St. Clair County Sheriff Scott Keeler said deputies took reports of stealing and made several warrant arrests during the week of March 30-April 6.

Sartin arrested on Federal probation violation warrant

Curtis Sartin

     On April 6, Curtis Sartin, 51, Osceola, was arrested in St. Clair County on a Federal probation violation warrant. Sartin’s arrest came after he led St. Clair County deputies on a chase in the Northeast part of the county. Contact was first made with Sartin on NE Highway NN and he was advised of the warrant. Sartin allegedly said an expletive and took off spinning the rear tires and throwing gravel toward two deputies. Sartin’s rear tire was deflated and he fled north on NN Highway into Henry County and east onto Z Highway.

     While travelling on Z Highway, Sartin allegedly drove down the center of the road and crested the top of a hill and narrowly missed striking an oncoming vehicle. Sartin traveled to ZZ Highway and turned south heading back toward St. Clair County and his residence.

     Sartin turned his vehicle into a ditch near the end of his driveway, bypassing a roadblock set up by another deputy, and continued toward his residence with deputies following. Sartin continued toward an open gate leading into a field and was stopped and taken into custody.

     On April 7, he was arraigned in Federal court. Charges related to this incident are pending.

Foley arrested on several felony warrants

Joshua Foley

     On April 6, Joshua Foley, 32, Urich, was arrested at the St. Clair County Courthouse on several outstanding warrants. Foley was arrested on six St. Clair County warrants and one Bates County warrant for failing to appear in court.

     In St. Clair County, Foley is facing two class C felony charges of possessing a controlled substance from two separate incidents in July and October 2014 and a class D felony of property damage-first degree from an incident in September 2014. The warrants were issued in February. Total bond on these charges is set at $60,000 cash or surety.

     Foley is also facing charges of failing to register a vehicle, no insurance and operating a vehicle without a valid license. These charges stem from an incident with the Appleton City Police Department in October 2014. The warrants were issued in January. Bond on these charges is set at $1,000 cash or surety and $300 cash only.

     The warrant from Bates County charges Foley with a class C felony of unlawfully possessing a firearm and a class D felony of unlawful use of a weapon. The charges stem from incidents in March and May 2013. The warrant was issued on March 4. Bond on these charges is set at $30,000 cash or surety.

Possible stolen newborn calf on NW 1150 Road

     On April 6, a St. Clair County deputy took a report from Dennis Bock in reference to a possible stolen calf on NW 1150 Road, Appleton City. Bock said on April 5 he noticed one of his cows standing next to a fence bawling as if it just had a calf. A tire track was located next to the ditch within 15 feet of where the cow was standing along the road.

Missing bull calf on NW 1150 Road

     On April 5, a St. Clair County deputy took a report from Matt Stephan in reference to a missing yellow Charolais bull calf from a field on NW 1150 Road, Montrose. Stephan said the calf is a couple days old has a white tail and a yellow ear tag with the number ## on it. The value of the calf was estimated at $700.

Chainsaws reported stolen

     On April 2, a St. Clair County deputy took a stealing complaint from Thomas O'Neill on NE 1142 Private Road, Deepwater. O’Neill reported he discovered a padlock cut on the door to a shed behind his house and two Stihl chainsaws were missing. He said one saw has an 18 inch bar and the other a 14 inch bar. The total value of the saws was estimated at $875.00.

Television reported stolen

     On April 2, a St. Clair County deputy took a stealing complaint from Zackary Sommer in reference to a television stolen from his residence on NE 601 Road, Osceola. The television was described as a 32-inch Emerson. The value was estimated at $200.

     The investigations in these cases are ongoing. Sheriff Keeler urges those with any related information to contact the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line, 417-646-5832, or email to tips@scsomo.org.

Other warrant arrests

Todd Lee

     On April 6, Todd Lee, 51, Springfield, was arrested at the St. Clair County Courthouse on a no bond Polk County warrant for a probation violation on an original class D felony charge of driving while intoxicated-alcohol-persistent offender. The charge stems from an incident in May 2011. The warrant was issued in February.

Cassandra King

     On April 6, Cassandra King, 24, Clinton, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant charging her with a class C felony of possessing a controlled substance. The charge stems from an incident in December 2014. The warrant was issued on March 30. Bond is set at $10,000 cash or surety.

Gregory White

     On April 1, Gregory White, 28, Lamar, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant charging him with a class D felony of non support, total arrears in excess of 12 monthly payments due under order of support. The warrant was issued March 23 and stems from an incident in May 2013. Bond is set at $2,500 cash only.

Christopher Fitzpatrick, Jr

     On April 1, Christopher Fitzpatrick, Jr, 20, Clinton, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant for failing to appear in court on six misdemeanor charges of passing a bad check with value less than $500. The warrant was issued on March 5 and stems from incidents in July 2014. Bond is set at $1,000 cash only.

Arrest warrants issued

File photo John Heistand

      On April 3, a St. Clair County arrest warrant was issued for John Heistand, 58, Clinton, for failing to appear in court on a class C felony of passing a bad check-$500 or more. The charge stems from an incident in February 2010. Bond is set at $347.47 cash only.

File photo Richard Armstrong

     On April 3, a St. Clair County arrest warrant was issued for Richard Armstrong, 43, Saint Joseph, for failing to appear in court on a misdemeanor charge of non support. The charge stems from an incident in March 2013. Bond is set at $5,000 cash/surety.

File photo Billy Wood III

     On April 1, a St. Clair County warrant was issued for Billy Wood III, 26, Osceola, charging him with a class D felony of non support. The charge stems from an incident in May 2012. Bond is set at$5,000 cash/surety.

File photo Kasey Groves

     The Missouri Department of Corrections Board of Probation and Parole has issued an arrest warrant for Kasey Groves, 24, Lowry City, for absconding supervision. Groves is currently on probation for three counts of class C felony burglary-second degree. The warrant from probation and parole was issued on March 27.

     Sheriff Keeler urges those with any information related to the location of these individuals to contact the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line, 417-646-5832, or email to tips@scsomo.org.        

Coffee with the Sheriff to be held in Collins April 23

     Sheriff Scott Keeler will host “Coffee with the Sheriff” on Thursday, April 23, from 7-10 a.m. at Smith’s Restaurant, Collins. The sheriff urges citizens to attend with any questions or concerns and be a part of making a difference in the community.