Newton County Sheriff's Office Arrests

7/31/2026 0216 JAMES DONALD MCMILLEN

WM 63

6614 OLD HIGHWAY 71 0.00

II

1176 South Pinecrest Road

JOPLIN, MO 64801

1 `DWI

07/31/2026 1212 JEREMY DAYTON GREEN

336 East Jackson

WARSAW, MO 65355

WM 49

1620 E. MAIN ST 1,000.00

1 PROBATION VIOLATION

07/31/2026 26001467

1440 SCOTTIE NUNEZ

WM 29

299 W MAIN ST/BIG SPRING DR 250.00

289 Spring Street

STARK CITY, MO 64866

2 `DRIVING WHILE REVOKED/SUSPENDED - 2ND OR 3RD OFFENSE

1 STEALING

07/31/2026 1207 KHRISTINA SAVANNAH

MERRILL

205 School St

ROCKY COMFORT, MO 64861

WF 34

250.00

2 FTA DOMESTIC ASSAULT 4TH DEGREE

3 FTA PROPERTY DAMAGE 2ND

1 MCSO - DANGEROUS DRUG

07/31/2026 1700 KOU SHENG XIONG

879 Mill Street

STARK CITY, MO 64866

AF 32

0.00

1 STEALING - $25,000 OR MORE/TELLER MACHINE OR CONTENTS

08/01/2026 0131 ASHLEIGH MARIE DAVIS

3025 S Saganaw Ave Building C,

304

WF 20

SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807

8999 HAMMER RD/HOLLY RD 300.00

1 LACLEDE CO FTA- FAILURE TO DISPLAY PLATE

08/01/2026 1346 TREVOR MICHAEL SEIGRIST

7753 Angus Dr

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64865

WM 31

7553 ANGUS DR 0.00

1 DOMESTIC ASSAULT - 3RD DEGREE

2 ASSAULT - 3RD DEGREE - SPECIAL VICTIM

3 ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD - 1ST DEGREE - 2 OR MORE/

08/01/2026 1832 JOHNATHON WAYNE

STALEY

721 Janisch Rd, 46

HOUSTON, TX 00718

WM 40

208 W COLER ST 10,000.00

2 STATUTORY RAPE/ATTEMPT STAT RAPE 1ST DEGREE LESS 12 YOA

3 STATUTORY RAPE/ATTEMPT STAT RAPE 1ST DEGREE LESS 12 YOA

1 DOMESTIC ASSAULT - 4TH DEGREE - 1ST OR 2ND OFFENSE

08/01/2026 1832 SOMCHAI DITSUNON

201 N Cherry St

SALINA, KS 67401

UM 59

208 W COLER ST 0.00

1 IOWA STATE: FORGERY

2 IOWA STATE: FORGERY

08/01/2026 1832 BLAKE LEE MOSS

16403 W 123rd St

OLATHE, KS 66061

WM 38

208 W COLER ST 0.00

1 WRIT

08/01/2026 1832 JOSE NMN TERRAZAS

Homeless

WM 60

208 W COLER ST 0.00

1 WRIT

08/01/2026 1832 LUIS ALBERTO LOMA Jr

2114 4th Street

GREELEY, CO 80631

WM 25

208 W COLER ST 0.00

1 WRIT FOR COLORADO

08/01/2026 1832 CRISTIAN ROBERT

VELASQUEZ

2206 Whiteback Dr

HOUSTON, TX 77084

WM 41

208 W COLER 0.00

1 WRIT FOR KANSAS

08/02/2026 0143 JARROD DALE ROBBINS

1308 E 34th St

JOPLIN, MO 64804

WM 38

2957 I 44 EB 500.00

1 JPD FTA- POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

2 `DRIVING WHILE REVOKED/SUSPENDED - 1ST OFFENSE

08/02/2026 1633 DANIEL STEVEN GOODHUE

7691 Emma Ln

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64804

WM 48

208 W COLER ST 500.00

1 VIOLATION OF ORDER OF PROTECTION ADULT-1ST OFFENSE

08/02/2026 1633 DESTINY JASMINE BRISCOE

5075 Courtney Ln, UNK

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64804

WF 31

208 W COLER ST 0.00

1 DWI - PERSISTENT

2 `DRIVING WHILE REVOKED/SUSPENDED - 1ST OFFENSE 

Highway Patrol Arrests August 1-3

Ulises Silva Mata, 27, Springfield, driving while intoxicated, speeding, no insurance

Jacob P. Hampton, 25, Springfield, Polk County misdemeanor warrant for no insurance, two Springfield Police Department misdemeanor warrants for no insurance, driving while suspended, no insurance

Brayden L. Williams, 18, Galena, driving while intoxicated

Elizabeth A. Sanders, 53, Bolivar, driving while intoxicated, failed to drive on right half of roadway resulting in a crash, no insurance

Magen M. Golden, 43, Humansville, driving while intoxicated, speeding

Dalton L. Counts, 36, Nevada, Polk County misdemeanor warrant for failure to appear on fishing without a permit

Donald G. Liske, 60, Exeter, driving while intoxicated

Matthew S. McDonald, 51, Lovington, New Mexico, driving while intoxicated, speeding

Kevin McMillan, 52, Bolivar, felony driving while intoxicated, felony possession of a controlled substance- diazepam, failed to drive on right half of roadway, no valid license, McDonald County felony warrant for non-support, Fair Play misdemeanor warrant for failure to appear on failure to display valid plates

Hector I. Alvelo, 32, Springfield, driving while intoxicated, speeding, lane violation, texting while driving

Kenton R. Prine, 18, Ava, driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of a crash, failed to drive on right half of roadway

Rafael F. Tinajero Rodriguez, 30, Belleville, Illinois, felony driving while intoxicated, speeding

Dakota J. Malone, 37, Joplin, Jasper County felony warrant for fleeing, driving while intoxicated, failed to signal, failed to drive on right half of roadway

William S. Haynes, 25, Carl Junction, driving while intoxicated, speeding, lane violation

Tad D. Phelps, 22, Baxter Springs, Kansas, driving while intoxicated, failed to drive on right half of roadway

Chaney D. Luke, 36, Mountain View, driving while intoxicated, failed to drive on right half of roadway

Wilbert F. Pineda-Guerra, 30, Springdale, Arkansas, driving while intoxicated, failed to drive on right half of roadway

Joseph E. Bligh, 49, Sioux City, Iowa, driving while intoxicated, careless and imprudent driving involving a crash

 

Agenda posted for Joplin Planning and Zoning Commission

 

Agenda posted for Joplin Board of Adjustments meeting

 

Newton County Marriage Licenses

 Michael Allen-Dale Akins, 37, Goodman, and Hannah Noelle Dawn Canfield, 28, Jane

Tyler Rhea Sorenson, 32, Neosho, and Kallie Rose Rodriguez, 33, Neosho

Mario Enrique Padilla, 23, Neosho, and Anna Maria Davila, 23, Neosho

Crowder College Roughrider Rodeo scheduled

(From Crowder College)

The 14th Annual Crowder College Roughrider Rodeo will be held August 14 and 15, 608 Field Avenue, Neosho. Gates open at 6pm with the rodeo starting at 7:30pm. Title sponsor for this year’s rodeo is River Bend Casino and Hotel, Wyandotte Nation Tribe of Oklahoma.

Mutton Busting will be held at 7pm, prior to the start of the rodeo. This year, registration will open for Mutton Busting, Monday, August 10, 8am. Space is limited to 20 contestants each night. To register go to: https://www.crowder.edu/about-crowder/mutton-busting/

Tickets are available in advance: $12-adults, $8-children ages 6-12; 5 and under are free; and may be purchased at Crowder College Bookstore, First Community Bank locations, and Eric Norris-State Farm Insurance. Commemorative t-shirts are also available for $16 (additional $6 for 2XL) at the Bookstore and will be available at the rodeo. Purchase tickets online: www.CrowderBookstore.com

Tickets may be purchased at the gate for an additional $2 each. This event is a scholarship fundraiser for student in the agriculture program.

For the second year, TK Pro Rodeo will manage all the rodeo stock and contestants. TK Pro Rodeo produces sanctioned professional rodeos and bull riding across the country and is based out of Jay, OK. The Roughrider Scholarship Rodeo is an IPRA/ACRA sanctioned event drawing cowboys and cowgirls from the region to participate. 

Top rodeo contestants will compete in nine different events which is ACRA/IPRA sanctioned. Local vendors and concessions will also be available. This event is sponsored in part by River Bend Casino and Hotel, Wyandotte, OK as well as many local sponsors.

Veterans who are currently serving or who have served are invited to attend either night as a guest of the Crowder Aggies. Please present your military ID at the gate.

For more information, please call 417.455.5720.

 

Highway Patrol Arrests July 31-August 1

 Edward G. Ruckman, 22, Mountain Grove, driving while intoxicated, failed to drive on right half of roadway, failed to signal

Shirley C. Keppel, 29, Merriam Woods, felony possession of a controlled substance- hydrocodone, driving while intoxicated, speedingk lane violation

Lena J. Hill, 18, Milo, driving while intoxicated, failed to drive on right half of roadway, no seat belt

Trevo J. Torres, 43, Branson, driving while intoxicated

Erik D. Granseth, 41, Ames, Iowa, driving while intoxicated, failed to drive on right half of roadway

Robert A. Leslie, 33, Kansas City, driving while intoxicated

Alberto Corganguez Osorio, 26, Santa Fe, New Mexico, driving while intoxicated, failed to obey a traffic control device

Vicki J. Bailey, 62, Kansas City, Kansas, driving while intoxicated

Kellar J. Davis, 20, Springfield, driving while intoxicated, failed to drive on right half of roadway

Roney Pitts, 54, Cassville, driving while intoxicated (drugs), speeding, failed to drive on right half of roadway

David N. Reynolds, 18, Springfield, driving while intoxicated, speeding, failed to drive on right half of roadway, minor visibly intoxicated, failed to signal, no insurance

Kevin T. Long, 68, Anderson, felony driving while intoxicated, driving while revoked, resisting arrest

Hunter L. Walker, 19, Bolivar, felony driving while intoxicated- serious physical injury, failed to drive on right half of roadway resulting in a crash