Sedalia Police Crime Reports for January 21, 2019

Sedalia Police reports 1-21-19

Sedalia Police responded to 16th and Engineer to take a report from a man who said a driver was asleep behind the wheel while driving almost hit him while he was taking a walk around noon Friday. The driver, later identified as 39-year-old Fred E. Sisemore of Sedalia, was located at 9th and New York. He was charged with driving while suspended and transported to the Pettis County Jail. While there, he was found to be in possession of marijuana. Sisemore was also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia.

While investigating suspicious activity, a Sedalia Police officer observed someone park their vehicle at an apartment complex at 18th and Vermont Saturday morning around 8 a.m., and run inside. The officer recognized the subject and knew he was wanted on an outstanding warrant. The subject, 35-year-old Jason Allen Bodenstab of Sedalia, was contacted and the warrant was confirmed. Bodenstab was taken into custody and transported to the Pettis County Jail on a $7,500 cash or surety bond.

On Friday afternoon after 2 p.m., Sedalia Police responded to WalMart, 3201 W. Broadway on a theft report. According to the report, security footage shows a suspect stealing a $699 HP laptop from the store. The suspect left the area in a two-tone 1990s Ford F-150.

Sedalia Police conducted a traffic stop in the 3300 block of South Park on a vehicle speeding through the area. One of the occupants, 20-year-old Jacob Daniel Eaton of Pettis County, was wanted on a Municipal warrant. Eaton was taken into custody and transported to the Pettis County Jail on a $180 cash bond.

Sedalia Police took a report at Break Time, 318 W. Broadway, on Friday night. According to the report, the man left his wallet at the store and later returned to retrieve it. Employees had found the wallet, but it was missing $77.

Sedalia Police took a report from a female pedestrian who said she was attacked by two men who attempted to rob her in the 700 block of E. Broadway around 8:45 p.m. Saturday. The woman managed to escape unharmed and without the suspects taking anything.