Monday, August 27, 2018

Baxter Springs woman charged with DWI , battery after driving vehicle into restaurant, injuring two people

(From the Baxter Springs Police Department)

On August 24, 2018, Baxter Springs police officers were dispatched to a vehicle accident at 1910 Military Avenue, Oriental Gardens restaurant where a vehicle had driven into the front of the building and injured two individuals. Both of those individuals were transported to local hospitals in Joplin, Missouri with non-life threatening injuries.

The driver of the vehicle was arrested and is being formally charged.

UPDATE: In reference to the August 24 incident at Oriental Garden. Janet Freeman of Baxter Springs is currently being held in the Cherokee County Jail. 


A probable cause affidavit has been sent to the prosecutor's office requesting the following charges against Janet Freeman:

Aggravated Battery While DUI
Driving Under The Influence
Reckless Driving
Criminal Damage To Property

A detention order was requested and signed Saturday. As always, she is presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law.

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