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

Barton County Marriage Licenses

Derrik Justin Cook, 39, Liberal, and Kayla Christine Laderer, 33, Liberal

Sergio Yovani Molina Vail, 21, Jasper, and Zenaida Yamileth Rivas Galvez, 22, Jasper

Jasper County Marriage Licenses

Kameron Arthur Kimball, 26, Joplin, and Elizabeth Marie Hokit, 25, Stillwater, Oklahoma

Brandon Keith West, 55, Joplin, and Terri Lynn Reasner, 57, Joplin

Jackson Prescott Young, 22, Roeland Park, Kansas, and Elsie Jean Verhoff, 22, Roeland Park, Kansas

Noah Bryson Blackford, 20, Carthage, and Audriauna Renae Osterdyk, 21, Carthage

Shaniah Renea Bishop, 28, Joplin, and Brianna Diamond BJ Beasley, 30, Joplin

Christopher Carl Crawford, 24, Joplin, and Kennedy Elizabeth Schwartz, 23, Joplin

Brandon Ryan Mlekus, 27, Joplin, and Gracie Lee Krokroskia, 25, Joplin

Carson Boyd Beck, 26, Joplin, and Allison Ann Kooser, 25, Joplin

Domenico Tommaso Bevilacqua, 23, McKinney, Texas, and Julia Frances Kerr, 24, Fort Scott, Kansas

Chastin Wade Utter, 23, Carthage, and Brianna Jo McGuire, 21, Joplin

Matthew Peyton Wells, 22, Springfield, and Emma Leigh Brown, 22, Carthage

Jeffrey Elijah Goddard, 23, Webb City, and Kyah Kay Sanborn, 21, Webb City

Jeremy Dean Lewis, 47, Girard, Kansas, and Kayla Rae Sorrick, 40, Franklin, Kansas

James Ryan Craft, 25, Frontenac, Kansas, and August Angel Chamberlain, 25, Frontenac, Kansas

Brock Boyd Lassiter, 22, Asbury, and Taylor Marie Miles, 23, Asbury

Brice Dylan Walder, 36, Webb City, and Gail Ann Wilcox, 38, Webb City 

Newton County Sheriff's Office Arrests

07/30/2026 0543 GUY ALLEN HIBDON

1301 S 23rd

PARSON, KS 66700

WM 37

4799 W DOWNSTREAM BLVD/US

166 HWY

0.00

1 UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA

07/30/2026 0543 FRANKIE VICTOR LEONA

ORAM

431 S 35th St

PARSONS, KS 67357

WF 39

4799 W DOWNSTREAM BLVD/US

166 HWY

10,000.00

1 DELIVERY OR POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE AT COUNTY/P

2 JPD OBSTRUCT POLICE

07/30/2026 1439 KIMBERLY RAE MILLER

2975 Waukesha Road

SILOAN SPRINGS, AR 72761

WF 45

1300 SW 14TH 7,500.00

1 STEALING - $750 OR MORE

07/30/2026 2242 CRISTOFER JAFET SAVILLA

2008711 Riley Rd

WALLER, TX

WM 19

1602 INDUSTRIAL DR 0.00

1 OPERATED MOTOR VEHICLE IN A CARELESS AND IMPRUDENT MANNER

07/30/2026 2242 LEONARDO FABIO

MARTINEZ CANOLES

WM 20

1602 INDUSTRIAL DR 0.00

HOMELESS, MO

1 OPERATED MOTOR VEHICLE IN A CARELESS AND IMPRUDENT MANNER 

Joplin man injured in crash east of Lamar

A Joplin man was injured in a one-vehicle accident 4:30 a.m. Thursday on U. S. 160 two and a half miles east of Lamar.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2015 Chevrolet Impala driven by a 27-year-old Joplin man ran off the roadway, struck a culvert and overturned.

The driver was treated for moderate injuries at Cox Barton County Hospital, Lamar.

 

Highway Patrol Arrests July 30-31

Jarrod T. Cook, 33, Merriam Woods, felony possession of a controlled substance- methamphetamine, driving while intoxicated, possession of drug paraphernalia

Brielle N. Looney, 23, Springfield, driving while intoxicated, speeding

Brady E. Ward, 37, Hollister, driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest, speeding

Jonathan P. Ash, 48, Bois D'Arc, driving while intoxicated, speeding 

 

Barton County Dissolution of Marriage Petitions

Terisa J. Ayers vs. Rodney E. Ayers