Pettis County Sheriff’s Reports for August 30, 2024

This article is compiled from reports issued by the Pettis County Sheriff's Office.

Tuesday afternoon, Deputies arrived at the 400 block of North Grand Avenue in Sedalia to serve a warrant. Dakota Allen Trowbridge, 22, of Sedalia, had a Probation Violation warrant for his arrest. The original arresting incident occurred in 2020 in the city of Lamar in Barton County. After a series of hearings, Trowbridge was placed on Probation for five years beginning in April of 2021. The Probation was first violated in 2022, and continued to be in and out of compliance until the latest Probation Violation warrant was issued in August of 2024. Trowbridge was arrested for his PV warrant on felony charges of Endangering the Welfare of a Child in the 1st Degree (No Serious Injury, No Sexual Contact). Bond was set at $25,000 cash or surety.

Wednesday afternoon, Deputies took a report of a theft. The theft occurred in the 1000 block of Sedalia Road between August 5th and August 28th. A mini excavator was stolen. The investigation continues.

Deputies were patrolling in the area of US 50 Highway west of Highway T when they spotted a vehicle rapidly accelerating through a large group of traffic on Thursday evening. The mounted radar unit showed the vehicle to be traveling at 104 MPH in a posted 65 MPH speed zone. Deputies caught up to the vehicle and conducted a stop at Whitfield Road and Dorrance Road. After investigation, it was determined the driver was intoxicated. After providing a breath sample, the driver’s BAC was shown to be over 0.08. Loveson Matheus, 24, of Warrensburg, was placed under arrest. Matheus did not have a valid driver’s license. Matheus also had a Failure to Appear warrant from McDonald County from 2020 on original charges of Operating a Motor Vehicle on the Highway Without a Valid License, and Careless and Imprudent Driving (Involving an Accident). Bond on the warrant was set at $1,000 cash only. Matheus was placed on a 24-hour hold pending charges of Speeding (26 MPH Over or More), Driving While Intoxicated, Operating a Motor Vehicle on the Highway Without a Valid License, and Careless and Imprudent Driving.

Thursday morning, Deputies were dispatched to the 16000 block of Bois D Arc Road, for a report of a person not breathing. Deputies arrived, and medics were working on a female victim in the front bedroom of the trailer. After all life saving measures were performed by medics, it was determined the female was deceased. The Coroner was contacted and took over the scene. The body was transported to a local funeral home.

Deputies went to the 300 block of East Saline Street on Tuesday night to speak to a subject with a Pettis County warrant for their arrest. The warrant was issued in 2022 from Pettis County on charges of felony Operating a Motor Vehicle on the Highway Without a Valid License (3rd or Subsequent Offense) and misdemeanor Identity Theft. Bianca N. Herrera, 34, of Sedalia, was arrested and transported to the Pettis County Jail.  Bond was set at $2500 cash, which Herrera posted Wednesday morning.

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Wednesday morning, Deputies conducted a warrant check at a residence in the 400 block of Walnut Avenue in Smithton. The suspect was located and arrested for an active Failure to Appear warrant from Pettis County. The warrant was issued in February of 2024, after an investigation into an incident in November of 2023. In the documentation of the original proceedings, Officers had observed a silver Ford F150 traveling north on Engineer Avenue. The driver was driving in the middle of the roadway. The Officer activated emergency flashing lights, and the truck stopped about two blocks later. Officers made contact with the driver and two other passengers in the vehicle. The front seat passenger was observed to be holding his hand over an open Dr. Pepper can, which was in the center console. After deploying K9 Cav, the presence of narcotics was detected in the vehicle. A tin foil piece with a black substance, an empty jar with an unknown substance inside, as well as the Dr. Pepper can (which had two straws and tin foil inside), were tested for illegal substances. Fentanyl was detected after a field test. The warrant was served in May of 2024, in a story KSIS previously reported.   After posting bond at that time, another Failure to Appear warrant was issued in August of 2024. Matthew Thomas Sprinkle, 30, of Sedalia, was arrested for his FTA warrant on original charges of Possession of a Controlled Substance. Bond was set at $15,000 cash or surety.

Wednesday afternoon, the School Resource Deputy on the State Fair Community College Campus was made aware of a possible threat of violence towards the school. Due to immediate action by both the School Resource Deputy and College Administration, the suspect was quickly located and detained without incident. An 18-year-old male student, who was not named in the report, was arrested and transported to the Pettis County Jail pending charges of Making a Terroristic Threat in the 3rd Degree. The suspect did not have any weapons in his possession.