Crime News

SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston man faces felony charges following his early Thursday, March 16, arrest for being in possession of fentanyl. Early Thursday morning, Sikeston Department of Public Safety's Narcotics Unit, in conjunction with agents from the DEA's Carbondale, Illinois, office, executed a search warrant and arrest of Cameron L. Robinson of Sikeston in the 1200 block of Valley Forge in Sikeston, according to Capt. Jon Broom with Sikeston DPS...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department is seeking information on a suspect wanted for alleged robbery, burglary and felony stealing. Chauncey Evans, 20, is 6 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs around 150 pounds. Anyone with information on Evans or his whereabouts may contact the department by calling (573) 335-6621 or texting "CAPEPD" to 847411. The anonymous tip line is (573) 339-6313...

A Cairo, Illinois, man has pleaded guilty to involvement in a 2020 gun store burglary in Cape Girardeau County and will now see the inside of a federal prison. Chayce Harrell, 21, was sentenced Tuesday, March 14, by U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Jr. to 42 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $1,700 in restitution. Harrell pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the theft of firearms from a federally licensed dealer...

The shots triggered chaos. And they might continue to trigger anxiety for the foreseeable future. Hotshots Bar and Grill in Cape Girardeau was packed March 4, even more than usual, when gunshots sounded near the pool tables. That's according to Matthew Canady, who was among as many as 100 people to experience the mass shooting. ...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department has credited another fugitive arrest to its new camera system. An officer conducted a traffic stop the morning of March 7. During the stop, the driver of the vehicle — later identified as Ericonta Flenoid, 40, of Cape Girardeau — sped away before the officer could get his information, according to a Facebook post from the police department...

DEXTER, Mo. — A homicide investigation is underway in Dexter. According to Stoddard County Coroner Brent Stidham and the Dexter Police Department, at 6:14 a.m. Saturday, the Dexter Police Department was dispatched to a residence on Alice Street. Authorities said officers located a deceased juvenile, who had suffered a gunshot wound, inside the residence...

The mass shooting Saturday, March 4, at Hotshots Bar and Grill in Cape Girardeau started out as a brawl near the pool tables, then erupted into a gunfight involving three people firing guns. Four of the five gunshot victims appear to be "innocent bystanders" who were not involved in the fight at all. None of the three men arrested in connection with the incident were the first to draw their weapons...

Two Cape Girardeau men were among the four found guilty in federal court of racketeering conspiracy involving multiple murders, including a 2018 gang-related shooting in Bridgeton, Missouri, that left one dead and two injured. According to court documents, Sean Clemon, 52, and Dominique Maxwell, 30, -- both from Cape Girardeau -- along with Frank Smith and Warren Griffin -- both from Illinois -- were members of the Gangster Disciples, a gang with a presence across the U.S...

Within the last several weeks, policing technology has made local headlines. Scott City Police Department, for example, announced they had new technology in their dispatch center that could access video from a 911 caller with their permission. That technology, while new to Scott City, is being used in other jurisdictions in the area as well...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston man faces multiple felony charges following an altercation at an apartment complex. Ruben Ramirez, 26, is formally charged through Scott County with first-degree assault/special victim, first-degree domestic assault, first-degree burglary, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm, defacing a firearm and possession of a defaced firearm...

A Pemiscot County, Missouri, man pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing a machine gun. A release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Missouri, says the case stemmed from a 2022 shootout in Caruthersville, Missouri. Jamaal Jackson, 20, was among two groups involved in the incident. ...

A Cape Girardeau County jury found a man guilty as a chronic offender of the state's driving while intoxicated law. A release from Prosecuting Attorney Mark Welker said Clifford Parrish, 54, could face up to 10 years in prison and will serve two years in prison before being eligible for probation or parole. His sentencing is set for Monday, April 10, in front of Judge Benjamin Lewis...

Cape Girardeau's ShotSpotter system led police to arrest a man early Monday morning, March 6. According to a social media post, Cape Girardeau Police Department officers responded to the 500 block of South Ellis Street and located Gary Harris, 63. The post says officers determined Harris fired a weapon in the area. They located a firearm, the post says...

Three people have been taken into custody in connection with shootings at a Cape Girardeau restaurant that left five people wounded. A release from Cape Girardeau Police Department says Jeremiah Twiggs, 39, of Cape Girardeau was taken into custody at about 3 p.m. Sunday, March 5, after police had arrested Ranell Robinson, 43, of Cape Girardeau in the case. At about 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 6, Tyler Banks, 24, of Cape Girardeau turned himself in at the police department...

In what police are calling a “targeted” shooting, five people were wounded at Hotshots Bar and Grill late Saturday night, March 4, and one suspect has been taken into custody. A release from Cape Girardeau Police Department says the shootings occurred just before 11:30 p.m. at 15 N. Main St. ...

SIKESTON, Mo. — New cameras placed at entry and exit points in Sikeston will help Sikeston Department of Public Safety track license plates. On Feb. 27, the Sikeston City Council approved the purchase of two FLOCK Safety cameras to add to the city's existing city-wide camera infrastructure. The License Plate Reader (LPR) cameras will be placed at entry/exit points in Sikeston to help DPS with various investigations, city officials said...

Cape Girardeau Police Department officers detained two wanted individuals thanks to the law enforcement agency's new camera system. An alert was sent through the department's FLOCK system — a license plate reader camera network the department signed a three-year contract with in 2022 — Saturday morning, Feb. 25, that indicated a vehicle was being driven by a person with an active warrant...

A Scott County man was arrested on domestic assault charges after an investigation by Scott City Police. At about 4:15 p.m. Feb. 20, officers with the Scott City Police Department arrested Brett Anthony Medley, 23, of Chaffee, Missouri, on charges of third-degree domestic assault, according to Scott City Police Capt. Chris Griggs. Medley was charged through the Scott County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, and a warrant was issued...

The Scott City Police Department is the latest local agency to adopt digital ticket-writing capabilities for traffic stops. Scott City police Capt. Chris Griggs said officers have been using the technology for about a month and "so far, so good." The technology, called Digiticket, saves officers time writing out paperwork. ...

A Cape Girardeau man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday, Feb. 21, to possessing a fully automatic weapon. Kaydence K. Robertson, 21, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a machine gun after he was pulled over by police in October for speeding...

The Cape Girardeau renter who has been the subject of a dozen previous citations since June for allegedly operating an unlicensed after-hours club was cited again this past weekend. Keith McFerren, tenant for the property at 1621 Independence St., was arrested early Saturday morning, Feb. 18, and cited for allegedly operating an unlicensed after-hours club and selling alcohol without a license. McFerren was cited for the same alleged violations Feb. 12 and 13...

A juvenile was located in Arkansas last week with a Cape Girardeau County suspect wanted for multiple outstanding warrants for alleged sex crimes. Cape Girardeau Police Department officers learned of a missing juvenile the morning of Friday, Feb 17, according to a department news release. Cpl. Tanner Hiett, a detective with the department, determined the juvenile had possibly left with Nicolas Hernandez...

The Cape Girardeau Police Department will host a Citizens Police Academy this spring for anyone interested. In a similar style to the City of Cape Girardeau's Citizens Academy, the series of weekly classes will give participants a more in-depth look on police department operations...

Cape Girardeau police apprehended a suspect accused of stabbing a family member in the face with a utility knife several times. ...

A man has stabbed himself multiple times. He's bleeding profusely. Police are called. They approach the man. The man charges at the officers with the knife. Police shoot the man, killing him. That scenario might sound familiar if you've paid attention to regional crime headlines recently. The nightmarish confrontation played out in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, when officers shot and killed a knife-wielding man who they say was bleeding from self-inflicted stab wounds...