Algoa Correctional Facility Anounces Death of Inmate From Sedalia

The Missouri Department of Corrections said that Robert Stean, 60, of Sedalia, was pronounced dead at 5:19 a.m. Monday morning at the Algoa Correctional Facility in Jefferson City.

Stean began serving two four-year sentences for possession of a controlled substance from Pettis County and a four-year sentence for possession of a controlled substance out of Franklin County on Aug. 11, 2022.

A cause of death was not announced.

In June of 2022, Pettis County Sheriff's Office K9 Unit conducted a traffic stop in the area of 7th Street and South Engineer Avenue.

During the stop, the passenger was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

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The arrestee was identified as Robert G. Stean Jr., 58, of Sedalia, who also had violated his probation on original charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance and Driving While Intoxicated. Stean was held pending a $7500 cash or surety bond.

And in December of 2021, Sedalia Police conducted a traffic stop on a truck at Broadway and Lamine for moving violations and indicators of impaired driving. An investigation determined that the driver was intoxicated by drugs. 57-year-old Robert Gene Stean of Sedalia, was arrested and a search of the vehicle revealed methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. He was also in possession of forged plates.

Stean was taken to a hospital, then on to the Pettis County Jail, where he was placed on a 24-hour hold. Police are requesting charges of forgery, possession of a controlled substance, driving while intoxicated by drugs, and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia.