ROLLA, Missouri- Thursday, detectives from the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department say they arrested Kaylee Marie Bradshaw,20, of Rolla, Missouri for two counts of endangering the welfare of a child  involving drugs. Bradshaw was found in Newburg, Missouri and taken into custody without incident, the agency said.

Deputies say previously, Bradshaw’s nine month old daughter was transported to the Phelps County Regional Medical Center where she was stabilized and later conveyed to St. Louis Children’s Hospital. During her treatment, the opiate antidote, Narcan was utilized. Test results revealed the infant tested positive for oxycodone, methamphetamine, morphine, and heroin.

Bradshaw’s three year old son was removed from the home by Children’s Services and later tested positive for methamphetamine, morphine, and heroin.

It is alleged that Bradshaw did not maintain care and custody of her children, and acted in a manner that created substantial risk to their life.

This investigation is on-going.

A warrant was issued for Bradshaw’s arrest on September 22, 2017, for two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child 1st degree. Her bond was set at $100,000.00.

 

CAMDENTON, Missouri- An investigation about a runaway resulted in shots fired and a arrest.

The Camden County Sheriff’s Office says that on Wednesday evening, a deputy responded to a residence on Red Barn Road, Osage Beach, Mo., on a call about  a runaway 13 year-old female.  The girl had run into the woods prior to the arrival of the deputy, the agency stated.  While the deputy was walking the powerline, he repeatedly identified himself and called her name in hopes that she would exit and talk to him.

While looking for the girl, the deputy heard a gunshot coming from a residence below him and  continued to identify himself.  As the deputy was returning to his vehicle to take cover and call for assistance, the suspect fired another shot in the deputy’s direction.  The deputy saw a male subject standing in the doorway of the residence the gunshots in the direction of the fired shots holding a handgun.  The deputy continued to identify himself as a Camden County law enforcement officer and told the man to drop the gun.

Additional deputies arrived and the suspect was taken into custody without further incident.  The deputy was uninjured, the CCSO said.

The suspect, Bradford Prugh was charged with:

Count 1 – Committing the Class U Felony of Armed Criminal Action

Count 2 – Committing the Class B Felony of Unlawful Use Weapon

Count 3 – Committing the Class B Felony of Assault 2nd Degree

Prugh is being held in the Camden County Adult Detention Center on a bond of $150,000.00 Cash Only.

The Juvenile female returned home safely.

 

LEBANON, Missouri- Sheriff David Millsap says his deputies are working hard to solve cases and highlighted some actions taken this week.  “While we certainly won’t solve every case, I have been impressed with the work ethic of the deputies and their efforts to make each case important, ” he said.

Yesterday with the arrest of James Booth, by the Missouri Highway Patrol Millsap says the office was able to do the following:

The Laclede County Sheriff’s Office has presented three probable cause statements to the Laclede County Prosecutor’s Office seeking charges against James P. Booth, 21, of Lebanon. The charges being sought include the theft of a AR-15 rifle stolen from a pick-up truck. The theft of the rifle occurred in the 24000 block of Idaho Road, near Sleeper, and occurred on September 8, 2017.

 

ROLLA, Missouri- Rolla Police said in a statement that on Thursday they received a report of a person who was impersonating a police officer and threatening people.

It was reported that the suspect  driving a black colored Dodge Charger, which was equipped with emergency lights and siren, had pulled over another driver near the intersection of 4th Street and Walnut in Rolla.  After stopping the car, the suspect confronted the occupants about an alleged traffic violation. During the ensuing conversation the alleged police impersonator  made several threatening statements to the occupants of the vehicle which caused great alarm to them, the agency said.

During  the follow-up investigation, Thomas H. Scott Parkinson, age 23 of Edgar Springs, Missouri was identified as the person who was posing as a police officer and who performed the traffic stop on the motorist.

Today, Parkinson was arrested on the charges of False Impersonation and Harassment in the 1st Degree. He was subsequently incarcerated in the Phelps County Jail on a 24 hour hold pending the issuance of warrants, police said.

LEBANON, Missouri- The Lebanon Police Department says on September 19, Scott H. Bonner, described as a 36 year old white male from Lebanon was charged with one one count of Class B Felony Trafficking in the 2nd Degree and two counts of Class D Felony Possession of Controlled Substance. Bonner is currently incarcerated in the Laclede County Jail on a $100,000 cash/surety bond, police reported.

On the evening of September 18, 2017 while attempting to locate a suspect in another investigation in the area of Phillips Drive, a Lebanon Patrol Officer located a suspicious vehicle without valid license plates in the area. A traffic stop was initiated and an investigation ensued. During the investigation, the officer requested a Lebanon K-9 unit respond to his location, the agency said.

Police say on arrival of the K-9 unit, a K-9 made a positive indication to the odor of narcotics in the vehicle. A search of the vehicle was conducted and several illegal items in the vehicle were seized as evidence.

During the search, almost 200 grams of white crystalline substance which field tested positive for the presence of methamphetamine and over $10,000 were located and seized.