The jury trial for a Kansas City, Kansas man facing felony charges including murder and kidnapping has been cancelled.
On February 22, 2020 Sedalia Police officers responded to the 700 block of East 17th Street where they found Robert G. Fox lying dead in the street from an apparent gunshot wound to the chest.
After further investigation, detectives were able to establish a motive and identify a suspect vehicle that later led authorities to a subject who lived in the Kansas City, Kansas, area. Authorities tracked the suspect vehicle to Sedalia prior to the homicide and back to the KCK area, and Daniel Fernandez, now 27-years-old, was charged.
A 37-year-old Sedalia man facing multiple felony charges for allegedly sexually abusing three children in the past few years has had his case continued.
During separate interviews with a child-safe investigator on May 21, the children described in explicit detail the acts by John Wayne Archambault, who used to live with them.
The events described had happened in the past as the children do not live at the same home where the incidents took place. Investigators found information that revealed Archambault lived at the same address as the children from 2015-18.
During an interview with Archambault, acknowledged living at the residence while the three children were there but denied the accusations.
A 21-year-old Sedalia man is facing multiple felonies for allegedly firing a gun out of a moving vehicle in August.
On August 3, Sedalia Police officers responded to a report of shots fired in the area of West Saline Street and Albright Court. Officers located 23-shell casings in the area. After further investigation, 21-year-old Keyshawn Flowers was identified as a possible suspect.
Flowers waived formal arraignment and pleaded not guilty on January 4 to a Class B Felony for Unlawful Use of a Weapon-Shooting from a Moving Vehicle; and an Unclassified Felony for Armed Criminal Action. Bond has been set at $250,000 cash or surety.
A 46-year-old Smithton man is facing a couple of felonies following an altercation in Sedalia this past June.
On June 23, a Pettis County Sheriff’s deputy arrived at the scene of a reported disturbance involving a weapon. The alleged victim claims that Christopher Cowles illegally entered her home while she was sleeping. She claims Cowles began yelling at her and then proceeded to her roommate’s room where he began threatening the roommate.
Cowles pleaded not guilty on March 15 to a Class B Felony for Burglary in the First Degree and a Class C Felony for Domestic Assault in the Third Degree. Cowles posted $5,000 surety bond on August 31.