Monday, November 27, 2023

Joplin Police Department Holiday Weekend Arrests

11/22/2023 1426 
JEFFERY RAYE COLLINS 
 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 
WM 45 7TH / SCHIFFERDECKER 500.00 
PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS 

11/22/2023 1600 
COLBY WAYNE HENDERSON 
 102 S 1st St S GREENFIELD, MO 
WM 34 2619 W 7TH ST 500.00 
OBSTRUCTION / RESISTING 
RESIST / INTERFERE W/ ARREST 
TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY 

11/22/2023 1650 
DALTON WYATT GAMEZ 
 1901 S Main St JOPLIN, MO 64804 
WM 28 32ND/MAIN 500.00 
FAIL TO APPEAR 








11/22/2023 1802 
BRIAN DANIEL BILYEU 
 130 Turk Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804 
WM 33 NEWMAN/FLORIDA 500.00 
RESIST / INTERFERE W/ ARREST 
DWS/DWR OR CANCELLED 
STATE LICENSE PLATES REQUIRED 

11/22/2023 2125 
BRADLEY ALEXANDER FERGUSON 
 805 W 6th St JOPLIN, MO 64801 
WM 29 805 W 6TH ST 500.00 
DOMESTIC ASSAULT--CITY 

11/22/2023 2144 
CRYSTAL DIANE BELL 
 309 Hardy St, A DUQUESNE, MO 64801 
WF 42 1501 S RANGELINE RD 500.00 
POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 
LARCENY 

11/22/2023 2305 
ZACHARY DAVID MILLER 
 8205 Blackberry Rd SARCOXIE, MO 64862 
WM 34 7TH JOPLIN 500.00 
DWS/DWR OR CANCELLED 
FAIL TO APPEAR 

11/22/2023 0000 
BRIAN S SCHNELLE 
 6089 W Belle Center Road JOPLIN, MO 64801 
WM 47 W 7TH/S MAIDEN LN 500.00 
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 
SPEED LIMIT ON SPECIFIC STREET 

11/23/2023 0042 
JULIE ANN WISNER GERMAN 
 2020 S Hampshire Terr, 74 JOPLIN, MO 64804 
WF 46 2001 HAMPSHIRE TERRACE 0.00 
DOMESTIC ASSAULT--CITY 

11/23/2023 0102 
JAMES BRADLEY MALONE 
 5953 Pumpstation Rd ANDERSON, MO 64381 
WM 53 32ND / S MONROE 500.00 
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 

11/23/2023 0105 
BEAU MICHAEL RUSSELL 
WM 20 7TH/MAIN 500.00 
849 S Brownell Ave 
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 
COMPLIANCE W/ REQUEST FOR INFO BY POLICE OFFICERS 
DRIVERS LICENSE TO BE CARRIED ON PERSON 
TRAFFIC SIGNALS- FLASHING RED 
POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 

11/23/2023 0317 
JESSE MICHAEL BAILEY Jr 
531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804 
WM 46 W 7TH ST / S MICHIGAN AVE 500.00 
NO PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 
DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE OF DRUGS 
POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 

11/23/2023 0356 
SHAUN LEE SUTES 
 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 
WM 51 1501 S RANGELINE RD 500.00 
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 

11/23/2023 0845 
WILLIAM KENTA RICHARDSON 
 3827 College View Dr JOPLIN, MO 64801 
BM 46 20TH/RANGELINE 500.00 
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 

11/23/2023 1110 
JOHNATHAN WAYNE SEAMON 
 918 E 7th St, 6 GALENA, KS 66739 
WM 47 1617 OHIO AVE 500.00 
DOMESTIC ASSAULT--CITY 

11/23/2023 1715 
STEVEN ANTHONY BLANSFIELD 
 531 S Kentucky JOPLIN, MO 64801 
WM 31 517 W 8TH 500.00 
TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY 

11/23/2023 1930 
LARRY DARNELL WALKER 
 1700 W 30th St JOPLIN, MO 64801 
BM 66 1700 W 30TH ST 0.00 
BENCH WARRANT 

11/24/2023 0044 
HEIDI NICOLE SILVERNAIL 
 2006 S Porter JOPLIN, MO 64804 
WF 38 5501 E 32ND 500.00 
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 

11/24/2023 0330 
MARENE DEJUANA CARR 
 4058 S Meadowlark Dr, 6 SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807 
BF 29 303 E 3RD ST 0.00
BENCH WARRANT 

11/24/2023 0415 
ARIEL SUE PAIGE HOLDEN-DIVINE 
 4863 Falcon Ln REEDS, MO 64859 
WF 31 W 7TH ST / S GRAY AVE 500.00
DWS/DWR OR CANCELLED 
NO PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 








11/24/2023 0843 
DALE EDWARD HOWERTON Jr 
5854 Cr 263 JOPLIN, MO 64801 
WM 41 303 E 3RD ST 0.00 
BENCH WARRANT 

11/24/2023 0931 
KELLI MARIE NEWBERRY 
 2203 S Tyler Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804 
WF 30 303 E 3RD 500.00
FAIL TO APPEAR 

11/24/2023 0939 
TROY EDWARD MARKS 
 3039 W 15th St JOPLIN, MO 64801 
WM 52 2623 W 7TH ST 500.00 
LARCENY 
LARCENY 

11/24/2023 0855 
SPENCER TRAVIS MCCABE 
 703 E 18th St PITTSBURG, KS 66762 
WM 32 2415 S RANGELINE 500.00 
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 
UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPONS CITY 
OPERATION OF DANGEROUS VEHICLE 

11/24/2023 1603 
KENNITH MICHAEL BAKER 
 2827 E 16th St JOPLIN, MO 64804 MURPHY BLVD / NEW HAMPSHIRE 
WM 30 500.00 
FAIL TO APPEAR 

11/24/2023 1747 
DAMERIOUS ANTWAIN POLK 
 1118 Waggoner JOPLIN, MO 64801 
BM 26 32ND/WISCONSIN 0.00 
NO VALID DRIVERS LICENSE 
NO PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 

11/24/2023 1900 
BRENTLY KIRK WOLFGANG 
 12745 Galyean BENTONVILLE, AR 72712 
WM 35 3500 S RANGELINE RD 500.00 
TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY 
OBSTRUCTION / RESISTING 

11/24/2023 2049 
TAEGAN THOMAS FINK 
 1605 N Pine ROLLA, MO 65401 
WM 19 32ND/ MCCLELLAND 500.00 
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 
MINOR IN POSSESSION 
OPERATORS LICENSE NOT ON PERSON 
IMPROPER LANE USAGE 
NO PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 

11/24/2023 2320 
PAUL HARVEY MOSER 
 2201 Jamestown Ct JOPLIN, MO 64804 
WM 61 26TH ST/S MAIN ST 500.00 
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 
DEFECTIVE LIGHTING 
IMPROPER LANE USAGE 

11/25/2023 0245 
AARON NEIL WILLHITE 
 1102 W 9th St JOPLIN, MO 64801 
WM 41 10TH/EMPIRE 500.00 
TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY 

11/25/2023 0525 
JOHN MICHAEL HUNT 
 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 
WM 42 531 S KENTUCKY AVE 500.00 
FAIL TO APPEAR 
FAIL TO APPEAR 

11/25/2023 1127 
EXEQUIEL AYALA BARILLAS 
 733 W Chestnut St CARTHAGE, MO 64836 
WM 61 1200 S VIRGINA 0.00 
TRESPASS OF REAL PROPERTY 

11/25/2023 1142 
JASON MATTHEW GARRETT 
 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 
WM 48 1817 S MAIN ST 0.00 
SAFE KEEP 

11/25/2023 1714 
SCOTT J SKIBO 
 703 E 21st N WICHITA, KS 67214 
WM 60 1501 S RANGELINE 500.00 
LARCENY 

11/25/2023 2046 
EDWARD DARNELL GILMORE 
 1500 Katherine Ave, A6 DUQUESNE, MO 64801 
BM 41 303 S 3RD ST 0.00 
BENCH WARRANT 
BENCH WARRANT 

1/25/2023 2100 
THOMAS JAMES LOWELL 
 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 
WM 42 3010 S MCCLELLAND BLVD 0.00 
SAFE KEEP 

11/25/2023 2044 
JENNIFER ANN DALRYMPLE 
 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 
WF 39 500.00 
TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY 

11/25/2023 2232 
DAMIAN BRYON NEUSBAUM 
 2612 E 7th St, 34 JOPLIN, MO 64801 
WM 38 2612- 26 E 7TH 500.00 
DOMESTIC ASSAULT--CITY 

11/26/2023 0027 
AARON LEVI ALDRIDGE 
 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 
WM 39 303 E 3RD ST 0.00 
BENCH WARRANT 

11/26/2023 1222 
MELINDA KAY SHEELEY 
 303 S Custer PURCELL, MO 64857 
WF 33 1210 E 15TH ST 0.00
POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 








11/26/2023 1210 
JACOB AXEL SHEELEY 
 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 
WM 30 1210 E 15TH ST 250.00 
POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 
NO PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 
DWS/DWR OR CANCELLED 

11/26/2023 1310 
TYLER JAMES PERRY 
 1627 S Pennsylvania JOPLIN, MO 64804 
WM 31 303 E 3RD ST 0.00 
BENCH WARRANT 
BENCH WARRANT 

11/26/2023 1310 
JAROD WAYNE SMITH 
 10340 Cr 240 WEBB CITY, MO 64870 
WM 39 303 E 3RD ST 0.00 
BENCH WARRANT 

11/26/2023 1310 
WILLIAM MATTHEW WAGNER 
 121 S Park Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 
WM 54 303 E 3RD ST 0.00 
COMMIT 

11/26/2023 1310 
DERRICK LEE CROSBY 
 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 
WM 44 303 E 3RD ST 500.00 
FAIL TO APPEAR 
FAIL TO APPEAR 

11/26/2023 1500 
JEREMY LEE PYLE 
 3550 Evergreen SPRINGFIELD, MO 65803 
WM 45 602 W 4TH ST 500.00 
DWS/DWR OR CANCELLED 
NO PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 

11/26/2023 1535 
JORDAN HOITT MATTHEWS 
 3444 S County Lane 124 CARTHAGE, MO 64836 
WM 23 21ST/TYLER 500.00 
FAIL TO APPEAR 

11/26/2023 1535 
TY LYNX SMITH 
 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 
WM 25 21TH/TYLER 250.00 
POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 
OBSTRUCTION / RESISTING 

11/27/2023 0011 
RUSTY DALE BURTON 
 821 S St Louis Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 
WM 43 MCCLELLAND/GLENDALE 250.00 
POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 

11/27/2023 0050 
WILLIAM DAVID HURYTA Jr 
WM 27 4013 S 43 HWY 0.00 
531 S Kentucky Ave A JOPLIN, MO 64801 
TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY 

11/27/2023 0200 
CARL DAVID MOORE 
 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801 
WM 34 2321 S WILLARD 500.00 
TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY 

Four people, including Jasper teen, injured in collision on 96

Four people were injured in a two-vehicle collision 1:35 p.m. Sunday on MO 96 two miles west of Oronogo.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2001 Ford F150 driven by a 15-year-old Jasper boy pulled into the path of a 2009 GMC Yukon driven by Luke D. Barber, 34, Fordland.








The Jasper teen was treated for serious injuries at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin.

Barber and two passengers in his vehicle, a 6-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl, were treated for minor injuries at Mercy Joplin. 

Baxter Springs residents injured in crash south of Joplin

Three Baxter Springs, Kansas residents were injured in a one-vehicle accident 5:40 p.m. Sunday on Apricot Road near Antelope Road one mile south of Joplin.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2014 Nissan Murano driven by Jay A. Marshall, 54, Baxter Springs, ran off the right side of the road and overturned.

Marshall and two passengers, Jacob Sheffield, 35, and Laurie Marshall, 56, both of Baxter Springs, were treated for moderate injuries at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin.
 

Highway Patrol Arrests November 26-27

Dylan B. John, 43, Terre Haute, Indiana, Marion County, Illinois felony warrant for failure to appear on driving while intoxicated

Matthew B. Olsen, 26, Anderson, McDonald County warrant for fishing without a permit

Jesse L. Sanders, 42, Nixa, driving while intoxicated, careless and imprudent driving involving a crash

Crystal M. Latiker, 43, Bolivar, felony possession of a controlled substance- methamphetamine








Jesse L. Leach, 27, Springfield, Springfield Police Department misdemeanor warrant for traffic offense, Ozark Police Department misdemeanor warrant for traffic offense, Christian County misdemeanor warrant for trespassing

Darrell E. Lewis, 36, Branson, driving while intoxicated

Kendra R. Crosby, 50, Mount Vernon, Barry County misdemeanor warrants for failure to appear on trespassing (five counts) and possession of drug paraphernalia, no seatbelt

John E. Crosby, 53, Mount Vernon, driving while suspended, possessed a suspended driver's license, lane violation, no seat belt

Mason N. Harris, 23, Springfield, driving while intoxicated- prior offender, driving while suspended 

Highway Patrol reports four fatalities over holiday weekend

(From the Missouri State Highway Patrol)

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports four people died in traffic crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving holiday counting period--from 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 22, 2023, through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, November 26, 2023. There were no boating crashes or drownings.

During the Thanksgiving holiday counting period, troopers report the following traffic statistics for 2023 (preliminary):

Crashes ─ 431
Injuries ─ 138
Fatalities ─ 4
DWI ─ 103
Drug Arrests ─ 10








[During the 2022 Thanksgiving holiday counting period, troopers investigated 414 traffic crashes, which included eight fatalities and 115 injuries. Statewide, 9 people died, and 482 people were injured in 1,355 traffic crashes over last year’s Thanksgiving holiday. Troopers arrested 113 people for driving while intoxicated during the 2022 Thanksgiving holiday counting period.]

Troopers investigated all four of the traffic crash fatalities in 2023. Two of the traffic fatalities occurred in the Troop A, Lee’s Summit, MO, area; and two traffic fatalities occurred in the Troop C, Weldon Spring, MO, area.

There were no traffic fatalities on November 22, 2023.

One traffic fatality occurred on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2023. Victor J. Hezel, 93, of St. Louis, MO, died when he failed to stop at a stop light and the front of his vehicle struck the front of a vehicle making a left turn. Hezel's vehicle traveled off the right side of the road and struck a traffic signal post. He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. The crash occurred on Missouri 141, at the Interstate 64 intersection, in St. Louis County. Hezel was pronounced deceased by Dr. R. Sharma at St. Louis Mercy Hospital. The driver of the other vehicle sustained minor injuries; he was wearing a seat belt. The Patrol's Major Crash Investigation Team #2 investigated the crash.

One traffic fatality occurred on November 24, 2023. Nakieta C. Sarzana, 36, of St. Charles, MO, a pedestrian, died when she was struck by a vehicle on Interstate 70, west of Zumbehl Road, in St. Charles County. Sarzana was walking in the roadway when she was struck. She was pronounced deceased at the scene by EMS personnel. The driver of the vehicle was not injured; she was wearing a seat belt. The Patrol's Major Crash Investigation Team #2 investigated the crash.

There were no traffic fatalities on November 25, 2023.

Two traffic fatalities occurred on November 26, 2023. Felicia S. Fitzgerald, 29, of Rich Hill, MO, died when the vehicle she was driving traveled off the right side of the road and struck a vehicle parked on the shoulder. Her vehicle then overturned and struck a tree. Fitzgerald was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and was ejected from the vehicle. Fitzgerald was pronounced deceased at the scene by Medical Examiner Lorelle Parker. The crash occurred on Interstate 49, at mile marker 148, in Cass County. The driver of the other vehicle was not injured in the crash; she was not wearing a seat belt. The Patrol's Major Crash Investigation Team #1 investigated the crash. The Cass County Sheriff's Office assisted at the scene.

Mark A Fields, 63, of Independence, MO, died when the vehicle he was driving was struck on the passenger side by a vehicle that failed to yield the right-of-way. Fields' vehicle then struck the front of a third vehicle and then overturned. The crash occurred on Missouri 7, at the east junction of Missouri 150, in Jackson County. Fields was pronounced deceased at the scene by Jackson County Medical Examiner Dominic Bressi. He was wearing a seat belt. 







The driver of the vehicle that struck Fields' vehicle sustained serious injuries in the crash; she was wearing a seat belt. The driver of the third vehicle sustained serious injuries; she was wearing a seat belt. A male and female occupant of the third vehicle also sustained serious injuries; both were wearing seat belts. The Patrol's Major Crash Investigation Team #1 investigated the crash. The Greenwood Police Department, Lake Lotawana Police Department, Lone Jack Police Department, and Pleasant Hill Police Department assisted at the scene.

There were zero boating crashes, zero boating fatalities, zero drownings, and zero boating while intoxicated arrests reported during the 2023 Thanksgiving holiday counting period.

NOTE: The fatality statistics in this news release could change if late deaths occur, or if other departments report fatal traffic crashes after this news release is sent out.

Sunday, November 26, 2023

Fairview woman flown to Springfield after crash on 86

A Fairview woman was injured in a two-vehicle collision 2:50 p.m. Saturday on MO 86 one mile east of Golden.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2013 Ford Edge driven by Cali L. Marcoux, 23, Fairview, skidded into the path of a 1978 Mack RL600L dump truck driven by Blaine D. Morris, 56, Aurora.

Marcoux was airlifted to Mercy Springfield to be treated for serious injuries.

Saturday, November 25, 2023

Carl Junction man injured in accident on I-49

A Carl Junction man was injured in a one-vehicle accident 10:57 a.m. today on I-49 four miles south of Joplin.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2006 GMC Sierra driven by Ethan W. Coleman, 34, Carl Junction, traveled off the right side of the road and struck an embankment.

Coleman was treated for moderate injuries at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin.