Region briefs 3/13/07

Caruthersville man shot while in Cape

A 22-year-old man was treated and released from a local hospital after sustaining a gunshot wound to his foot Sunday, police said. The man, from Caruthersville, Mo., told police that at about 12:54 p.m. a man in a blue minivan fired two to four rounds at him at the corner of Hanover and Good Hope streets, Cape Girardeau police Cpl. Jason Selzer said Monday. One of the rounds hit his left foot and he was transported to a hospital by a private vehicle. The victim described the van as a blue, late-model minivan, Selzer said. "We've got some good leads, but no name yet," he said. Selzer added a motive for the shooting is not known.

Scott County I-55/57 interchange one lane

SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Transportation says it will reduce the Interstate 55/57 interchange in Scott County to one lane for repairs from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, weather permitting, for routine bridge repairs. The work zone will be marked with signs and motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area. For more information, contact MoDOT's customer service center at (888) 275-6636.

Man pleads guilty to attempted copper theft

Two people arrested in the attempted theft last week of about $390 worth of copper wire from AmerenUE, 45 S. Minnesota Ave., appeared in the Jackson courthouse Thursday for their alleged crimes. Curtis L. Jordan Jr., 45, of Anna, Ill., entered a guilty plea and was ordered to two years' supervised probation for misdemeanor stealing and first-degree trespassing. The sentence will run concurrently. His alleged partner, Shirley A. Seals, 37, of Wolf Lake, Ill., was charged with misdemeanor stealing and ordered to a criminal setting hearing Thursday by Associate Circuit Judge Albert Kamp.

Sex offender pleads guilty to not registering

Adam W. Taylor, of Malden, Mo., one of nine men sought in December for failure to register as sex offenders in Cape Girardeau, pleaded guilty March 2 to an amended charge of obstructing government operations. Cape Girardeau prosecutor Morley Swingle said Monday he accepted the plea on the condition Taylor serve 15 days in jail, rather than 10 under the original charge of failure to register.

Cape woman gets probation for stabbing

A 26-year-old Cape Girardeau woman who stabbed her boyfriend was ordered a five-year supervised probation Feb. 22. Beverly D. Haley, of 617 Boxwood Court., Apt. 4, pleaded guilty to second-degree domestic assault. Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle said despite lack of testimony from the victim, who could not be located, he was able to produce sufficient evidence of Haley's guilt. According to the probable-cause statement, police officers responded to a domestic dispute call during which Haley allegedly told police she attacked her boyfriend after he hit her in the back of the head. Swingle said police found the knife in the back yard. He said it was bent from the impact of hitting the victim's collarbone. "The wound did turn out to be not a serious condition" because it hit the collarbone, Swingle said.

-- From staff reports