Sedalia Police Reports for May 29th, 2024

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

Tuesday night, Officers responded to the Subway restaurant, 2750 South Limit Avenue in reference to a nuisance call. The complainant stated she and her vehicle were shot with pink paintballs at the Taco Bell restaurant, 820 South Limit Avenue. The paintballs caused some injury. The report notes this is a continuation of multiple incidents involving paintballs.

Sedalia Police conducted a vehicle stop at West 16th Street and Clarendon Road Tuesday night. The driver’s information was checked with Dispatch, and it was confirmed he had an active warrant for his arrest. The incident in question began in September of 2023. At the time, the suspect was cited by the Lee’s Summit Police Department for driving a blue 2005 Dodge Caravan with license plates that expired in November of 2022. The summons was issued in November of 2023, the FTA was issued in January of 2024 and a hold was placed on the suspect’s license the next week*. Dexter Erwin Cramer, 29, of Sedalia, was arrested for his Failure to Appear warrant on original charges of Expired Plates. Cramer has transported to the Pettis County Jail to be booked in on the warrant, pending a cash only bond of $86.00.

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Tuesday evening, Officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of West Main Street and Winchester Drive. The subject had an active warrant for his arrest. The warrant was issued in February of 2024, after an investigation into an incident in November of 2023. In the documentation of the original proceedings, Officers had observed a silver Ford F150 traveling north on Engineer Avenue. The driver was driving in the middle of the roadway. The Officer activated emergency flashing lights, and the truck stopped about two blocks later. Officers made contact with the driver and two other passengers in the vehicle. The front seat passenger was observed to be holding his hand over an open Dr. Pepper can, which was in the center console. After deploying K9 Cav, the presence of narcotics was detected in the vehicle. A tin foil piece with a black substance, an empty jar with an unknown substance inside, as well as the Dr Pepper can (which had two straws and tin foil inside), were tested for illegal substances. Fentanyl was detected after a field test. Matthew Thomas Sprinkle, 30, of Sedalia was arrested or his warrant on charges of felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. Sprinkle was transported to the Pettis County Jail to be booked in, pending a cash or surety bond of $10,000.

*The Lieu of Bail is not a suspension of the driving privilege but does place a hold on the driver record so you cannot apply for a new or duplicate driver license. In order for the hold to be removed, you must submit a release order from the court indicating you have paid the traffic fine.