St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office News Updates Sept. 11-15, 2017

 Sheriff Scott Keeler reported deputies made four warrant arrests, took a burglary report, and a stealing report during the week of Sept. 11-15, 2017.

Warrant Arrests

            Darrell Link- On Sept. 13, Darrell Link, 32, Nevada, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant charging him with failure to appear in court on a class A misdemeanor for non-support. Bond is set at $1,000 cash only.

           Christian Reynolds- On Sept. 11, Christian Reynolds, 22, Platte City, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant charging him with an unclassified misdemeanor driving while revoked/suspended, a class B misdemeanor for failing to register vehicle, a class B misdemeanor for exceeding posted speed limit by 26 miles per hour or more. Bond is set at $825 cash only.

            The charges stem from a Missouri Highway Patrol traffic stop on Sept. 4, 2016.

            Anthony Huffman- On Sept. 11, Anthony Huffman, 25, Wellington, was arrested in St. Clair County on a Ray County warrant charging him with two counts of class D felonious assault and a class E felony of involuntary manslaughter-second degree. Bond is set at $5,000 cash only.

            The charges stem from a Missouri Highway Patrol investigation on February 10, 2017.

              Philon Howard- On Sept. 12, Philon Howard, 24, Kansas City, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant charging him with failure to appear in court on a class E felony of resisting arrest/detention/stop by fleeing. Bond is set at $2,500 cash only.

            The charges stem from an Osceola Police Department investigation on February 6, 2017.

 Disclaimer: Arrest records are public information. Any indication of an arrest does not mean the individual identified has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

                           Burglary in Appleton City

On Sept. 12, a St. Clair County deputy responded to N Hickory Street in Appleton City, to speak with Rodney Nitchals in reference to a burglary. 

            Nitchals stated he left for work that morning after locking his house. He stated he returned home later the same day and noticed his television missing from his residence. Evidence was collected at the scene. Nitchals stated the value of the television was approximately $400.00.

                                                            Stealing in Lowry City

                On Sept. 12, a St. Clair County deputy was notified to respond to Dollar General in Lowry City about stolen merchandise.

            The deputy arrived on scene and spoke with a Dollar General employee. The employee showed him the video of a male subject wearing a white button up shirt and tie with dark colored pants enter the store at approximately 8:40 p.m. The deputy was advised by the employee the male subject had a couple tear drop tattoos on his face and a neck tattoo.

             In the video you could see the male grab a basket from the front of the store and began placing items into the basket. At approximately 8:50 p.m., the male subject walked out of the front door with a box under his arm and a basket full of items.

            From the outside video, the male subject was seen getting into the passenger side of a black, single cab pickup truck with a diamond plate tool box in the bed.

            A request for prosecution was signed and evidence was collected from the scene.

These cases are currently under investigation. Sheriff Keeler urges those with any related information to these cases or any others to contact the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office Tip Line, 417-646-5832, or email to tips@scsomo.org.