael Boyd

Brandon Michael Boyd, age 29, of Belton, Missouri, passed away on Monday, April 3, 2023.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at Cullen Funeral Home, 612 W. Foxwood Dr. Raymore, Missouri 64083. Visitation will begin at 4:00 p.m. followed by a funeral service at 5:00 p.m.

Brandon was born in Fort Worth, Texas on April 30, 1993.

Brandon attended college at Eastern Gateway Community College where he was part of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars and a sorority member of Gamma Sigma Alpha with a perfect 4.0gpa. His future plans included becoming an engineer. He was excelling in his career as an inspector at Honeywell in the Kansas City area.

Brandon was joined in marriage with his wife, Amanda, on September 12, 2012 in Windsor, Missouri. Brandon loved to take Amanda out to Dave & Busters or axe throwing, or any other fun adventure. In life, he very much enjoyed playing with his dog Rosie, playing video games (especially Minecraft) with his boys and Call of Duty, and had a passion for the fish tank at home that he spent years putting together.

Brandon and Amanda had three beautiful children whom Brandon loved and adored.

Brandon was preceded in death by his mother, Brenda Boyd; and two infant twins who passed at 12 weeks gestation that he always believed were a boy and girl who he named James and Abigail.

He is survived by his wife, Amanda Boyd; sons, Ethan, Corbin, and Dylan Boyd; father and stepmother, Seth and Penny Boyd; sister, Tara Endsley (Michael) and their daughters Taylor and Ragen; mother-in-law, June McGuire (Michael); sister-in-law, Rebekah Silver (Asa) and their children, Asher and Aiden; brother-in-law, Jeremy Ruff; brother-in-law, Jacob Ruff and his children, Hannah and Jackson; as well as many friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be given to Brandon’s family at the following link: https://gofund.me/3ac337ec

Arrangements: Cullen Funeral Home, Raymore, Missouri 816.322.5278

MDC congratulates a young hunter who harvested an all-white wild turkey

Kansas City, Mo. – Turkey hunters tell stories, and Chayson Emmons has one worthy of a lifetime. Emmons, 7, harvested his first wild turkey on April 1 during the Spring Youth Season, and the gobbler was all white, rather than the usual black with a touch of brown.

The young hunter from Blue Springs shot the turkey with help from his father and a friend at the Missouri Department of Conservation's (MDC) Settle’s Ford Conservation Area south of Kansas City.

“I saw something white moving across a field, and I thought, is that a cat?” said David Emmons, the hunter’s father. When he realized it was a turkey, he helped Chayson get ready to shoot with his .410 shotgun.

Their hunting buddy, Justin Youngblood, was hidden 10 yards behind and giving hen turkey calls. The white turkey gobbled back at the calls a few times. When it got close, Chayson fired, and the turkey dropped. Chayson was excited that he had bagged a turkey. His guides were amazed.

“We were looking at it, and we were stunned,” David Emmons said. “I’ve got it at the taxidermist now.”

Nick Oakley, MDC scientist and wild turkey management biologist, viewed photos of the bird and determined that it was a wild turkey, not an escaped domestic turkey. The turkey had a leucism condition. Its feathers were all white, but it was not an albino. The black beard and smaller size of the waddles and rough scales on the leg are in line with a wild bird.

“All-white leucistic birds are extremely rare, only one or two are reported each year or two,” Oakley said. “The white coloration is caused by a lack of pigmentation in the feathers due to a genetic condition.”

MDC staff have seen this bird and a few other white turkeys at Settles Ford in past years. Besides the leucistic condition being unusual, an all-white coloration makes it harder for wildlife to evade predators.

“The survival rate for young turkeys (poults) is already low,” Oakley said. “But being all white would certainly make it more difficult to evade predation."

On a day of firsts, Cass County Agent Landon Leonard in his first year of MDC service visited with the successful hunters. To help them celebrate, he issued Chayson a Sonic Drive-In citation, given to youths for kids caught practicing good behaviors in the outdoors, good for a free ice cream cone.

Chayson said that after he shot, he worried that it was a white duck. But then the hunters approached it and saw the black beard of an adult gobbler.

His first thought was “Oh my goodness,” he said about the excitement. “I thought, I may never see that again.”

El Dorado Springs High School names new basketball head coach

On behalf of the El Dorado Springs School Board and High School, we would like to introduce our new High School Boys' Basketball Head Coach, David Rogers. David has been part of the district for the past two school years and is married to HS Volleyball Coach, Ashley Rogers. David has two boys, Colt (5th) and Dawson (K).

David is originally from Montana and met Ashley while working at Stockton R-1 School District. He is currently in his 14th year of education and 17th year of coaching. He has spent time teaching in Buffalo, Stockton, and Clinton School Districts.

David has coached multiple sports throughout his tenure and has basketball head coaching experience at Clinton High School, where most recently he coached their girls to 21-5 record and a conference championship in 2021.

Coach Rogers states, "I am extremely excited and grateful for this opportunity to lead this program. I am looking forward to opportunities we will have and to help these young men grow on and off the court. I am excited about the future and the great things to come. Go Bulldogs!"

Congratulations and welcome Coach Rogers!

78 year old Pleasant Hill woman arrested for bank robbery

On Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at approximately 3:20 pm, Pleasant Hill Officers were dispatched to Goppert Financial Bank, 2100 N. Hwy 7, Pleasant Hill, in reference to a robbery in progress.

While responding to the scene, officers were provided with a description of the suspect and the suspect vehicle. 

Officers were able to locate the suspect vehicle traveling south on Hwy 7 near the area of Timber Street. Officers conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle and took the female driver into custody.

The suspect, a 78-year-old Pleasant Hill woman, was taken into custody without incident and is in custody pending formal charges. A search warrant was served on the suspect vehicle where evidence linking the woman to the bank robbery was located.

Chief Wright commends the officers for their heads-up police work and to the bank staff for following their safety protocols and providing a great suspect/vehicle description.

At this time there is no further information to be released. The suspect’s identity will be released once charges are issued.

Update:

https://www.midamericalive.com/2023/04/update-78-year-old-pleasant-hill-woman.html

Way to go Madison and Benjamin

Congratulations to Madison Wilson, Appleton City High School and Benjamin Tucker, Clinton High School for being selected to attend the Cooperative Youth Conference and Leadership Experience (CYCLE) in Jefferson City.

They were selected as finalists in Osage Valley's Youth Tour Essay contest and will attend this action-filled three day event in July.

The conference provides high school students from across the state of Missouri opportunities to learn first-hand about state government, the cooperative form of business and being a leader.

Obituary - John Henry Litle

John Henry Litle age 90 of Garden City, Missouri formerly of Harrisonville, Missouri departed this life Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at his home surrounded with family and love.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 8, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at the Antioch Southern Baptist Church, Harrisonville, Missouri. Burial will be in the Garden City Cemetery, Garden City, Missouri.

The family will receive friends Friday, April 7, 2023 from 6:00p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Dickey Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Antioch Southern Baptist Church Memorial Fund and may be sent in care of Dickey Funeral Home, P.O. Box, Harrisonville, Missouri.

A complete obituary will be posted here as soon as that information becomes available.