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Traffic stop leads to seizure of stolen items from storage units (5/8/24)A late-night traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a convicted thief and the seizure of stolen goods from a storage unit as well as methamphetamine, police say...
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Cape Girardeau man arrested after allegedly hiding in attic while surrounded by police (5/7/24)A Cape Girardeau man is in jail on two $10,000 bonds after police say the man barricaded himself in an attic for more than an hour while surrounded by police. Jason S. Jones Sr., 44, was charged with the Class A misdemeanor of resisting/interfering with an arrest Friday, May 3. ...
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Cape woman faces charges after claims of punching woman, dog during dispute (5/3/24)A Cape Girardeau woman faces charges of animal abuse after allegedly punching a dog that was trying to protect another person during a dispute. The suspect later allegedly resisted arrest and police stunned her with a Taser to get her into a patrol car. ...
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Cape man faces felony after allegedly sending nude image of woman to another man (5/3/24)A Cape Girardeau man is in jail on a $15,000 bond after police say he sent images of a nude woman to another man without permission. Nathaniel James Davis, 33, of Cape Girardeau was charged with the crime of nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images, a Class D felony. ...
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Cape sex offender charged with failure to register new address (5/3/24)Ricky Scott, 41, of Cape Girardeau faces allegations he failed to register as a sex offender. The charges resulted from an investigation on Halloween in 2022, in which Scott was not compliant with Halloween restrictions, but Scott did not answer his door when an officer knocked. ...
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Poplar Bluff man sentenced to prison on drug charge (5/3/24)A Poplar Bluff man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling methamphetamine. A release from Sayler Fleming, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri, says U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. ordered the sentence for Joshua Forbes, 31. ...
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Man found guilty of murder in 2020 fatal shooting of Missouri officer (5/3/24)ST. LOUIS — A man charged with killing a St. Louis police officer in 2020 was found guilty of murder Thursday. After a nearly two-week trial, a St. Louis jury convicted Thomas Kinworthy, 46, of first-degree murder and eight other charges in the death of 29-year-old officer Tamarris Bohannon, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. ...
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Officer interrupts domestic attack in progress (5/1/24)A Cape Girardeau police officer who heard a woman screaming from inside a house, stopped an attack Sunday, April 28, according to a probable-cause statement...
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Jackson man faces assault, harassment charges (5/1/24)Cody Bredekamp, 29, of Jackson was charged with Class E felonies of third-degree domestic assault and first-degree harassment after a woman told police she “felt like she was being held hostage”, according to a probable-cause statement filed by police...
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Cracked windshield leads to Sunday shooting incident on I-55 that injured three; Sikeston man faces multiple felony charges (4/30/24)BENTON — A Sikeston man faces multiple felony charges following a traffic incident that resulted in him allegedly shooting at another vehicle and injuring three of its occupants while driving on Interstate 55 on Sunday, April 28, in Scott County. ...
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Sikeston man arrested for child endangerment, aggravated DWI (4/30/24)A Sikeston man was arrested Saturday, April 27, on charges of driving while his license was revoked, second-degree endangerment of a child and aggravated DWI. Marcus Williams, 47, has six prior charges and four convictions of DWI and also was charged with his driver’s license being revoked three times — July 7, 2022; Jan. 26, 2023; and May 31. ...
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Cape Girardeau man arrested for fourth-degree assault, resisting arrest (4/30/24)A Cape Girardeau man was arrested on two charges, one of fourth- degree assault and the other of resisting arrest Sunday, April 28. Jhaiden Blue-Umfleet, 22, was in an altercation with another man outside a bar when a Cape Girardeau police officer tried to separate the two, according to a probable-cause statement. When the officer tried to separate the two men, Blue-Umfleet pushed the officer away from him. ...
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Jackson man accused of stealing from youth football fund (4/26/24)The former president and treasurer of the Jackson Area Youth Football foundation faces charges claiming he stole more than $25,000 from the organization over a two-year period...
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Man charged in Tuesday apartment shooting in Cape Girardeau (4/25/24)A man is facing three felony charges in connection with a Tuesday, April 23, shooting that left one person wounded. Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court documents indicate Prosecuting Attorney Mark Welker has charged Michael Dewayne Thompkins with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and resisting arrest. ...
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3 arrested in Bollinger County after drug investigation (4/25/24)An ongoing and multijurisdictional investigation into a probation violation and drug distribution yielded the arrests of three men April 17, in Bollinger County. The men taken into custody face charges relating to drug and weapons charges. ...
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Suspect in custody after Tuesday morning shooting (4/24/24)A Bertrand man was charged with first-degree assault Tuesday, April 23, after a shooting at a residence in the 1000 block of North Spanish Street in Cape Girardeau...
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Benton man faces murder, armed criminal action charges following deadly stabbing in Scott County (4/24/24)BENTON — A Benton man was arrested on murder and armed criminal action charges following a deadly stabbing early Monday, April 22, in Scott County...
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Narcotics investigation leads to the arrest of three in Mississippi County (4/24/24)CHARLESTON — A narcotics investigation in Mississippi County resulted in the arrest of two Bertrand residents and a Sikeston man...
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Police say one shot on Sheridan Drive (4/24/24)One person was wounded in a shooting Tuesday afternoon, April 23, in Cape Girardeau...
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Cape man pleads guilty to 15-year-old's 2019 murder (4/23/24)A Cape Girardeau man pleaded guilty Monday, April 22, to the 2019 killing of a 15-year-old girl. A release from Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Welker says Isaiah Lane, 33, pleaded guilty in circuit court to second-degree murder and first-degree assault. ...
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Police: Bollinger County woman told elaborate lies across multiple investigations, including sexual assault (4/18/24)BOLLINGER COUNTY — Police say a Bollinger County woman told several elaborate lies during sexual assault and harassment investigations in a complex and escalating scheme that targeted the mother of her fiance’s child. Michelle D. Kaempfer of Glen Allen is accused of multiple felonies in separate-but-related cases: perjury; forgery; tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution; first-degree harassment; first-degree stalking; making a false report; and theft. ...
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Fredericktown woman arrested in Cape on charges of stealing car, possessing drugs (4/16/24)Anna J. Dobyns, 40, is in the custody at the Cape Girardeau County jail in lieu of a $40,000 bond on charges of first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. ...
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3 face charges from home-invasion burglaries in Cape Girardeau (4/12/24)Alexander County, Illinois, deputies and Cape Girardeau police officers worked to arrest three men in connection to a home-invasion burglary that took place Wednesday, April 10...
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Police: Cape man stole diaper bag, breast pump from car (4/12/24)A Cape Girardeau man is accused of stealing $890 worth of items from a woman’s car, including a diaper bag, diapers and a breast pump. When officers found him later, they found him with drugs, documents show...
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Prosecutor cites conflict, seeks special prosecutor in murder case (4/12/24)Bollinger County Prosecuting Attorney Stephen P. Gray has requested the appointment of a special prosecutor in the murder case against Terry Allen, citing a conflict of interest...