On July 16th, Judge Roger Prokes sentenced Ethen Bentley (30) of Stella (NE) to 10 years after he pleaded guilty in conjunction with the case in which he allegedly started a fire at the Nodaway County Jail. He must also make restitution of $5,000.
On July 19th, Nodaway County Prosecutor Caleb Phillips filed charges against Nathan Jones (24) of Maryville alleging two counts Domestic Assault.
On July 21st, the Missouri Secretary of State’s Office issued a news release about a medical marijuana business required to repay Missouri investors:
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s Securities Division issued a consent order against Green Clinic, LLC, after it sold unregistered, non-exempt securities to Missouri residents. Green Clinic was established in response to the November 2018 Missouri constitutional amendment creating the Missouri Medical Marijuana Program.
From November 2018 to November 2019, Green Clinic sold $520,000 of unregistered securities in the form of investment contracts to Missouri investors in the Kansas City and PoplaWhile receiving investor monies, Green Clinic opened and operated eight clinics. During this period, significant operational, competitive and financial difficulties were encountered. They eventually closed all locations. As a result of the failed venture, investors sustained significant losses.
Green Clinic consented to Missouri Securities Commissioner David Minnick’s findings and agreed to reimburse a portion of the investors’ losses and pay a civil penalty of $15,000. The civil penalty will ultimately be waived by Minnick if the company principal complies with the restitution payment schedule.
On July 21st, Worth County Prosecutor Janet Wake Larison filed charges against Cassandra Boner (18) of Grant City alleging Burglary (Felony) and Property Damage (Felony). Bond was set at $7,500 signature bond. Northwest Mo Info reports that the charges arose in conjunction with an incident in which the defendant and a juvenile allegedly entered the Andrews-Hann Funeral Home on the morning of July 13th by breaking glass out of a door and took pictures of themselves laying in caskets. The damages were estimated at over $4,000.
On July 21st, Worth County Prosecutor Janet Wake Larison filed charges against Ashley Ackley (37) of Maryville alleging Assault.
On July 21st, Worth County Prosecutor Janet Wake Larison filed charges against Leann Potts (57) of New Hampton alleging Assault.
On July 21st, the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Department posted additional information regarding a Maryville man charged last week with two assault charges:
If You Want to Sell Drugs, Go to School & Become A Pharmacist.
The Office of the Nodaway County Sheriff received information that a Nodaway County man was selling methamphetamine throughout our county. Deputies opened a drug investigation that resulted in several covert drug buys of methamphetamine from the suspect. One such undercover purchase of methamphetamine took place on property that touched school property; specifically, Eugene Field Elementary School. This made the sale punishable as a Class A Felony with a punishment of not less than ten years, not to exceed thirty years.
On July 19, 2021, the same suspect was alleged to have committed domestic assault in Skidmore. The suspect was arrested as he drove back into Maryville. Prosecuting Attorney Caleb Phillips charged Edward Wayne Baker, age 45, of Maryville, with Domestic Assault in the 2nd Degree. He was being held in the Nodaway County Jail.
Based on the previous undercover drug buys from Baker, and current information, a search warrant affidavit was completed for his residence and the warrant was granted by the judge. On Monday, July 19, 2021, Nodaway County Deputies searched the apartment of Baker. Deputies seized a quantity of a substance that field tested positive for methamphetamine. Additional suspect items were seized that will be submitted to a lab for testing. Two loaded handguns and a loaded shotgun was also seized as it is illegal to have a firearm while possessing methamphetamine.
Prosecuting Attorney Caleb Phillips charged Baker with:
1. A felony distribution of a controlled substance in a protected location (school)
2. C felony delivery of a controlled substance
3. C felony delivery of a controlled substance
4. C felony delivery of a controlled substance
5. C felony delivery of a controlled substance
6. E felony unlawful use of a weapon (while in possession of methamphetamine).
The judge set an appropriate bond of $250,000.00. Baker is currently held in the Nodaway County Jail.
On July 21st, Harrison County Prosecutor Johnathan Meyer filed charges against Ronald Fogle (50) of Lathrop alleging DWI, Speeding (20-25 mph over), No Valid License, and No Insurance.
On July 21st, Harrison County Prosecutor Johnathan Meyer filed charges against Seth Drawbaugh (25) of Blythedale alleging DWI, Speeding, No Valid License, and No Seat Belt.
On July 21st, Harrison County Prosecutor Johnathan Meyer filed charges against Austin Farley (25) of Gilman City alleging DWI and Failure to Drive on Right Half of Roadway.
On July 21st, Harrison County Prosecutor Johnathan Meyer filed charges against Zakary Clark (27) of Weatherby alleging DWI and Failure to Drive on Right Half of Roadway.
On July 21st, Harrison County Prosecutor Johnathan Meyer filed charges against Micheal Springstead (34) of Bethany alleging Passing a Bad Check.
On July 22nd, Nodaway County Prosecutor Caleb Phillips filed charges against Tyler Storm (34) of Maryville alleging Possession of Controlled Substance.
On July 23rd, Harrison County Prosecutor Johnathan Meyer filed charges against Miguel Perez (21) of Overland Park (KS) alleging Speeding (26 mph+) and No Valid License.
On July 23rd, Worth County Prosecutor Janet Wake Larison filed charges against Randall Hill (58) of Grant City alleging Assault (Felony).
On July 23rd, Nodaway County Prosecutor Caleb Phillips filed charges against Faith Fuller (28) of Maryville alleging DWI (Physical Injury, Felony), and Leaving the Scene.
On July 23rd, the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Chad King (38) of Hopkins in Nodaway County on charges of DWI (Felony, Drugs, Persistent), Driving While Revoked, and Careless & Imprudent Driving (Accident).
On July 23rd, the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Michael Chamberlain (41) of Blythedale in Harrison County on charges of DWI and Driving While Suspended.
On July 24th, the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Preston Trusty (22) of Eagleville on charges of DWI and Careless & Imprudent Driving. The defendant was charged after an accident three miles north of Eagleville in which three people were injured after Trusty’s vehicle struck a deer on Route 69 at around 1:55 am that morning according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
On July 26th, the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Department posted about an arrest for sexual abuse of a child that allegedly occurred in Hopkins:
The Office of the Sheriff received an allegation that a 53-year-old man had sexually molested a female child age 12. A forensic interview of the child was conducted and the child made disclosures. She named the male suspect. The crime happened in Hopkins, MO. The suspect lived in Red Oak, Iowa.
On July 14th, 2021, Detective Cochenour and I [Sheriff Randy Strong] traveled to Iowa where we met with the suspect and he was questioned. After returning to Missouri, a probable cause statement was presented to Prosecuting Attorney Caleb Phillips. P.A. Phillips charged the suspect with the following counts;
1. Sodomy or attempted Sodomy, 1st Degree
2. (in alternative to count 1) Statutory Sodomy or attempted Statutory Sodomy-Deviate
3. Sexual Abuse, 1st Degree, victim less than 14 years of age.
4. (in alternative to count 3) Child Molestation 3rd degree, victim less than 14 years of age.
5. Sexual Abuse, 1st Degree, victim less than 14 years of age.
6. (alternative to count 5) Child Molestation 3rd degree, victim less that 14 years of age.
On July 19, 2021, a Missouri Warrant was issued for the arrest of Richard Eugene Darrell, age 53, of Red Oak, Iowa. He was arrested by Iowa authorities. He waived extradition and he is currently in the Nodaway County Jail.
On July 26th, Northwest Missouri State University reported that a student, Ezra Mohn (19) of Fillmore, was found dead in his off-campus residence on Saturday. Foul play was not suspected.
On July 26th, the Taylor County Sheriff’s Department posted regarding a fire truck accident that occurred southwest of Bedford recently:
On July 25, 2021, Deputies were called to the 1700 block of 308th Way southwest of Bedford to investigate a single vehicle rollover incident involving a Bedford Fire Department Tanker Apparatus. Upon arrival, Deputies located 40 year old, Tyrell Mason, of rural Bedford outside of the vehicle. Mason was uninjured and was able to free himself from the apparatus through a window. During the investigation it was found that Mason swerved to avoid a deer in the roadway causing the right side of the apparatus to leave the roadway. Mason attempted to bring the vehicle back on the roadway when it began to roll on its side.
The 2012 Freightliner M2 106 Medium Duty Truck, owned by the City of Bedford is considered a total loss. Kizer Collision and Towing assisted in the recovery of the vehicle.
Upon completion of the investigation, Tyrell Mason, 40 years old of rural Bedford was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, first offense. Mason is being held at the Taylor County Jail on $1000 bond pending an initial appearance before a Magistrate.
On July 26th, Harrison County Prosecutor Johnathan Meyer filed charges against Joshua Baker (39) of Bethany alleging Passing a Bad Check.
On July 26th, Harrison County Prosecutor Johnathan Meyer filed charges against Allysa Robinson (23) of Liberty alleging Careless & Imprudent Driving (Accident).
On July 26th, the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Terrion Johnson (21) of Kansas City in Harrison County on charges of Speeding (26+ mph over) and Failure to Place Vehicle Far Right when not in Motion.
On July 26th, the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Department posted about an arrest that occurred after a farmer discovered someone had driven their car onto his bean field, damaging his crops:
Deputy Dalton Murphy was sent to investigate a blue Pontiac Grand Prix that was abandoned in a farmer’s bean field causing damage to the crops. The farmer discovered a person inside the vehicle that fled. Deputy Murphy found the male suspect hiding in a drainage ditch. Of course, that required going into the ditch and retrieving the man. The man was wanted on a warrant. He will be facing additional charges. The Missouri State Highway Patrol assisted with the investigation.
Chad D King, age 38, of Hopkins, was arrested on an active Nodaway County Warrant. The farmer was good enough to drive King and Deputy Murphy back to a waiting patrol car.
On July 27th, the Missouri Secretary of State’s office sent this news release about a Florida company required to reimburse a Missouri investor:
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s Securities Division issued a consent order against Florida-based WCO Holdings, LLC, and a top executive after allegedly defrauding investors in several states, including Missouri.
Between February 1, 2016, and December 31, 2019, WCO Holdings and managing member Alan K. Brooks sold $700,000 of unregistered, non-exempt promissory notes through unregistered Las Vegas-based broker-dealer, Retire Happy, LLC, to finance improvements to a gas station in Bradenton, Florida, reportedly owned by Brooks. The notes were sold to eleven investors in eight states, including one in Independence, Missouri.
As of June 7, 2021, through the efforts of the securities division, the sole Missouri investor in WCO Holdings was paid back his principal plus interest.
Without admitting or denying the allegations, respondents agreed to a $100,000 payment into the Missouri Investor Education and Protection Fund. This payment was received by the Secretary of State’s office on July 22, 2021.
Charges listed are mere allegations. Evidence in support of the charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty it is to determine guilt or innocence. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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