Sedalia Police Reports for August 7, 2024

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

Tuesday night, Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for lane and equipment violations near West Broadway Boulevard near Oak Grove Lane. During the course of the investigation, it was discovered the driver had a suspended driving status. Travis Dewayne Christian, 41, of Sedalia, was arrested on a charge of Driving While Suspended. Christian was issued a UTT and released to a licensed driver.

Sedalia Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle near the intersection of South Missouri Avenue and West 18th Street. The driver was found to have a suspended driver’s license and was arrested at the scene. Karl Lee Buettner, 48, of Sedalia, was arrested on a charge of felony Driving While Suspended. Buettner was transported to the Pettis County Jail to be booked, and then placed on a 24-hour hold.

On the night of August 6th, Officers responded to the Taco Bell restaurant, 820 South Limit Avenue, in response to a theft. Carson Russell reported a skateboard being stolen while they were working. The board is valued at $60.00.

Tuesday night, Officers responded to the Rest Haven Nursing Home in response to a disturbance. The subject was causing a disturbance, and found to have an active warrant for their arrest from Pettis County. The warrant was issued in April of 2024 after an incident in January of the same year. In the initial incident, Officers were called to the nursing home to investigate an assault. The Officers were told the suspect displayed violent behavior earlier in the day, and he’d been taken to BRHC by PCAD for evaluation. Upon his return to the nursing home, the staff claimed the suspect had received no treatment. He got agitated and started fighting staff, yelling at residents. Staff also noted he had been fighting them and had spit in a victim’s face. Two witnesses told Officers they had to hold him down to keep him from continuing to assault staff. He then came out of this room completely naked and told first responders that he’d been assaulted by “that short b**ch” (referring to nursing staff). The probable cause report notes the suspect did not have any injuries. Staff stated the suspect suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, and they had recently learned he displayed violent behaviors, although they were not advised of this when they accepted him as a patient. The staff wished to pursue charges, even though the suspect is not deemed mentally capable enough to be his own guardian. Staff noted that if the suspect should return to the facility, he would pose a threat to staff and residents. Jeffrey Wayne Hobbs, 64, of Sedalia, was arrested on his warrant, which carried charges of felony Assault in the 3rd Degree. Hobbs was transported to the Pettis County Jail to be booked, pending a bond of $1500 cash or surety.

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Monday morning, Officers were on a routine patrol in the area of W.T. Morris and Pacific Street, when they were waved down by a subject. The subject stated another person had threatened to shoot them because they were trespassing on his property. It was later discovered the two suspects had stayed the night in a building owned by the victim. Joey Dean Pulley, 39, and Ziggy Hill, 47, both Homeless, were arrested on charges of Trespassing in the 2nd Degree. Both were transported to the Pettis County Jail to be booked.

Tuesday morning, Officers were dispatched to the Probation and Parole Office, 205 Thompson Road, to investigate a person present with an active warrant. Officers identified the suspect, and confirmed he had an active felony warrant out of Pettis County, that had been issued in August of 2024. In that incident, the victim stated she had hired the suspect to do various jobs around the house. A package was delivered to her residence hat included approximately $100 in items. The victim stated she checked the surveillance cameras on her front porch after noticing the package was missing. She stated she saw the suspect moving the package around. At one point, he was poking it with his finger to determine what was in it, before moving it out of camera range. She spoke with him after the incident, and he threatened to “get his father involved” if she made a police report or contacted his Parole Officer. Austin Kenlee Bale, 26, of Sedalia, was arrested on a charge of felony Stealing (4th or Subsequent Offense Within Ten Years)*. Bond for Bale was set at $10,000 cash or surety.

Officers responded to the Sedalia Police Department lobby, 300 West 3rd Street in reference to an assault. Officers gathered information, and a report was generated.

Tuesday evening, Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of South Massachusetts and East 10th Street because it had no license plates. During the stop, the driver was identified, and Officers discovered the driver’s license was revoked. Paul L. Hartelt, 44, Homeless, was arrested on a charge of felony Driving While Revoked. Hartelt was transported to the Pettis County Jail to be placed on a 24-hour hold.

*The probable cause report notes the Officer requested a felony charge in this incident because the stolen times were in a package that had not yet been received by the victim.