Pettis County Sheriff’s Reports For February 24, 2023

This article is compiled from reports issued by the Pettis County Sheriff's Office.

On the evening of February 17th, Pettis County Deputies were dispatched to the Sheriff's Office to take report of harassment from the 3000 block of Wright Road. A juvenile male was found to be in possession of pornographic material at the time of the report. A juvenile report was completed and sent to the Pettis County Juvenile Office for investigation.

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Thursday night, Deputies went to an address in the 2800 block of South Ingram Avenue to attempt to make contact with a female wanted on a current Pettis County warrant. Deputies made contact with the female, who was not named in the report. She was arrested and transported to the Pettis County Jail to be booked pending a $7500 cash or surety bond.

On the afternoon of February 17th, Deputies responded to the area of Highway 127 and Y Highway for a report of a suspicious male walking up north on Highway 127. Deputies made contact with the subject, and identified him. The subject was not named in the report. A computer check revealed he had three outstanding warrants. He was placed under arrest with no incident.

Thursday night, while on patrol in the area of West Broadway Boulevard and South Missouri Avenue, Deputies initiated a traffic stop on a darker colored passenger car because it had defective tail lights. The driver's information was checked with Dispatch, who confirmed the unnamed driver had two active warrants for their arrest from Sedalia Police and Pettis County. The warrants were confirmed, and the unnamed arrestee was transported to the Pettis County Jail to be booked pending a total bond of $100 cash and $2,500 cash or surety.

Tuesday afternoon, Deputies took a fraud report from Charles and Tina Mattingly. Fraudulent activity had been spotted on their financial accounts. The incident involved the loss of approximately $2,000. The incident was reported to have occurred in the state of Florida. The incident is currently under investigation.

Deputies responded to the 200 block of South Walnut Street in La Monte on the afternoon of February 19th for a report of stealing. According to the victim, an item was allegedly delivered to his doorstop this week, and when he went to retrieve the item, it was was not there. The investigation continues.