A 23-year-old soldier reported missing from her post earlier this week has been found dead. Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri had asked for the public’s help finding Sgt. Sarah Roque, 23, saying her chain of command and family had been unable to contact her. Roque, who enlisted in 2020 from Indiana, was a mine dog …
A Missouri man was sentenced to 23 consecutive life sentences for a multitude of child sex crimes, including trafficking, rape, and sodomy. Derek Brett Roberts, 44, was found guilty on the 23 counts in June in Henry County, KMBC reported. Because the sentences must be served conseutively, Roberts won’t be eligible for parole for 650 …
The remains of a Missouri mom who was reported missing in April have been found in a wooded area on private property. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office said the remains were found by the property owner on Saturday and confirmed to be Emily Strite, 34, by the Regional Medical Examiner’s Office. The sheriff’s office said …
An 18-year-old Missouri man called 911 late Saturday night and told dispatchers he’d just his father and fled the scene on foot. According to a probable cause statement obtained by Law&Crime, the gunshot awoke the wife of the victim, 41-year-old John McMurphy, who said she walked into the hallway and found Carter Joshua Curtis, who …
A Missouri police officer has been charged with animal abuse after his K9 officer died when he left the dog in his patrol car after his shift. The Missouri Attorney General’s Office filed the charges against Savannah Police Lt. Daniel Ziegler after the death of K9 Officer Horus, KCTV reported. Savannah Police announced the dog’s …
A Texas woman reported missing after a fire destroyed her home early Friday was found dead in an SUV in Missouri after a suspect led state troopers on a high speed chase and crashed. Ryan Phillips, 33, was killed by state troopers after the crash in St. Louis County, according to the Princeton, Texas, Police …
A Missouri man is in jail after he used an 11-year-old girl as a “human shield” and then pummeled a police officer who tried to arrest him. Jeffrey Price has been charged with kidnapping, assault, and other charges after the late Thursday night incident that involved two police calls, KSDK reports. “We were able to …
A Missouri man and his girlfriend have been charged with killing his ex-girlfriend and burying her body in a shallow grave in Washington County. Police say Tony Charboneau, 36, beat and stomped 43-year-old Amy Hogue on June 20 then strapped her into a wheelchair and loaded it onto the back of his car while Brandi …
The older brother of a Missouri toddler who died after a fall from an 8th story window earlier this week was himself found wandering alone along a busy road a week before. Destiny Randle and Moses Bass, the parents of the 3-year-old boy who fell from the window of their apartment at Independence Towers, were …
A Mssouri couple has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after their 3-year-old son fell from a eight-story apartment window in Independence and died. The boy fell from the window at about 10 a.m. on Monday, KCTV reported. He was taken to Children’s Mercy Hospital with head trauma, broken bones, and other …
A Missouri woman has been charged with spiking her husband’s Mountain Dew with the pesticide Roundup because he didn’t appreciate the 50th birthday party she threw him. Michelle Y. Peters, 47, is charged with domestic assault and armed criminal action and is being held without bond, KYTV reported. Leclede County Sheriff’s Office investigators say that …
A Missouri K-9 officer died last week after he was left in a hot car overnight. Savannah Chief of Police David Vincent said Officer Horus died after completing his overnight shift and that his death is under investigation, WDAF reported. Savannah is a small town north of St. Joseph in western Missouri. “Due to this …
