Sedalia Police Reports for April 10, 2024

This article is compiled from the Sedalia Police Department crime reports.

Tuesday night, Officers took a report of harassment over the phone. The complainant claimed he was being harassed in the 600 block of East 17th Street. After an investigation, it was determined a mutual interaction between both parties had taken place. The complainant was told to leave the situation alone. A general information report was completed, documenting the contact.

Sedalia Police stopped a motor vehicle in the area of North Engineer Avenue and East Walnut Street for a moving violation Tuesday evening. During the course of the stop, the driver was found to have an active arrest warrant, which was issued in April of 2024. The original incident occurred in July 2023. In that incident, Officers served a search warrant with the Mid Missouri Drug Task Force at the suspect’s residence. While Officers searched the house, they found a black container on a bed post in the front “bedroom.” In that container they found two pills that were identified as Oxycodone Hydrochloride, a Schedule II Controlled Substance. The suspect admitted the pills were hers and she did not have a prescription for them. The pills had been given to her by her mother for tooth pain. Tricia Kathalene Cornine, 36, of Sedalia, was arrested on her warrant for a charge of felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. Cornine was arrested without incident and transported to the Pettis County Jail, pending a cash or surety bond of $7500.

Officers took a general information report Tuesday night about a possible assault that occurred in the 200 block of West Saline Street on Sunday evening. There was no further information in the report, but the incident type is described as a “disturbance with weapons.”

Monday evening, Officers investigated a domestic violence report in the 2500 block of South Stewart Avenue. As a result of the investigation, it was determined a physical altercation had taken place. However, a primary physical aggressor could not be determined. A 12-hour log entry was entered.

Sedalia Police conducted a traffic stop on Monday night in the area of the 3200 block of South Limit Avenue. The stop was conducted on the vehicle because it had defective license plate lights. After checking the driver’s information with Dispatch, her driving privileges came back as revoked*. Alexandria Marie Guerra, 26, of Cole Camp, was arrested for Driving While Revoked and No Proof of Insurance. Guerra was released from the stop with citations and a court date.

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Tuesday morning, Officers responded to the 600 block of South Engineer Avenue regarding a case of property damage. This is an ongoing investigation, as noted by the report.

Monday morning, Officers responded to the intersection of South Missouri Avenue and Wilkerson Street in reference to a known subject with three known active warrants for his arrest walking down the street. The three warrants were all issued in March of 2024. The investigation began after an incident in December of 2023. The reporting party stated she had gone to a grocery store and when she came back home, her boyfriend at the time began yelling at her. When she attempted to leave, he grabbed her and told her she wasn’t going anywhere. He then allegedly elbowed her in the mouth and fled the residence. The reporting party had visibly loose teeth, which Officers captured on body camera. Two days later, the suspect returned to the apartment of the reporting party. She attempted to stop him from entering, but he pushed his way inside. After an argument, he allegedly called her a “bitch” and backhanded her, leaving a mark on the left side of her face. Officers noted at the time seeing the redness on the reporting party’s face. Officers spoke with the suspect about a month later on the phone, and he denied any violence perpetrated by him. In January of 2024, the suspect again went to the reporting party’s apartment. She stated he was waiting for her on the steps, and when she attempted to push past him, she slipped. He grabbed her, and hit her in the face. Officers noted they did see redness around her left eye. When asked why he would have done this, the reporting party stated the suspect was upset that she wouldn’t drop charges from the previous incident involving domestic assault. Brandon Lee Koch, 40, Homeless, was arrested on April 8th for three warrants containing three charges of felony Domestic Assault in the 3rd Degree, one charge of felony Tampering With a Witness in a Felony Prosecution, and one charge of felony Burglary in the 1st Degree. Bond was set at $50,000 cash or surety.

Tuesday morning, Officers were dispatched to a residence on Albright Court for a report of an assault no longer in progress. Officers arrived on scene, gathered information from the victim, and the suspect. The report was completed and charges were submitted to the prosecutor.

Sedalia Police were dispatched to the 1000 block of East 3rd Street in regards to property damage. Christopher Wayne Hughes gave information to Officers on Monday morning, who took a report. There are no suspects at this time.

Monday afternoon, Officers were dispatched to a report of theft at Dennis Road. Officers spoke with the reporting party, Elliot Dalton Riedl, and gathered information to create a report, who wishes to pursue charges. The suspect is known at this time.

Officers responded to the Coyote Auto Sales, 1615 East Broadway Boulevard, regarding a theft report. The dealership reported a license plate had been lost, possibly stolen. The plate was not located at the time of the report.

On the afternoon of April 4th, Officers were dispatched to the Menard’s store, 4400 Wisconsin Avenue, for a report of found property. Officers arrived on scene, gathered information, and a report was completely. Officers gathered the property and will hold it at the Police Department for safekeeping until the owner can claim it.

Officers were dispatched to the American Inn, 1217 South Limit Avenue, for a report of found property Tuesday afternoon. Officers gathered the property and information on the owner for the report.

Monday morning, Officers responded to the Sedalia Auto Rental, in the 2100 block of South Limit Avenue. Officers took a report of a rental vehicle theft.

*Casenet 210478369 shows a conviction of Driving While Intoxicated for Guerra in Pettis County. The arrest occurred in February of 2022, and she was placed on two years’ probation in August of 2022. In May of 2023, another warrant for Driving While Intoxicated was issued, with a sentence imposed of thirty days in jail. That meant her probation was violated, and the defendant was placed on two years’ probation again, with a start date of August 2023. Since a DWI conviction is 8 points on a Missouri driver’s license (for a first conviction – 12 points are given for a second conviction), Guerra’s privileges were automatically suspended until the points were removed. If a driver accumulates a total of 8 or more points in 18 months, the Department of Revenue will suspend their driving privilege. The Department of Revenue will revoke your driving privilege for one year if you accumulate 12 or more points in 12 months.