Crime

On Monday, the Justice Department announced that it was charging Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with using a weapon of mass destruction that resulted in the deaths of three people at the Boston Marathon last week. If convicted he could face the death penalty or up to life in prison.

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On Saturday morning at approximately 5:30 a.m., Clinton Police were dispatched to the Golden Valley Hospital Emergency Room in reference to a subject who had been a victim of assault.  Upon arrival, it was determined that the victim had suffered a serious head wound that appeared to have been caused by a blunt object.

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The following Sedalia Police and Pettis County Sheriff's Reports are from the morning of Monday, April 22, 2013.

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A massive manhunt that spanned several Boston communities has come to an end with Boston police announcing that 19-year-old Dzokhar Tsarnaev, the second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, has been captured.

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The investigation into the Boston Marathon bombing seeped into New Bedford, Mass. on Friday evening withe the questioning of several people who knew suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

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The second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing has been captured. Dzokhar Tsarnaev was taken into police custody Friday night -- five days after the bombing that left three dead and left more than 100 injured, police said. The 19-year-old was apprehended after a manhunt that began Thursday night with the fatal shooting of an MIT officer and extended into the evening hours on Friday.

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The following Sedalia Police crime reports are from the afternoon of April 19, 2013.

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The following Sedalia Police and Pettis County Sheriff's Reports are from the morning of Friday, April 19, 2013.

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UPDATE: The identity of the 57-year-old killed in Thursday evening’s SERT team operation is Beau Appleton.  Investigators completed the search warrant seizing quantities of narcotics, narcotics paraphernalia and several firearms.

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6:55 AM ET:  The AP is reporting that the suspects are from Chechnya, and have lived in the US for at least one year. The surviving Boston bomb suspect has been identified as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, of Cambridge, Ma. NBC News is reporting that both suspects are brothers. Sources say that the men may have military experience, according to law enforcement officials.

6:30 AM ET: CNN is reporting that officials are worried that the suspect who remains at large could have explosives on his body. An official tells the network that the suspect killed overnight had explosives on his body.  As a result, city officials have suspended all public transportation for the time being. Those in Watertown and the surrounding neighborhoods are being urged to shelter in place until further notice. Many colleges have cancelled classes for the day.  Businesses are being told not to open. 

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