Sedalia Man Arrested for Harassment, Assault

On Wednesday at 1:49 p.m., a female came to the Sedalia Police Department to complain that she was being harrassed by a male subject.

20-year-old Malachi Quamayne Eugene Sims of Sedalia, was arrested and placed on a 24-hour hold at the Pettis County Jail. A charge of 2nd degree harassment was requested.

And Wednesday night, Officers were dispatched to the 2400 block of West Main Street in reference to a disturbance.

When officers arrived, they could hear yelling from inside the residence. Officers knocked, but there was no answer. The yelling continued and the residence was entered. During the course of the investigation, the male was determined to be the primary physical aggressor.

Sims was arrested for 2nd Degree Domestic Assault and Resisting Arrest. Sims was transported to the Pettis County Jail, where he was placed on a 24-hour hold.