Sedalia Police Reports For February 2, 2021

This article is compiled from the Sedalia Police Department reports.

Late Monday night, Officers conducted a vehicle stop in the 800 block of West 4th Street. During the investigation, the driver was arrested for Driving While Revoked. Gary D. Ingram, 43, of Sedalia, was transported to the Pettis County Detention Facility and placed on a 24 hour hold.

Sedalia Police took a report in the lobby of the Police Department in regards to child custody from Izabella Oswald Monday evening. A report to document the information was made. The complainant was advised to contact an attorney about custody.

Monday night, Officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of East 16th Street for a domestic disturbance. Both parties were contacted and a primary physical aggressor could not be determined. The male subject left the home of his own accord to get away from the disturbance. A 12 hour log was completed to document the incident.

Early Tuesday morning, Sedalia Police conducted a warrant check in the 800 block of West 4th Street. The subject had three Pettis County Failure To Appear warrants on original charges of Leaving the Scene of an Accident, two counts of Operating a Vehicle on the Highway Without a License, Displaying the Plates of Another Person, No Seat Belt, and Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility. There was also a warrant out of Boone County with a bond of $3,000. Ronda L. Simmons, 37, of Sedalia, was transported to the Pettis County Detention Facility and turned over to jail staff. Bond was set combined for the Pettis County warrants at $3,000 cash or surety and $160 cash only.

Monday afternoon, Sedalia Police were dispatched to the Pettis County Community Partnership, 1400 South Limit Avenue, for a report of a suspect in the store with a possible warrant. When Officers arrived, they made contact with the suspect. Officers asked for his name and they confirmed with Dispatch that he had four warrants - three for Failure to Appear, one Probation Violation. Donald K. Hammond Jr., 30, of Sedalia, was arrested and taken into custody, then transported to the Pettis County Jail. Hammond was held pending he post bond for the following warrants: FTA for Domestic Assault in the 4th Degree from Lafayette County, $5,000 cash, FTA for Leaving the Scene of an Accident from Lafayette County, $50,000 cash or surety, Probation Violation from Christian County on original charges of Non Support for $1,000 cash, and a Pettis County warrant for FTA on original charges of Driving While Revoked, $250 cash.

Hettinger Excavating reported the theft of equipment from a job site in the 300 block of East 16th Monday morning. The value of the theft was approximately $4,000. At the time of the report, there was no suspect information.

On the afternoon of January 28th, Sedalia Police were dispatched to the 900 block of West 16th for a report of domestic assault involving two brothers. One had already left the scene. When Officers arrived, they spoke with the victim, Tyler B. Moehle. Moehle stated that his brother arrived and dropped off his two children with their mother, who is the victim's current girlfriend. The suspect then went to the pickup truck where the victim was and opened the door. He then reportedly ripped the gear shifter off, damaging the ignition shift also. Moehle told Officers that his brother then tried to punch him on the eye and dented the driver's side of the vehicle. He said the bunch barely got him. There were no visible signs of injury. Officers took photos of the damage and attached them to the report. At the time of the report, the suspect had not been located for questioning.