St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office News Updates Sept. 10-14, 2018

Sheriff Scott Keeler reported deputies made arrests during the week of Sept. 10-14, 2018.

Warrant Arrest

Andrea Rodriguez

Andrea Rodriguez- On Sept. 12, Andrea Rodriguez, 42, Smithville, was arrested on a St. Clair County warrant charging her with a class D felony possession of a controlled substance, class D misdemeanor unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, and a class D misdemeanor possession of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid of 10 grams or less. Bond is set at $15,000 cash or surety.

The arrest comes after a St. Clair County deputy performed a traffic stop on a vehicle Rodriguez was a passenger in. The deputy requested a K9 unit to his location. The K9 did an exterior sniff test of the vehicle and did alert to the presence of narcotics. During a search of the vehicle the deputy found a marijuana cigarette in the passenger door and two $1 bills in Rodriguez’s purse that had a white crystal like residue on them. Rodriguez handed the deputy some plastic bags that had a crystal like substance in one and marijuana in the other. Rodriguez admitted to all the stuff to being hers. The baggie and dollar bills did field test positive for methamphetamine.         

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.

Stealing in Lowry City

On Sept. 12, a St. Clair County deputy was dispatched to a residence on NE Center Road in reference to a stolen Polaris Ranger.

Upon arrival, the deputy spoke with Perry Atchison, who stated he had last seen his 2013 Polaris Ranger on Sept. 11. Atchison and his wife were gone on the morning of Sept. 12, and when they returned home they noticed the Ranger missing along with the miscellaneous tools in the bed of the Ranger. The tools were valued at approximately $500.

Atchison showed paperwork to the deputy that showed he had paid $6,300 for the Polaris Ranger.

Stealing in Collins

On Sept. 11, Terrie Trowbridge filed a stealing report at the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office.

Trowbridge stated that she had a house fire on May 13, 2018 at her residence on S 18th Street in Collins. She also stated that she hasn’t been to the home much since it burned, but was there about a week ago and noticed some items missing. She stated there is a 100 slot CD holder missing, multiple clear plastic storage bins with blue lids with an unknown amount of items in them, a landscaping measuring tape, and some family jewelry.

Estimated loss value is $3,330.

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