SUSPECT IN CUSTODY IN CONNECTION TO NON FATAL SHOOTING IN POPLAR BLUFF
A suspect is in custody in connection to a non-fatal shooting in Poplar Bluff.
According to Poplar Bluff Chief of Police Mike McClain, shortly after 4 am on September 28th, officers responded to a location on South Broadway for a shooting.
At the scene, officers located a male subject who had suffered a gunshot wound to the back. The victim was transported to a Poplar Bluff hospital and then moved to a Cape Girardeau hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
26 year old Kevin Spratt, of Poplar Bluff, was taken into custody early Monday morning as a part of the investigation after being found hiding in the trunk of a car.
Spratt was lodged at the Butler County Justice Center pending the filing of charges for assault 1st degree, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon.
SHOTS FIRED DURING POSSIBLE BURGLARY ATTEMPT IN POPLAR BLUFF
Poplar Bluff Police are investigating a report of shots being fired on Friday.
According to the Poplar Bluff Police Department, officers responded to a residence on Spring Street in reference to shots being fired and a possible burglary in progress.
Officers determined that two subjects had broken a window at a nearby residence and shots were subsequently fired. It was not released who was believed to have fired the shots.
Officials say that a suspect has been identified and the investigation is ongoing.
PUXICO MAN IN CUSTODY ON DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGE
Two Puxico men were taken into custody over the weekend on drug related charges.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 35 year old Steven Hilton and 31 year old Seth Hilton were both arrested Saturday on charges of possession of a controlled substance - methamphetamine and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
Steven Hilton is also facing a felony charge of drug trafficking 1st degree for fentanyl.
Following their arrests, both men were held at the Cape Girardeau County Jail.
MAN SENTENCED TO OVER 9 YEARS IN PRISON ON FIREARM CHARGE
A Southeast Missouri man will be spending over nine years in prison after pleading guilty to a firearm charge.
Last week, a U.S. District Judge sentenced 39 year old Joshua Morris, to 110 months in prison for a one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
In June of 2023, the Kennett Police Department received a report that Morris pistol-whipped someone at an area store. Officers found Morris and discovered a vacuum sealed bag of marijuana, 23 grams of meth, a digital scale, and a semi-automatic pistol under the hood of his car.
Morris has prior felony convictions and is thus barred from possessing a firearm.
He pled guilty to the charge of being a felon in possession of a firearm in June.
WOMAN FLOWN FROM THE SCENE OF A CRASH NEAR NAYLOR
One person was seriously injured in a crash Monday afternoon near Naylor.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 79 year old Norma Horrocks, of Naylor, was driving on Missouri Highway 142 when her vehicle failed to negotiate a curve, ran off the roadway, and overturned.
Horrocks received serious injuries in the crash and was flown to a Memphis hospital.
GREENVILLE AREA ROAD TO BE CLOSED FOR TWO DAYS THIS WEEK
Route A in Wayne County will be closed over two days as crews with the Missouri Department of Transportation perform core drilling operations.
The closure will be located near Greenville on Route A between Route 67 and County Road 371.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily both today and tomorrow.
