Sedalia Police and Pettis County Sheriff’s Office Crime Reports for February 5, 2018

Two Sedalia residents were arrested January 31 after the Mid-Missouri Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force and Pettis County Sheriff's Office served a narcotics search warrant in the 1300 block of S. Carr. Authorities say the warrant was the result of an ongoing investigation of two people selling marijuana and posting it on social media. During a search of the residence, large amounts of marijuana, suspected cocaine, scales, drug paraphernalia and packaging materials were reportedly located. Detectives arrested two suspects. Nicholas Huerta and Whitney Martz both face multiple drug-related charges.

Sedalia Police say a man arrested after a disturbance at Denny's was found to be in possession of marijuana, and to have an active Pettis County warrant for driving while revoked. Officers were dispatched around 2 a.m. February 4 to the restaurant. 37-year-old Rodney Drake Ballew was arrested and taken to the Pettis County Jail.

Police made two arrests after a traffic stop around 8:45 p.m. February 3 in the area of S. Washington Ave. and E. 19th St. Sedalia Police say an occupant in the vehicle had an active/confirmed FTA warrant from Benton County for illegally taking wildlife, and the driver was in possession of marijuana. 26-year-old Levi Ryan Craig and 23-year-old Jacob Lee Bryan were both arrested and transported to the Pettis County Jail.

Sedalia Police say methamphetamine and marijuana were discovered during a search of a vehicle that was stopped for no front plate on February 3 in the 1900 block of W. Main St. 34-year-old Alexis Danielle Arnwine was taken to the Pettis County Jail, where she was placed on a 24-hour hold.

A vehicle as stopped at 11:23 p.m. on February 2 for no front license plate near S. Missouri Ave. and W. 7th St. Police say the driver, 32-year-old Justin Herbert Schoen of Otterville, is a felon who was in possession of a firearm. Schoen was arrested and transported to the Pettis County Jail, where has was placed on a 24-hour hold.