The complete St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office  News Release April 16-23, 2018

            Sheriff Scott Keeler reported deputies made 12 arrests, took a stealing report and a burglary report during the week of April 16-23, 2018.

Warrant Arrests

     Andrew Matters- On April 22, Andrew Matters, 40, Collins, was arrested by a St. Clair County deputy on a Camden County warrant for failure to appear in court on a probation hearing. Bond is set at $27,000 cash or surety. Matters has another warrant out of Miller County warrant charging him with a class E felony of non support. Bond is set at $23,000 cash only.
     

     Laura Hahn- On April 22, Laura Hahn, 53, Kansas City, was arrested by a St. Clair County deputy for a class D felony possession of a controlled substance and a class D misdemeanor unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Hahn was booked and released pending formal charges.
     The arrest comes after the vehicle Hahn was driving was pulled over for a traffic violation. The deputy asked for and was given consent to search the vehicle. During the search of the vehicle a glass pipe with a white crystal like residue was found, along with a straw with residue. Both the pipe and straw field tested positive for methamphetamines.
     

     Naomi Damon- On April 22, Naomi Damon, 32, Clinton, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant charging her with failure to appear in court on a class D felony possession of a controlled substance and a class B misdemeanor trespass in the first degree. Bond is set at $10,000 cash or surety.
     The charges come from an investigation by the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 23, 2018. Damon was the passenger in the vehicle that was driven by Timmie Green. She admitted to the deputy that she had a baggie of methamphetamines stuffed into the crotch of her pants. The baggie was recovered at the St. Clair County Jail during a search of her person.
     

     Misty Bennink- On April 21, Misty Bennink, 37, Osceola, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant charging her with a class E felony domestic assault in the third degree. Bond is set at $7,500 cash or surety.
     The charge comes after a St. Clair County investigation into an assault reported by Mary Mickle. The deputy arrived on scene at Citizen’s Memorial Healthcare Clinic and spoke with Mary Mickle. Mickle stated that her daughter, Misty Bennink, came home and woke her up telling her she wrecked Mickle’s car. Bennink asked Mickle if she had any cigarettes and Mickle stated she did not. Bennink got mad and punched Mickle in the nose and shoved her to the ground. Mickle stated she did not give Bennink permission to use her vehicle.
     A request for prosecution was filled out by Mickle.
     

     Shanna Case- On April 20, Shanna Case, 45, Collins, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant charging her with failure to appear in court on a class D felony possession of a controlled substance. Bond is set at $10,000 cash only.
     The charges stem from a St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office investigation on July 30, 2017 at a residence on SW 50 Road, Osceola. During the investigation a glass pipe with white crystal substance inside was located in the same room as Case. A light green purse was located next to the pipe. A metal box with one Alprazolam prescription pill was located in the purse along with another box containing two bags with a white crystal substance inside. The white substance field tested positive for methamphetamine.
     

     James Seek- On April 20, James Seek, 31, Collins, was arrested by a St. Clair County deputy on two warrants out of Bourbon County, Kansas. One is for failure to appear in court on a felony harassment by telecommunication device. Bond is set at $5,000 cash or surety. The second warrant is for felony aggravated battery. This is a no bond charge.
     

     Mary Jackman- On April 20, Mary Jackman, 59, Harrison, AR, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant charging her with a class C felony delivery of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid. Bond is set at $15,000 cash or surety.
     Jackman was the driver of a vehicle that was stopped for equipment violation. After making contact with Jackman, she admitted to having a glass pipe inside the vehicle. Jackman consented to a vehicle search. A search of the vehicle revealed the glass pipe, a plastic straw with residue, and a baggie of a crystal like substance. The crystal like substance field tested positive for methamphetamine.
     

     Joe Jackman- On April 20. Joe Jackman, 65, Harrison, AR, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant charging him with a class C felony delivery of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid. Bond is set at $20,000 cash or surety.
     Jackman was a passenger in a vehicle that was pulled over for an equipment violation. During questioning, Jackman admitted to the deputy that he had a baggie of methamphetamine on his person. The baggie of crystal like substance field tested positive for methamphetamine.
     

     Daniel Smith- On April 19, Daniel Smith, 42, St. Louis, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant charging him with failure to appear in court on a probation violation for a class A misdemeanor domestic assault in the third degree. Bond is set at $5,000 cash only.
     The charge stems from an investigation on Dec. 31, 2015 when a St. Clair County deputy responded to a domestic disturbance on NW 151 Road, Lowry City. Smith allegedly hit a female victim in the face with his fist, placed her in a head lock, and hit her again multiple times. The victim also had a bite injury to her left wrist and her left shoulder.
     

     John Bell (No Photo)- On April 18, John Bell, 61, Appleton City, was arrested by a St. Clair County deputy on a class B misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. Bell was booked and released pending formal charges.
     The charge comes after a report of a careless and imprudent driver in Appleton City. A St. Clair County deputy arrived in the area and located the suspect vehicle. The driver of the vehicle, later identified as John Bell, failed to yield to the deputy, while swerving all over the road. After the vehicle finally came to a stop, the deputy made contact with Bell and noticed the key factors to intoxicated driving. Bell agreed to a blood draw from the hospital. Bell’s blood alcohol count was .384.
     

     Tyler Thomson- On April 17, Tyler Thomson, 25, Independence was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant for failure to pay fines on a class B misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. Thomson was also arrested on an infraction charge of speeding 1-5 mph over the posted speed limit. Total bond is set at $1,544.50 cash only.
     The driving while intoxicated charge comes from a traffic stop by the Missouri State Highway Patrol on Aug. 2, 2017. The speeding charge comes from a traffic stop by the Missouri State Highway Patrol on July 4, 2016.
     

     Nathaniel Oster- On April 17, Nathaniel Oster, 36, St. Joseph, was arrested by a St. Clair County deputy on a class B misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. Oster was booked and released pending formal charges.
     The arrest comes after St. Clair County deputies were dispatched to a suspicious vehicle sitting in a driveway. Deputies went up to the vehicle and found the driver asleep at the wheel with the vehicle running. The deputies could see an open 12 pack of beer between the driver and passenger seat. When deputies spoke with Oster they could smell the strong odor of intoxicants. Oster admitted to drinking. When asked if he would participate in a field sobriety test, he stated he would rather skip straight to the breath test. Oster’s blood alcohol count was .217.

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 Lowry City

     On April 21, a St. Clair County deputy was dispatched to Twin Oaks Harbor in reference to a burglary.
     Upon arrival the deputy spoke with Jerry Butler. Butler stated when he got to his property on Saturday he noticed his trailer door had some damage to it. Butler opened the door to find that someone had been in the camper. Butler showed the deputy that the camper had been ransacked and several items were missing.
     Butler then took the deputy to the shed behind the camper and showed the deputy the damage to the window where someone had broke into it. Butler stated several items were missing from the shed also.
     Total estimated loss of items is $3,990. Photos were taken and evidence was collected from the scene. A request for prosecution was filled out.

Stealing in Osceola

     On April 20, a St. Clair County deputy was dispatched to NE 601 Road in reference to stealing.
     Upon arrival the deputy spoke with James Coleman with Sac-Osage Electric. Coleman stated there were two 7C 200 amp meter loops missing.
     Coleman stated he was to disconnect the power to the residence until the damage was paid for, due to tampering with the meter box several times in the past.
     Total estimated loss is $720. Photos and evidence were collected from the scene. A request for prosecution was filled out.

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