The following are excerpts of reports generated by the Texas County Sheriff’s Department:
•A deputy was dispatched to the Mineral Springs access on the Big Piney River at about 11:50 p.m. April 24 regarding a report of a man who was lost while floating. The man was found about a mile from the access and was taken back to his truck.
•A man called at about 4 p.m. April 24 to report people trespassing at a river crossing on Stillman Drive. An investigating officer made contact with the people and informed them they needed to leave.
•Multiple officers assisted Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers before noon on April 24 with a turkey checkpoint at Highways 17 and 32.
•A man called at about 1:30 p.m. April 23 to report a dog chained up at a residence on Stone Ridge Road at Mountain Grove that had no food, water or shelter. An investigating officer observed that the dog had food, water and shelter.
•A 69-year-old woman came to the TCSD office on April 23 to report that a decorative ceramic bench valued at $200 had been stolen from a plot at the Friendship Cemetery on Friendship Drive at Raymondville. The woman said she had no idea who might have swiped the bench.
•A deputy was dispatched at about 6:40 p.m. April 20 to assisted Cabool police with a search for a runaway child on Highway 181. Officers were unable to locate the child.
•A 39-year-old Elk Creek man came to the TCSD office on April 22 to report that his father had swiped his camper trailer.
An investigating officer went to the father’s property, and was unable to make contact with him but also didn’t observe the camper at the location. The officer later the same day spoke to the father, and he stated he didn’t have the trailer and that he thought another man had repossessed it from his son.
•A Solo woman called April 13 to report seven cows had been stolen from her Big Creek Road property. An investigating officer located them near the spot they were missing from.
•On April 20 at about 8:10 p.m., a deputy responded to a report of young children left unattended at a residence on Highway 32 at Licking.
Following an investigation, the officer determined a 25-year-old woman had left home to get something to eat and left her three kids – two age 4 and one age 3 – at home alone. The woman told the officer she had asked a man and a woman to watch the children for her, and both had declined so she left anyway.
The officer reported that living conditions in the house were also very unsanitary, and there were objects like knives and hammers within easy reach of the children. The kids were taken into custody by state division of family services representatives.
Texas County Jail admissions
April 18
Steven L. McCarter – house for Dent County
Dylan S. Blankenship – house for Dent County
Larry D. Breeding – house for Dent County
April 19
Donny L. Crisel – Michigan attorney general hold
Nathan D. Eberhardt – burglary
Casey J. Martin – possession of controlled substance
Kristie D. Gorman – fraudulently obtaining controlled substance
April 20
Nathan L. Smith – DWI, possession of marijuana
April 21
Angela D. Wofford – 3-day commitment
Michael L. Roberts – stealing
Cody L. Worley – failure to appear – stealing
Ronald J. Settles – house for Dent County
Gayle C. Anderson – house for Dent County
Melissa L. Young – house for Dent County
April 22
Kurtis E. Austin – Mississippi County hold
Ken L. Polm – statutory sodomy, child molestation
April 23
Robert Lee Jr. – parole violation