Sedalia Police Reports For October 2, 2020

This article is compiled from the Sedalia Police Department reports.

Thursday night, Officers responded to the lobby of the Police Department for a found property report. Officers made contact with Susan Dawn McNeal, who said she was cleaning out her apartment and found items that did not belong to her or her roommate. McNeal believed the items may have been stolen. The items were processed and entered into evidence.

Early Thursday morning, Officers conducted an investigative stop near the intersection of West 3rd and South Osage Avenue. The driver and the passenger of the vehicle both had active warrants for their arrest. Charles Lloyd Wright, 37, of Sedalia, was arrested on his warrant for Delivering a Controlled Substance. Leandrea Regina Chandler, 33, of Sedalia, was arrested on her warrant, which was also for Delivery of a Controlled Substance. They were both transported to the Pettis County Jail, with bond set at $15,000 each.

Officers conducted a subject check in the 3400 block of West Broadway Boulevard Thursday night. The subject was found to have an active Failure to Appear warrant out of Cooper County, on original charges of Burglary in the Second Degree and Stealing. Dustin Eugene Galloway, 38, of Sedalia was arrested after the warrant was confirmed and transported to the Pettis County Jail with a $7,500 cash or surety bond.

Thursday evening, Officers responded to the 2400 block of West 1st Street Terrace for a report of harassment. Katrina S. Miesner said her juvenile daughter went missing on September 27th. On October 1st, she received a message from the suspect, saying he knew where the missing juvenile was, but would not give her any information unless she paid him $150.00. Miesner told the suspect she did not have the money and contacted the police.

Friday morning, Officers conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of West Broadway Boulevard and South Missouri Avenue for a moving violation. Lachelle R. Flores, 38, of Sedalia, was found to have a revoked driver's license. Flores was arrested for Driving While Suspended.

Officers responded to the lobby of the Police Department for a report of a sex crime Thursday evening. Officers spoke with the victim and a report has been completed.

Late Thursday night, Officers conducted a traffic stop on West Broadway Boulevard and South Grand on a vehicle that was observed speeding. Contact was made with the driver, and during the course of the investigation, it was discovered she had a warrant from the City of Sedalia for Failure to Appear on original charges of Operating a Vehicle without Maintaining Financial Responsibility. Erika D. Thomas, 20, of Sedalia, was arrested and transported to the Pettis County Jail, where she was booked on her warrant. The warrant had a bond of $100.00 cash only. Thomas was given a court date and was issued a citation for speeding at 71 in a 35 mile zone.

Thursday afternoon, Officers responded to the 1200 block of East 11th in reference to trespassing. Upon arrival, Officers met with the resident, Johnathan Burl. Burl stated earlier in the afternoon he found someone trespassing on his property. Burl confronted the subject, who ran from the area. While running from the area, the subject dropped a knife, which was recovered by Burl and turned over to the police. At the time of the report, the suspect has not been identified.

On October 1st, Police took a report in the lobby of the Police Department in regard to a domestic assault that took place in the 1200 block of South Kentucky on September 30th. The investigation is on going.

Officers took a report Wednesday morning from Timothy Keele of license plates being stolen from the 400 block of West Main Street. The license plates were entered into NCIC and MULES as stolen license plates.

Thursday morning, Sedalia Police responded to the 2300 block of East Broadway Boulevard in regards to a domestic assault that had just occurred. The suspect from the assault was located near the 1500 block of East 4th Street and arrested on felony charges of Domestic Assault in the 3rd Degree. Tracy Ray S. Arnold, 25, of Sedalia, was taken to the Pettis County Jail on a 24 hour hold with a court date to be determined.

On the afternoon of October 1st, while travelling south on South Grand Avenue approaching 24th Street, Officers observed a gold Buick fail to stop at the stop sign travelling west on 24th Street. Officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. During the traffic stop, Officers were informed by both the driver and dispatch that he has a revoked operator's status. Brian E. Tripp, 32, of Sedalia, was taken into custody for Driving While Revoked. Tripp was then transported to the Pettis County Jail, where he was booked and released pending the filing of formal charges.

Officers were dispatched to the 3400 block of West Broadway Boulevard for a subject check Thursday night. During the course of the investigation, methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia were located. The contraband was seized and entered into evidence for destruction, as no charges are being requested.