A drug bust has one man from Montreal facing multiple charges.

It went down on Wednesday after police got a search warrant.

Captain Chris Twitchel with the Camden County Sheriff’s Office.

He tells KRMS News 56-year-old Daniel Cole of Montreal was arrested after investigators found methamphetamine, money and other paraphernalia that suggested distribution.

***PRESS RELEASE***

On 08/05/20 The Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group and Camden County Deputies executed a search warrant in the Montreal Area. As a result, methamphetamine, currency, and drug paraphernalia used in the distribution and consumption of controlled substances was seized. One male was arrested as a result.

David K Cole age 56 of Montreal was charged with Distribution of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia with a surety bond of $50,000.00.

*The Camden County Sheriff’s Office reminds everyone that these charges are merely an accusation and these individuals remain innocent until proven guilty.

Two Pulaski County Sheriff’s deputies were injured after a woman hit them with her car.

Officials say it happened at the 2000 block of Hartford road just south of Dixon.

They say Lea Ann Barba was found unresponsive in her car, but when the deputies approached, she suddenly woke up and sped off.

Barba was eventually captured and taken into custody on numerous felony warrants.

The Sheriff’s office says the deputy’s injuries are not considered serious.

One man’s in the Camden County Jail, accused of shooting a gun during a domestic assault on Election Day in Lake Ozark.

Captain Chris Twitchel with the Camden County Sheriff’s Office tells KRMS News 38-year-old Robert Cody of Lake Ozark was later found trying to steal a boat.

Captain Twitchel also says the Missouri State Highway Patrol helped the Camden County Sheriff’s Office in the response to the shots fired.

***PRESS RELEASE***

On 08/04/2020 deputies along with the assistance of Mo State Highway Patrol, responded to the area of Riley Ridge Road reference a domestic. Witnesses reported shots being fired and a physical altercation. Upon arrival, the suspect fled the scene. After a brief search, the suspect was located attempting to steal a boat. The suspect was taken into custody without further incident.

Robert L Cody age 38 of Lake Ozark was charged with Domestic Assault and given a bond of $100,000.00 surety bond. He was also served with a parole violation warrant with no bond. He remains in custody currently.

A new set of gates may help to curb an ongoing dumping and stealing issue for the Community for Christ Outreach Center in Sunrise Beach.

Sunrise Beach Police Chief Jeff Campbell.

He tells KY 3 TV despite the locks on the barn doors and a video camera system, people are still coming onto the property to either steal items or dump a bunch of junk when no one is there.

Campbell is hoping the gates put an end to that.

Chief Campbell helped to install the gates, with donations from COMO Electric and Orscheln’s Farm Store in Camdenton.

A St. Robert man is behind bars following a drug arrest in Laclede County.

According to Sheriff David Millsap deputies found the 41-year-old, who’s not being named, over $20,000 worth of methamphetamines in his possession near the 23,000 block of Falcon Road in Lebanon.

Millsap says it was good old fashion police work that led to the discovery and his arrest.

The fatal shooting of a 25-year-old Sedalia woman by a police officer is now going to be investigated by a special prosecutor.

The Pettis County prosecutor Phillip Sawyer making the call to have the independent counsel determine if the “use of force and prosecution was necessary” in the death of Hannah Fizer.

The Highway Patrol recently finished their investigation into the matter and submitted a report to the prosecutor just last week.

Fizer was shot and killed by a deputy during a traffic stop in which the officer claimed she had a gun and was threatening him.

Family members of Fizer’s tell the news media she never owned a gun and they believe the item in her hand was her cell phone.

Prosecutor Phillip Sawyer issued this statement about the move:

“In the late afternoon of July 30, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) supplied all reports currently within their control and the completion of their investigation into the fatal shooting of Hannah Fizer to my office. Since that time, I have evaluated those reports and my obligations to this community. Pettis County and families of those involved deserve the confidence to know that this matter was handled independently and competently by an individual with no ties to the jurisdiction that I serve. In the interest of protecting the ethics and integrity of the investigation I have requested the court appoint independent counsel to review this matter for a determination on the use of force and prosecution if necessary, based on that determination.”

Seven people were arrested over the weekend by the Highway Patrol.

Officials report four of the cases were BWI’s, including 47-year-old Holiday Goodreau of Englewood Colorado, 47-year-old Christopher Havner of Lake Ozark, 25-year-old Cody Maulsby of Cedar Lake Iowa and 50-year-old Ralph Jester of Raymore Missouri.

All boaters were found to be displaying lights not allowed during nighttime driving.

The Patrol also arrested 54-year-old Patricia Pottinger of Overland Park Kansas for DWI, 33-year-old Joni Gammill of Fayetteville Arkansas for drug related offenses and 35-year-old Ashley Burris of Brumley for a outstanding warrant in Pulaski county.

Two people are facing BWI charges following several boating traffic stops on Lake of the Ozarks Friday.

The highway patrol reports that 25-year-old Cody Maulsby of Cedar Lake Iowa and 50-year-old Ralph Jester of Raymore Missouri were stopped last night for using lights on their boat other than the required ones.

No injuries were reported in either case.

One man’s in jail after police say they pulled him out of Lake of the Ozarks after a police chase that needed stop sticks to end it.

Osage Beach police say they were called to Home Depot on a report of a stolen pickup truck, but then dispatch said the truck was seen on Highway 42.

The chase went to Horseshoe Bend toward Lodge of the Four Seasons and officers tried three times to use stop sticks, but they say 50-year-old Terry Dickens avoided them each time.

Dickens turned around to head back toward Lake Ozark, but his tires were eventually flattened by stop sticks and the truck came to a stop near Shady Gators.

Police say Dickens ran from the truck and then jumped in the lake to swim away, but officers talked him out of the water.

Dickens was taken to Lake Regional Hospital before arriving at the Camden County Jail, where he’s being held with no bond.

A Camdenton woman is facing drug charges following an investigation in Lebanon.

According to police, an officer responded to the 1400 block of West Elm street for a report of drug activities.

There the officer found Denise Jefferson outside with marijuana pipes in the front of her pants.

Police say she was claiming to have a marijuana card but did not have it on her.

During the investigation Jefferson apparently tried to remove something from her skirt, which turned out to be a bag with a crystalline substance.

Miller County Sheriff Louie Gregoire

The Miller County Sheriff’s office is releasing an update on the Car chase that occurred Monday Morning on D Road in Osage Beach/Lake Ozark.

It’s unknown if this is the same vehicle that crashed into an Electric pole, causing over 500 people to lose power in the area during the same day.

A shooting in Camden County has a woman who was in a car in serious condition.

Captain Chris Twitchel with the Camden County Sheriff’s Office.

He tells KRMS News investigators were called to Lake Regional Hospital and found a woman had been shot through the windshield of the car she was in on Y Road.

Twitchel says there’s no word on where the shot came from.

The woman is listed in stable condition.

If you have any information on the shooting, the Camden County Sheriff’s Office is waiting for your call.

A family member posted this to the Lake Area Happenings Group shortly after the incident.

Numerous boat accidents over the weekend sent several people to the hospital and resulted in the death of one woman.

42-year-old Dawn Steinkuhler from the High Ridge area was killed when the 2005 Formula she was riding in was struck by a 1995 Sea Ray driven by 52-year-old John Bennett of New Haven, who’s now facing numerous BWI charges.

Highway Patrol Sergeant Scott White.

The patrol’s reporting site shows in total, 8 people were transferred to Lake Regional while two others were flown to University Hospital in Columbia for serious injuries.

Three out of the 10 people injured were children ages 13, 12 and 10.

A Versailles man is facing DWI charges after police find him actually drinking and driving.

According to the Highway Patrol, 23-year-old Matthew Sheppard is facing charges of DWI, having no insurance and consumption of an alcoholic beverage while driving.

Sheppard wasn’t the only one arrested over the weekend for DWI. There were 3 others including 23-year-old Emily Northrip of Brumley.

There was also one arrest for Drugs and one for a man with a warrant after failing to appear in Miller county court.

Golf carts are becoming a problem in the city of Lake Ozark.

Lake Ozark police chief Gary Launderville.

The Lake Ozark Board of Alderman approved an ordinance last August that allows golf carts to be driven on city streets, but that ordinance does not apply to kids.

Launderville also tells KRMS News he’s seeing reports of too many kids riding in some golf carts on the street, and sometimes their underage.

Launderville says warnings will be given to start with, but if the problem continues Lake Ozark police will start writing tickets.

The city of Lake Ozark is cracking down on nightly rentals in illegal zones.

Right now only R-3 areas are allowed to do nightly rentals, but some residents are renting out their homes in R-1 and R-2 zones, which is against city ordinances.

Lake Ozark Mayor Jerry Murawski.

He tells KRMS News those groups would cause all kinds of troubles for areas like Twin Oaks, Welsh Road and Beacon Point.

He says they are no longer taking the “kind” approach to the issue, instead they plan to take serious action and will be issuing notices and fines.

The City of Lake Ozark has announced a crackdown on unauthorized nightly rentals in some residential districts.

Abuses of the city’s zoning ordinances in recent years have caused issues with neighbors, and in a handful of instances have resulted in costly court cases that the city eventually won.

City staff and the board of aldermen discussed the nightly rental issue at length during a special workshop recently.

Nightly rentals are prohibited in R-1 and R-2 single family residential areas, but some property owners have either ignored the ordinances or were not aware of the rules. Consequently, neighbors of those unauthorized rentals have complained about parking problems, property abuse and noise.

The city has taken a low-key approach in recent years, but that approach has
changed.

“Things went awry on Welsh Road a few years ago when we waited too long to take action,” City Administrator Dave Van Dee explained. “We took the nice approach, we trusted them. We’re not taking that approach anymore. We’re putting property owners on notice that it’s illegal. If you tell us you stopped, and we find that you haven’t, then we’ll take legal action.”

Assistant City Administrator Harrison Fry recently issued a cease and desist letter to a violating property owner who responded that it would no longer be a problem.

“If we get a claim that there are people renting, we will deal with it accordingly,” he said. “We’ll have officers go over and take notes on who’s there and who owns the property and find out if they’re actually renting and then forward the information to the city attorney so he can begin to build a case.”

Van Dee added that if neighbors feel there is a concern, they should contact the Lake Ozark Police Department.

“If we need to, we will file for an injunction in Miller County court,” Van Dee said. “We’re going to be proactive and up front with this issue now.” Problem areas in past years have been on Twin Oaks, Welsh Road and Beacon Point. “The city won all three of those challenges,” Van Dee said.

Exceptions

City officials stress that overnight rentals are only prohibited in R-1 and R-2 single family districts. Also prohibited in R-1 and R-2 districts are mobile homes, lodging or boarding houses and lodging establishes. Properties in Lakefront Mixed Use, R-3 multi-family and marine-related
commercial districts, lakefront eating and drinking places and similar water- related uses can have nightly rentals.

The city is also urging real estate agents or others who are listing their properties online for short-term rentals to make sure they are familiar with zoning ordinances. This helps the community preserve its neighborhoods and for guests to be located in an area that better serves their time at the lake.

For more information, go to cityoflakeozark.net.

More than 50 arrest warrants are on their way to the Pulaski County Prosecuting Attorney’s office following a two-year multi-jurisdictional drug investigation.

According to Sheriff Jimmy Bench, the South-Central Drug Task Force has been investigating drug deals and dealers across the county, and have nabbed 53 people involved so far.

Bench says they believe they’re getting closer to the ring leader of the smaller dealers throughout the county.

The primary target of the drug investigation was dealers selling fentanyl, heroin and meth.

A buffalo man is facing multiple charges after police say he aimed a gun at members of his family.

According to Buffalo Police, they responded to a well check at the 600 Block of East Missouri Street on Monday.

Police say they spoke with one person who told them that 23-year-old Zachary Beeman had pointed a gun at them numerous times and was threatening to shoot another woman in the home.

The officer investigating the incident says Beeman had been saying he was an undercover officer and with the FBI.

It was later found that the gun Beeman was using had been stolen.

Sentencing for a Pulaski County man is coming up on September 23^rd.

46-year-old Richard Taylor of Devil’s Elbow was convicted for the 2018 murder of Sherry Gann and Jonathan Graham in St. Robert.

Two other people were also shot, but they survived what witnesses described as a fight over a heroin deal.

Taylor could be sentenced to eight terms of life in prison.

Taylor was on federal probation for the distribution of heroin at the time of the murders and also had a prior murder conviction in Illinois.

One person is now in custody following numerous thefts on the water over the weekend.

According to the Highway Patrol, a number of water toys and more were taken from the area near the 31 to 35-mile mark of the Main Channel.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Highway Patrol.

One arrest has been made regarding some thefts near the 35 mile-mark at #LakeOfTheOzarks.

We are still seeking info on additional suspects involved w/ other thefts around the lake.

Have a tip? 📞 Corporal Rob Sanders (573) 751-1000 pic.twitter.com/Tz5Uma7BxX

— MSHP Troop F (@MSHPTrooperF) July 20, 2020

Another theft occurred at the Royale Palms Vista Condos, 34 mile-mark.

Have info? Contact Cpl. Rob Sanders (573) 751-1000 pic.twitter.com/dLjl5fwHMi

— MSHP Troop F (@MSHPTrooperF) July 19, 2020

Three boating accidents over the weekend send 3 people to the hospital.

According to the Highway Patrol’s Water Division, the first accident happened at the 26 ½ mile mark of the Osage Arm, when 26-year-old Annalisa Lanotte of Illinois struck the railing in a 2014 Regal after hitting a large wake.

The second happened at the 23-mile mark of the Main Channel when 33-year-old Kara Parks of St. Louis fell out of her seat in a 1992 Regal, injuring her back.

And the third accident happened at the 34 ½ mile mark of the Main channel, when 64-year-old Mitchell Goad of St. Louis fell from his boat after attempting to climb back in while taking a swim.

The Patrol also issued 3 BWI’s over the weekend, they include 43-year-old Matthew Knight of Illinois, 39-year-old Panagiotis Georgiou of Kentucky and 33-year-old Andrew Christmas of O’Fallon Missouri.

One man is seriously hurt after a police chase in Morgan County on Highway 5 near Highway TT.

Sergeant Scott White With the Missouri Highway Patrol.

He tells KRMS News both Morgan County Sheriff’s deputies and Versailles police were involved in the chase.

Fifty-five year-old Rayburn Webb of Versailles was airlifted to University Hospital for treatment.

A St. Louis man under arrest, accused of pulling a gun on people in The Village of Four Seasons.

Deputies were called to the area of Sweet Williams Road and Bittersweet Road Sunday night and they say they found two people that were detained.

Investigators say 28-year-old Terry Watts wasn’t allowed to have the gun that was found and suspected drugs were also taken.

The Camden County Sheriff’s Office says Watts is facing two felony charges for unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance.

***PRESS RELEASE***

On 07/12/20 deputies responded to the area of Bittersweet road and Sweet William Road reference a subject brandishing a firearm at individuals. Upon arrival, the two subjects were located and detained. As a result of the investigation, a handgun and suspected illegal narcotics were seized. It was also learned the male subject was unable to be in possession of a firearm. A male subject was arrested and transported to the Camden County Correctional Facility.

Terry E Watts age 28 of St. Louis was charged with:

Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance, Felony Unlawful Possession of a Firearm, Misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance, Misdemeanor Possession of Drug paraphernalia. Watts remains at the Camden County Correctional Facility on a $50,000.00 surety bond.

A man is behind bars and facing charges in connection to a Laclede County Murder.

Officials say 28-year-old Dustin Lee Combs was found in Washington County, sleeping inside the Pickup Truck stolen from 57-year-old Mark Pitts, who was found dead in his home on July 2nd.

Investigators say they two met up for a drug deal hours before, but they believe there is more to the murder than just drugs.

Laclede Sheriff David Millsap.

He tells KY 3 TV that Combs’ brother told investigators that Combs has said to him that “all child molesters should be killed.”

Combs is currently being held on no bond but will see a judge for a bond hearing on Wednesday.

The investigation into the murder of 58-year-old Mark Pitts of Laclede County continues.

Sheriff David Millsap says they’ve been able to determine a suspect based on recent interviews and they believe they have a definitive timeline regarding events prior the murder.

He says they are also waiting on a number of items that were sent to the state crime lab.

Pitts was found dead inside his home on July 2 by a relative and his Red 1999 Chevrolet Silverado Pickup remains missing.

It has rust over the rear wheels and a tool box in the bed, with Missouri plates OHD-A1O.

Anyone with information on that Truck should contact the Sheriff’s office immediately.

The Highway Patrol making a number of arrests throughout the weekend.

Officials say there were 2 arrests for drug related offenses, 2 arrests for DWI, 2 for outstanding warrants and 1 BWI.

The Patrol says one of the drug related arrests was 18-year-old Theresa Samilo of Dayton Texas, who was also found with alcohol in her possession.

The Water Division says the BWI for 23-year-old Salvator Silivo of Kansas City also included charges of resisting arrest, failure to provide proper driver license and boating license, as well as not displaying navigation lights.

Some Camden County schools might be safer in the coming years.

The Sheriff’s Office says it’s getting just over 300-thousand dollars to pay three full-time school resource officers for three more years in Stoutland, Mack’s Creek and Hurricane Deck Schools.

Sheriff Tony Helms applied for a grant through the Department of Justice C.O.P.S. Hiring Program.

The 400-million dollar grant has helped hire over 27-hundred full-time police officers in almost 600 law enforcement agencies around the U-S.

***PRESS RELEASE***

On June 2, 2020, the Department of Justice announced nearly $400 million in grant funding through the Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services COPS Hiring Program. The Attorney General announced funding awards to 596 law enforcement agencies across the nation, which allows those agencies to hire 2,732 additional full-time law enforcement professionals.

Sheriff Tony Helms sought the opportunity and applied for the grant to help fund the school resource officer program in the outlying areas of the county. He is excited to announce we were awarded approximately $316,451.00 to fund three full time school resource officers for three years.

In 2017, Sheriff Helms created a partnership with the rural schools. This is the first time in our departments history that we were able to deploy school resource officers to Stoutland, Mack’s Creek and Hurricane Deck schools. As a result, this financial assistance will help assure deputies will remain in that capacity for the next three years.

During the month of June 2020, the sheriff’s office along with the prosecutor’s office were investigating crimes related to child pornography, statutory sodomy, and child molestation. As a result, two suspects were located and arrested.

Jessica A McMannamy age 26 of Montreal was charged with:

2x Felony counts Statutory Sodomy,

2x Felony counts Child Molestation

1x Felony count Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

1x Felony count Possession of Child Pornography

1x Felony Tampering with Evidence

She also had a Capias fail to appear warrant out of Camden County for Possession of a Controlled Substance.

Mathew L McMannamy age 34 of Montreal was charged with:

2x Felony Counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child

2x Felony Counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance

1x Tampering with Evidence

Jessica McMannamy is being held at the Camden County Correctional Facility on no bond.
Mathew McMannamy is being held at the Camden County Correctional Facility on $500,000.00 surety bond.

*The Camden County Sheriff’s Office reminds everyone that these charges are merely an accusation and these individuals remain innocent until proven guilty.

The hunt is on for two people wanted for murder in Pulaski County.

According to reports, 21-year-old Andrew Schablow of Vienna (Maries County) and 19-year-old Ray Gene Howard of Dixon (Pulaski County) are facing charges in the murder of Eugene Piatt of St. Robert (Pulaski County) on July 4^th.

Police say the two remain on the run and should be considered armed and dangerous.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Pulaski County Sheriff’s office.