Valentine in jail

It’s a story that KRMS News broke on Monday…

A wanted man who went missing in Camden County after allegedly swimming from deputies has been found and is now behind bars.  Matthew Valentine was arrested in Benton County on April 18th on several Camden County warrants.   Valentine was first reported missing on March 8th, when the Camden County Sheriff’s Office said the suspect attempted to hide from deputies by jumping into the Big Niangua River and swimming into a cave on the opposite shore. He did not make it across the river and was swept downstream. Valentine is being held in the Camden County Jail and will appear in court on May 31st. The circumstances surrounding his reported disappearance are still under investigation.