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Man found guilty of unlawful use of a weapon in Cape County trial (6/3/24)Lance DeMarzo, 25, was found guilty of the class E felony of unlawful use of a weapon in a Cape Girardeau County trial on Thursday, May 30. DeMarzo’s sentencing is scheduled for Monday, July 1, and he is facing up to four years in prison, according to a release from Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. ...
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Document: DWI suspects were racing golf carts in wreck that killed Benton man (5/30/24)Two men involved in a golf cart wreck that resulted in the death of a Benton man were racing their carts around midnight on Highway 34 near Twin Bridges Campground in Bollinger County, according to a probable-cause statement filed in the case. ...
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Victim texts code word to friend, who calls police; alleged abuser charged with domestic assault (5/30/24)An alleged victim of domestic abuse was able to text a code word to a friend as her alleged abuser was banging on her bedroom door and threatening to kick in the door, court documents say. The text resulted in a report to police, and resulted in charges against Cody Mathena, 46, of Cape Girardeau. ...
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Suspect in Blytheville, Arkansas, murder apprehended at Cape Girardeau gas station (5/30/24)Local police officers apprehended a man wanted for murder in Arkansas at a Cape Girardeau gas station Wednesday, May 29. Jaquavion Edwards, 19, was arrested on a murder warrant out of Blytheville, Arkansas, according to a news release issued by the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Office on Facebook. ...
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Man held in connection with truck, UTV theft (5/29/24)Scott City authorities, aided by state Highway Patrol, have located a stolen truck and side-by-side utility vehicle...
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Scott City murder victim, 75, was providing a place for suspect to stay for last two years, family says (5/28/24)Donald Harris Jr., the man charged with first-degree murder in Scott City on Sunday, May 26, had stopped by the police station three times before he was charged with killing his wife’s grandmother...
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Man charged with Scott City murder (5/28/24)Scott City police have arrested a man in connection with a murder. According to a social media post from Scott City Police Department, Donald Harris has been charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest. ...
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Cape Girardeau teen charged with multiple felonies in alleged drive-by shooting (5/24/24)A Cape Girardeau teenager faces multiple felonies on accusations he fired a gun out of his car window toward another car...
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Kentucky man faces weapons charge stemming from traffic stop in Cape Girardeau (5/24/24)Andra D. Jennings Jr., 34, of Louisville, Kentucky, was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm after an arrest Monday, May 20, in Cape Girardeau...
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Homeless man charged with assaulting officers, resisting arrest after witness believed he was being robbed at ATM (5/24/24)A homeless man from Jackson is being held on a $50,000 bond after a subject, believing he was being robbed at an ATM machine, pulled a gun on the suspect. The suspect is not being charged for attempted robbery, but for resisting arrest and assaulting police officers...
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Cape teen charged in drive-by shooting (5/23/24)A Cape Girardeau teenager faces multiple felonies on accusations that he fired a gun out of his car window toward another car. Travell J. Steele, 18, of Cape Girardeau, was charged with two counts of first-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action and illegal discharge or shooting of a firearm at a person...
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SEMO completes initial assessment of safety policies after Cape Central graduation shooting (5/23/24)Southeast Missouri State University officials announced Wednesday, May 22, that they have completed an “initial assessment to identify the next steps to take in strengthening its safety policies” following the shooting during Cape Central High School’s graduation ceremony Sunday, May 19, at the Show Me Center that left two people injured. ...
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Cape Girardeau man charged with making terroristic threat (5/22/24)Cape Girardeau County prosecutors have charged a Cape Girardeau man with making terrorist threats after police allege he threatened a person at an establishment he had been kicked out of three times...
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Cape Girardeau man faces six charges after allegedly threatening women, resisting arrest (5/22/24)Reginald Waker, 28, of Cape Girardeau faces charges of second-degree terrorist threatening, two counts of first-degree harassment, two counts of fourth-degree assault and resisting or interfering with an arrest...
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Cape Central High School graduation shooting timeline (5/21/24)The Southeast Missourian compiled a timeline of known events leading up to and following the gunshot at the Show Me Center that injured two victims during the Cape Central High School graduation ceremony Sunday, May 19. The timeline draws from eyewitness accounts, videos posted on social media channels and statements issued by police agencies and Cape Girardeau Public Schools. ...
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Cape Girardeau school district to evaluate response, security after shooting during graduation (5/21/24)Cape Girardeau Public Schools officials are assessing the security and reviewing their response following a shooting at Cape Central High School’s graduation ceremony Sunday, May 19, that sent hundreds into a frenzy. A single gunshot echoed through the Show Me Center’s auditorium from the upper concourse near a concession stand as a student was addressing the crowd. Two victims were injured and taken to the hospital, and the alleged perpetrator, identified Monday, May 20, as 20-year-old Kris E. Owens, was apprehended and arrested on multiple felony charges. ...
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2 charged in connection to Cape Girardeau graduation shooting (5/21/24)Prosecutors charged Kris E. Owens, 20, of Cape Girardeau with first-degree felony assault, a Class A felony; armed criminal action; and unlawful use of a weapon stemming from a shooting that injured two and disrupted Cape Central High School graduation ceremonies Sunday, May 19, at the Show Me Center. ...
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Two shot at Cape Central graduation ceremony; one suspect in custody (5/20/24)One person was in custody after a shooting at Cape Central High School’s graduation ceremony left two people injured Sunday, May 19. According to Cape Girardeau Police Department, an altercation between two people during the event at the Show Me Center on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University led to one suspect firing one shot. Two people sustained non-life-threatening injuries. ...
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Armed robbery reported in Jackson (5/10/24)Jackson police are searching for an armed robbery suspect, a release said Thursday, May 9...
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Mediation fails in Cape Girardeau excessive force lawsuit (5/10/24)The City of Cape Girardeau could face a police excessive force jury trial after the city and a plaintiff couldn’t agree on settlement terms during mediation in April...
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Cape Girardeau man faces multiple counts of sexual abuse against child (5/10/24)Steven Brown, 32, of Cape Girardeau is being held in Cape Girardeau County jail in lieu of a $250,000 bond while he faces three counts of first-degree sodomy or attempted sodomy on a child less than 12 years old; one count of second-degree child molestation of a child less than 12 years old and possession of child pornography...
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Cape Girardeau woman tells police man strangled her multiple times (5/10/24)A victim told police she was strangled to unconsciousness multiple times and punched by a Cape Girardeau man, who also broke the victim’s glasses into pieces...
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City of Cape signs lease agreement for police substation on Good Hope (5/9/24)A lease agreement between the City of Cape Girardeau and not-for-profit organization Partners for Good Hope for a police substation at 629 Good Hope St. was approved by the City Council on Monday, May 6. According to the council’s agenda report, the agreement lets the city operate and maintain the substation and will pay $12 per year to Good Hope. Assistant city manager Trevor Pulley said the lease will allow the city to develop the older building and promote redevelopment across the area. ...
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Kiss in gas station parking lot leads to felony weapons charge, documents say (5/9/24)A Cape Girardeau man faces felony charges after police say he used a gun to shatter a victim’s driver’s-side car window. Adam Childers, 37, faces charges of second-degree property damage and unlawful use of a weapon (exhibiting), which is considered a Class E felony. ...
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Cape woman faces Class B felony after allegedly firing weapon during dispute with neighbor (5/9/24)Kylena Fleming, 37, of Cape Girardeau is being held on a $150,000 cash-only bond after police say she fired two bullets toward a victim and then tried to evade officers. Fleming was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, a Class B felony. ...