Saturday, May 23, 2026

Highway Patrol Arrests May 22-23

Jessie R. Knutter, 22, Sugar Creek, driving while intoxicated

Ivan W. Melvin, 51, Reeds Spring, felony possession of a controlled substance- methamphetamine

Earl D. Hall, 69, Cape Fair, felony possession of a controlled substance- methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia

Phillip R Neill, 36, Springfield, felony driving while intoxicated- aggravated offender, felony possession of a controlled substance- psilocybin mushrooms, driving while revoked, speeding

Kalen D. Ponder, 24, Cassville, Barry County felony warrant for property damage








Dakota R. Watson, 22, Rolla, driving while intoxicated

Eduardo Martinez, 19, Neosho, driving while intoxicated, minor visibly intoxicated, speeding

Maxwel R. Duncan, 34, Joplin, driving while intoxicated, speeding

Claudia O. Vanek, 46, Branson, driving while intoxicated, lane violation

Matthew T. Blanton, 22, Rolla, driving while intoxicated (drugs)

Lucas A. Hinnah, 33, Gilliam, driving while intoxicated

Micheal D. Walton, 60, Mascoutah, Illinois, driving while intoxicated








Rodolfo A. Domacasse, 55, Branson, driving while intoxicated, lane violation

Flavio Cesar Mendoza De Leon, 29, Noel, no valid license, immigration hold

Richard C. Suttles, 48, Springfield, Greene County felony warrant for failure to appear on possession of a controlled substance

David A. Janik, 66, Forsyth, driving while intoxicated

Mari K. Pressler, 54, Cassville, Seligman Police Department misdemeanor warrant for failure to appear on defective equipment

Juan M. Fernandez Flores, 20, Pittsburg, Kansas, no valid license, speeding

Lester J. Krause, 58, Hollister, driving while intoxicated (drugs) 

Two people suffer serious injuries in motorcycle-deer collision on 66

Two Riverton, Kansas residents were injured in a motorcycle-deer collision 8 p.m. Friday on MO 66 two miles west of Joplin.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a deer ran into the path of a 2011 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by a 52-year-old Riverton man. The motorcycle struck the deer and overturned.

The driver and a passenger, a 44-year-old Riverton woman, were treated for serious injuries at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin.
 

Friday, May 22, 2026

U. S. Bankruptcy Court Petitions- Joplin

Barry County

Elizabeth Gail Immel

Jasper County

Aaron William Workman and Breanna Dawn Workman
Alexis Eleanor Williams
Lacey Renee Probert
Richard Eugene Bernicke, Jr.
Leonard Gail Franklin, Jr. and Dedria Martell Franklin
Jason Rick Taylor
Camden Dawn Sanders









McDonald County

Jacob Fisher 

Newton County

Saul M. Garcia and Tanya L. Garcia

Stone County

John Gilbert Goodwin and Karyn Lynn Goodwin
Harvey Lee Franks

Dade County Dissolution of Marriage Petitions

Travis Mallory vs. Tiffany M. Mallory
Ebben R. Feagan vs. Summer E. Feagan











 

Barton County Dissolution of Marriage Petitions

Justin D. Holder vs. Bessie G. Holder











 

McDonald County Dissolution of Marriage Petitions

Sonya N. Dawson vs. Kenneth D. Dawson












 

Newton County Dissolution of Marriage Petitions

Jerry L. Thoenen vs. Aaron L. Thoenen
David Q. Liveoak vs. Melissa J. Liveoak