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VERNON COUNTY, Mo. (KOAM) - A former Vernon County inmate is now charged in the January death of another inmate.

The Callaway County Sheriffs Department removed over six grams of meth and another repeat criminal/state parolee from the community.

Houston, MO. - On Wednesday, March 9th of 2022, Officers with the Houston Police Department and the Texas County Sheriff's Office conducted a search in a block of Cherokee Circle in Houston. Methamphetamine, marijuana, and other multiple items of drug paraphernalia were found within the residence. In addition, an illegally possessed firearm was found and seized. Michael Watts, are 46 and Stacy Herman, age 42 were arrested as part of the investigation. Both are charged with Possession of a C...

Officers from the Osage Beach Police Department, Mid-Mo Drug Task Force, Mustang Drug Task Force, Missouri State Highway Patrol, and the Miller County Sheriff’s S.W.A.T. Team served a search warrant

COOPER COUNTY - The Cooper County Sheriffs Office, Boonville Police Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol and East Central Drug Task Force conducted a search warrant on Poertner Street in Boonville on Thursday. The agencies seized large quantities of marijuana, THC wax and THC vape cartridges as well as U.S. currency and a firearm.  John Baldwin of Boonville was taken into custody and has been charged with  Possession of a Controlled Substance Except 35 Grams or Less of Marijuan...

Multiple drug-related items were allegedly located at a residence in the presence of a child, and two Fayette residents are facing felony charges. According to a probable-cause statement, on December 21, officers with the East Central Drug Task Force, Howard County Sheriff’s office and the Fayette Police Department executed a narcotics search warrant at an apartment in the 500 block of South Cleveland Street where they seized several plastic baggies containing illegal drugs, prescription pill...

A St. Charles resident is facing multiple drug related charges following a traffic stop on Interstate 70 in Lafayette County. A report from the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department states that just before 2 a.m. on Monday, March 29, a deputy conducted a traffic stop after he observed a black Dodge Charger following too closely to another vehicle. The driver of the vehicle, 60-year-old Kimberly Ebernickle refused to consent to a search of the vehicle, claiming it was not hers. During a search...

An Independence man is facing a couple of felonies in Cooper County following a traffic stop on March 9. According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a trooper stopped the vehicle after he observed there was no front license plate. The license plate that was on the rear of the vehicle was registered to a Chevrolet pick-up and not the Cadillac that the trooper had stopped. After questioning the driver, the trooper approached the vehicle where he observed the passenger, Jeffrey S...

AUTHORITIES HAVE CHARGED A SECOND PERSON FOLLOWING THE EXECUTION OF A NARCOTICS SEARCH WARRANT IN JANUARY

Two men are facing felony charges after authorities located more than two pounds of marijuana during a traffic stop in June of last year in Lafayette County. During a search of the vehicle, Lafayette County deputies say they found a total of 2.17 pounds of marijuana. Michael Eugene Jensen, 48, and Rick William Lawson, 40, both of Versailles, are charged with a Class C Felony for Delivery of a Controlled Substance. Additionally, Lawson is charged with a Class D Felony for Possession of a Control...