Thursday, March 26, 2026

Newton County Sheriff's Office Arrests

03/25/2026 26000559

0013 TRISHA MARIE ROSSEL

WF 35

107 N DIAMOND LOOP 0.00

107 N Diamond Loop

DIAMOND, MO 64840

1 DOMESTIC ASSAULT - 2ND DEGREE


03/25/2026 1156 JOSEPH WAYNE THURMAN

18655 Terrier Rd

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64867

WM 46

299 W VALLEY ST/COBB HILL RD 150.00

1 NPD POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 215.650

2 NPD POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 215.660


03/25/2026 26000562

1353 RUSTY LEE MILLER

WM 52

524 W 44TH ST/S SERGEANT AVE 0.00

4815 S Jackson Ave

SHOAL CREEK DRIVE, MO

64804

1 RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY


03/25/2026 1309 MILEY LENEE CLARK

311 Morrow St

NEOSHO, MO 64850

WF 50

208 WEST COLER 0.00

1 POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

2 DWI - PRIOR


03/25/2026 1800 ZACHARY RYAN GREEN

6922 Quince Rd

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64850

WM 43

18619 HIGHWAY Y/PIPER LN 104.74

1 FTA-SPD FAIL TO REGISTER MOTOR VEHICLE 390.090

2 FTA-SPD DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT 380.140

3 FTA-SPD DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT 380.140

4 SPD DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT 380.140

5 FTA-SPD PEACE DISTURBANCE 215.670

6 FTA-SPD DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT 380.140

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Page 1Arrest Date/Time Case #

Name

Race/Sex/Age Arrest Location Bond AmtBond Type Trial Date

03/25/2026 1800 ZACHARY RYAN GREEN

6922 Quince Rd

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64850

WM 43

18619 HIGHWAY Y/PIPER LN 333.50

7 FTA-SPD PEACE DISTURBANCE 215.670


03/25/2026 1955 AMBER LOU HOWE

9352 Ellsworth Ln

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64850

WF 48

744 HEIDI LN 0.00

1 JOHNSON CO WARR


03/25/2026 2045 CASEY RYAN GRAY

6161 Bison Rd

JOPLIN, MO 64804

WM 25

6161 BISON ROAD 500.00

3 FTA `OWNER OPERATE MV WITHOUT MAINTAINING FIN. RESPONS.-1ST

1 FTA RESISTING ARREST/DETENTION/STOP BY FLEEING - CREATING A

2 FTA `DRIVING WHILE REVOKED/SUSPENDED - FELONY


03/25/2026 2124 RODNEY MICHEAL WILSON

2408 E 24th St

JOPLIN, MO 64801

WM 59

208 W COLER ST 0.00

1 FTA POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 

Highway Patrol Arrests March 25-26

Kenneth C. Cerny, Jr., 52, El Dorado Springs, felony no valid license

David W. Harms, 43, Joplin, felony driving while revoked, failed to register motor vehicle, four Joplin Police Department misdemeanor traffic warrants

Robert J. Jackson, 42, Anderson, violation of ex parte order








Kylie S. Vandevelde, 22, Webb City, Webb City Police Department warrant for moving traffic violation

Carson W. Woods, 26, Goodman, McDonald County warrant for domestic assault

Joe D. Robinson, 20, Cassville, driving while intoxicated 

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Newton County Sheriff's Office Weekly Report

























 

Neosho Police Department Weekly Report





















 

Agenda posted for Joplin Traffic Commission meeting























 

April election topic for next Newsmakers program

(From KGCS)

Election day is April 7 and Jasper County voters will be asked to fill seats of elected officials and decide tax related issues which are the focus of the next Newsmakers.

Joplin Schools Superintendent Dr. Kerry Sachetta and Fred Palmer with the Eagle Forward Bond Campaign talk about seeking an extension of a 40 million-dollar debt-extension bond issue to continue long range facility improvements. 








The Joplin City Manager, Police and Fire Chiefs, discuss the proposed extension of a sales tax to fund hiring more officers, salary improvements, constructing a fire house and other equipment for both agencies. And Jasper County Clerk Charlie Davis details voter turnout for spring elections and other items on the ballot.

Newsmakers is airing nightly at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. beginning on KGCS-TV March 29 and will air at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, April 4 on KOAM-TV. It is also posted on the station’s YouTube channel: KGCS – Missouri Southern State University.

KGCS-TV programming can be seen on channel 21 and is also available on regional cable television systems such as Sparklight, Mediacom and Optimum Internet. The station operates as a service of the Department of Communication at Missouri Southern State University.

                                  

Newton County Sheriff's Office Arrests

03/24/2026 0952 MARIA GUADALUPE

MENDOZA

21763 Gateway Dr

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64843

WF 42

21763 GATEWAY DR 5,000.00

1 RESISTING/INTERFERING WITH ARREST FOR A FELONY


03/24/2026 1320 MICHAEL SCOTT RUARK

0 Homeless

NEOSHO, MO 64850

WM 41

405 5 10,000.00

1 PROBATION VIOLATION- BURGLARY 2ND DEGREE

2 PROBATION VIOLATION-DOMESTIC ASSAULT 2ND DEGREE

3 PROBATION VIOLATION-BURGLARY 2ND DEGREE

4 PROBATION VIOLATION-POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE


03/24/2026 1317 WEASLEY GARRET PROCK

15694 Ibex Rd

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64850

WM 27

15694 IBEX RD 0.00

1 RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY


03/24/2026 1448 JASON ROSAS CRESPO

1209 Prospect Ave

CARTHAGE, MO 64836

WM 22

28 B ST 3,500.00

1 POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

2 `EXCEEDED POSTED SPEED LIMIT (16-19 MPH)

3 `OPERATE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT A VALID LICENSE - 1ST OF

4 `OPERATE M/V OWNED BY ANOTHER W/O FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

5 `EXCEEDED POSTED SPEED LIMIT (11-15 MPH)

6 `OPERATE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT A VALID LICENSE - 1ST OF


DENNIS DEWAYNE REYNOLDS

WM 38

03/24/2026 2132 7542 NANCY LN 2,500.00

7542 Nancy Ln

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64850

1 PROBATION VIOLATION TAMPERING WITH MOTOR VEHICLE