Region briefs 11/18/2015

Man accused of wife's kidnapping

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man is in jail, suspected of kidnapping and sexually assaulting his estranged wife, whom authorities said he has victimized in the past. Just before 9 a.m. Monday, Poplar Bluff police officer Robert Reed was sent to a home in the 600 block of Cleveland Street about a possible missing person. The 33-year-old woman's children reported a window was broken in their home, and their mother was missing. The window is in the mother's bedroom, and a dresser was knocked over in an apparent scuffle, with a blood trail nearby. One of the children showed an officer his mother's phone was shattered in the living room as well. During the ensuing investigation, Doyle W. Turner, 44, was developed as a person of interest. Information led officers to a residence in the 100 block of West Harper Street, where investigators found Turner and rescued his captive. The woman was taken by ambulance to a hospital for treatment for her injuries.

Man's body headed back from Jordan

NEELYVILLE, Mo. -- The body of Damon Creach, shot and killed Nov. 9 at a police training center near Amman, Jordan, was expected to be returned to Neelyville late Tuesday. Despite darkness and expected showers, the Neelyville community still planned to line U.S. 67 to honor Creach and show support for his family. The airplane carrying Creach's body was scheduled to arrive at the St. Louis Airport at 6 p.m. Tuesday, according to personnel from the Fowler-Sullivan Memorial Chapel. They were hoping to arrive in Neelyville about 10 p.m. with a police escort. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Fellowship General Baptist Church on U.S. 67 North in Poplar Bluff. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Fellowship General Baptist Church, with Pastor Byron Beck officiating.

-- From staff reports