17 YEAR-OLD REPORTED MISSING IN STODDARD COUNTY
A teenager has been reported missing in Stoddard County.
According to the Stoddard County Sheriff’s Department, the missing person is 17 year old Dakota Slavings, who was reported to have left her home in Bernie, and has been missing since Thursday.
She is a 5’6 white female with brown hair and weighs about 240 pounds. She also has a tattoo of a green heart with the insignia “DKC”, As well as a tattoo of a purple skull with blue and purple roses.
She was last seen wearing black leggings, a mossy Oak T-shirt, and a jacket.
Slavings is reported to need medication for a physiological affliction, may be going under the alias of Brittany Negal or Paige Slavings, and might be traveling towards Florida.
If you have any information on or have seen her, you are asked to immediately contact the Stoddard County Sheriff’s Department by calling 573-568-4654.
MAN TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN BUTLER COUNTY ON MULTIPLE CHARGES
A man was taken into custody in Butler County on Friday on multiple charges.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol tells KWOC News that 53 year old Johnny Nelson was arrested on a felony charge of possession of methamphetamine, as well as unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
He was also charged on a felony Butler County Warrant for probation violation on dangerous drugs, a Ripley County Warrant on non support, and a Poplar Bluff Police Department Warrant on failure to appear.
He was transported to the Butler County Jail following his arrest.
INJURIES REPORTED FOLLOWING VEHICLE CRASH IN DUNKLIN COUNTY
Injuries were reported from a vehicle crash that occurred in Dunklin County on Friday.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at US 412 near Senath, where a vehicle pulled into the path of an oncoming vehicle.
The driver of the first vehicle received serious injuries and was transported to a hospital in Paragould, while the driver of the oncoming vehicle received moderate injuries, and was transported to a hospital in Jonesboro.
MAN ARRESTED IN BUTLER COUNTY ON POSSESSION OF METHAMPHETAMINE
A man was taken into custody in Butler County on Saturday on possession of methamphetamine.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 53 year old Terry Mitchell was arrested on felony possession of methamphetamine, and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia.
He was transported to the Butler County Jail following her arrest.
ARREST MADE IN DUNKLIN COUNTY ON DRUG AND FIREARM CHARGES
A Malden resident was taken into custody on Friday on drug and firearm charges.
According to the Dunklin County Sheriff’s Department, Nikylus Thompson, of Malden, was arrested on a felony warrant for possession of a firearm, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, and unlawful use of a weapon.
Thompson was transported to the Dunklin County Jail following the arrest on a $25,000 cash only bond.
SERIOUS INJURIES REPORTED FOLLOWING VEHICLE COLLISION IN PEMISCOT COUNTY
Serious injuries were reported on Saturday following a vehicle collision in Pemiscot County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol tells KWOC News that the incident occurred on US 61 at Route O near Holland, where a vehicle failed to yield, causing an oncoming vehicle to crash into its left side.
The driver and an occupant of the first vehicle received serious injuries as a result of the crash, and was transported by air to a hospital in Memphis.
EARTHQUAKES REPORTED OVER THE WEEKEND
Two earthquakes were reported in Wayne and New Madrid Counties on Sunday.
According to the US Geological Survey, the first earthquake struck 3 miles east of Marston in New Madrid County, and registered at a magnitude of 2.0 with a depth of around 4 miles.
The second quake hit a few hours later about 7 miles east of Greenville in Wayne County, and registered at a 2.3 magnitude, just over a mile in depth.
