ONE DEAD, ANOTHER IN CUSTODY FOLLOWING FATAL BUTLER COUNTY SHOOTING

One man is dead and another has been taken into custody following a weekend shooting in Butler County.

Butler County Sheriff Mark Dobbs tells KWOC News that around 9 am Sunday, the Sheriff's Office received a call in reference to a man being shot.

POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW THIS EVENING 

This evening, there is the possibility of the first period of winter weather of the season in Southeast Missouri.  

According to the National Weather Service, rain or freezing rain is possible this evening along with a slight chance of snow. Temperatures are also expected to fall to around 25 degrees overnight.  

If you have to get on the roads, remember to check road conditions in your area on the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Traveler Information Map, which is available at modot.org.

MAN IN CUSTODY FOLLOWING ALLEGED SEXUAL ASSAULT 

A Poplar Bluff man has been taken into custody in connection to an alleged sexual assault of a young child.  

KWOC News spoke with Poplar Bluff Police Detective Andy Cleaveland about the arrest. 

ANDY CLEAVELAND: 

On Tuesday November 6, officers of the Poplar Bluff Police Department responded to Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center for a reported sexual assault.  

Further investigation was made regarding the incident. Pursuant to this investigation, the suspects name was determined to be 22 year old Jacob Anthony Mancel, of Poplar Bluff. Officers made contact with Mancel at his residence and he was subsequently taken into custody. Mancel cooperated during the investigation and was later lodged in the Butler County Jail on the charges of Child Molestation 1st degree and Statutory Sodomy 1st degree. This investigation is ongoing. 

Mancel’s bond has been set at $100,000 cash only and he is scheduled to appear in court for arraignment this morning.