Sedalia Police Crime Reports and MSHP Accident Reports: Afternoon of April 8, 2014

The following Sedalia Police crime reports and Missouri State Highway Patrol accident reports are from the afternoon of Tuesday, April 8, 2014.

Sedalia man arrested for driving while suspended Monday morning

Around 9 a.m. Monday morning, Sedalia Police stopped a vehicle at 3rd and Lamine for expired registration. Upon contact with the driver, 40-year-old Paul Iske of Sedalia, he was also found to be suspended. At the time of the police report, Iske was on 24-hour-hold in the Pettis County Jail pending formal charges.

Sedalia man arrested on a Cole County warrant during a traffic stop Monday night

Just after 8 p.m. Monday night, Sedalia Police stopped a vehicle at 2nd and Osage. A computer check showed the driver, 23-year-old James Michael Stuckey of Sedalia, had an active Cole County warrant. He was arrested and transported to the Pettis County Jail pending a $200 bond.

Cole Camp man arrested on a failure to appear warrant Monday morning

On Monday morning, the Sedalia Police arrested 43-year-old Richard Heston of Cole Camp for a failure to appear warrant. Heston was arrested and transported to the Pettis County jail pending an $88.50 cash only bond.

Theft complaints investigated Monday

A male victim reported that his wallet with cash and a debit card was stolen Monday evening while he was practicing basketball in the 3200 block of West 16th Street.

Just before 5 p.m. Monday evening, a woman reported two bicycles with a total value of $170 was stolen from her front porch. There were no suspect in these thefts at news time.

Sedalia teen injured in a Pettis County accident Monday night

At 11 p.m. Monday night, the Missouri state Highway Patrol reported a one-vehicle accident on Route “U” and Route “V” in Pettis County. The accident reportedly occurred as a tire on the 2006 Toyota driven by 18-year-old Jonathon Perry of Sedalia slipped off of the roadway. Perry reportedly over-corrected and went into the opposite lane, over-corrected again, traveled off the roadway, struck a ditch and overturned before striking a fence and coming to rest in a field. Perry suffered serious injuries in the crash and was transported via LifeFlight to Columbia University Hospital for treatment.

Lafayette County accident early Sunday morning injures an Odessa man

Around 1:40 Sunday morning, the Missouri State Highway patrol reported an injury accident on Highway “TT” East of Grubb Road in Lafayette County. The accident reportedly occurred as the driver of a 2003 Chevrolet; 25-year-old Ethan Bentsen of Odessa, lost control of the vehicle, ran off the roadway and overturned. Bentsen received moderate injuries in the crash and was taken to Centerpoint Hospital for treatment.

Two Sedalia victims injured in a Johnson County accident Monday afternoon

According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report, at 3:40 p.m. Monday afternoon, Jesus Valdez of Sedalia lost control of the 2005 Chevrolet he was driving, ran off the roadway and overturned, coming to rest on the passenger side of the vehicle. The accident happened on Missouri 23 at Blackwater Crossing in Johnson County and resulted in minor injuries for 20-year-old Oscar Valdez-Espinoza, and 5-year-old Jesus Valdez both of Sedalia. Espinoza refused treatment at the scene, while the 5-year-old child was transported to Western Missouri Medical Center by Johnson County Ambulance for treatment.