A 17-year-old Sedalia resident has been charged with felonies relating to a shooting incident earlier this year.
Sedalia Police officers were dispatched to Centennial Park on February 27 for a report of gunfire. Evidence was found in the park and adjacent areas to suggest that gunfire had been exchanged between two vehicles. A victim was treated at Bothwell Regional Health Center for a gunshot wound.
Through investigation, detectives were able to develop cause to arrest Kobe Staten for his part in this incident. On April 22, officers stopped a vehicle in which Staten was an occupant, and he was arrested.
A search warrant was obtained for Staten’s residence, and detectives say they found a stolen firearm, child pornography, and evidence to suggest he was distributing controlled substances.
A 39-year-old Sedalia man has been charged with a felony for allegedly assaulting a woman on May 19.
A Sedalia Police report says officers reported to a disturbance. A woman said she “just got choked out” by Randall Routon. The officer noted the woman had marks on her neck consistent with her allegations. The woman also said Routon spit on her and hit her in the face while she was driving after picking up Routon from his place of work.
Routon told authorities that the woman hit him first. He was asked why the woman would have red marks on her neck. He denied choking her, saying he has never put his hands on her. Routon was arrested.
A 37-year-old Sedalia man is facing a drug-related felony charge after the execution of a search warrant in October.
A Sedalia Police report says during the early morning hours of October 23, an officer served a search warrant related to drug activity at a residence in Sedalia. Shamakeith Taylor was one of the persons on the premises.
Officers say they located methamphetamine; a cell phone; a glass pipe with suspected methamphetamine residue; sandwich-style baggies; and a digital scale.
Taylor is charged with a Class C Felony for Delivery of a Controlled Substance and a drug-related misdemeanor. Taylor posted $10,000 surety bond on October 29.