TEENAGER FLOWN TO ST. LOUIS HOSPITAL FOLLOWING FOUR WHEELER WRECK IN BUTLER COUNTY
Two teenagers were badly injured in a four wheeler crash Tuesday afternoon in Butler County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, two 16 year old Qulin residents were riding the four wheeler on County Road 661 in the Broseley area when the vehicle traveled off the side of the roadway and struck a tree.
One of the teens was ejected during the crash.
Officials say that the driver was flown to a St. Louis hospital with serious injuries. The passenger also received serious injuries and was transported to a Poplar Bluff hospital.
ZALMA MAN ARRESTED FOLLOWING POLICE PURSUIT THAT REACHED OVER 100 MPH
A Southeast Missouri man has been taken into custody following a high speed chase over the weekend that reached speeds of over 100 miles per hour.
According to a probable cause affidavit, an officer tried to conduct a traffic stop Saturday night on a motorcycle that was traveling 103 mph in a 55 mph zone. The motorcycle then fled the scene leading the officer on a pursuit. During the pursuit, the motorcycle failed to stop at stop signs and stop lights, nearly striking a vehicle. The pursuit was eventually terminated.
A Stoddard County Deputy later located the suspect, identified as 32 year old Randell Duke, of Zalma, after Duke wrecked the motorcycle. Duke submitted a preliminary breath test which showed his blood alcohol content was a .107.
Duke later admitted to fleeing from the officer’s emergency lights and sirens and crashing his motorcycle. He has been charged with resisting an arrest, detention, or stop by fleeing, DWI, driving while revoked or suspended, and operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner involving an accident.
THREE RIVERS FUNDRAISING GOLF TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD THIS MONTH.
The 11th Annual Three Rivers Endowment Trust Golf Tournament will be held this month.
The four person scramble tournament will begin with check in and lunch at noon on Friday, June 21st at Westwood Hills Country Club in Poplar Bluff.
Player registration is $135 for individuals and $550 for teams. All proceeds will go to benefit the Three Rivers Annual Fund, which officials say funds special projects and helps make a difference in the lives of TRC students.
For more information or registration forms, contact Christy Frazier-Moore at 573-987-9680.
MAN FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES AFTER ALLEGEDLY THREATENING MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH A KNIFE
A man is facing multiple charges following an incident on Sunday where he is accused of threatening multiple subjects with a knife.
According to a probable cause affidavit, shortly after 2 pm on Sunday, an officer was dispatched to a location in connection to multiple reports of an individual threatening someone with a knife.
The suspect, later identified as 34 year old Ray Armbruster, had fled the scene and was being followed by one of the callers.
Armbruster was later located by law enforcement and refused to obey orders. Armbruster continued to actively resist and not obey lawful orders when he was brought to the ground. A folding knife
was found on Armbruster that matched the description of the knife provided by the reporting parties.
Armbruster has been charged with five counts each of unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child creating substantial risk, and a single count each of assault 3rd degree, resisting or interfering with an arrest, and assault 4th degree.
PAVEMENT REPAIRS TO FORCE CLOSURE OF STODDARD COUNTY ROAD TODAY
Route J in Stoddard County will be closed today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs.
The work zone is located from Route AA to Route 25 near Bloomfield.
Weather permitting, work will take place today from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
BRIDGE REPAIRS SCHEDULED FOR TODAY ON US HIGHWAY 62
U.S. 62 in Dunklin County will be reduced to one lane today as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform repairs on the St. Francis River bridge.
The bridge is located at the state line from Dunklin County to Clay County.
Weather permitting, work will take place today from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
