FOUR ARRESTED FOLLOWING SEARCH OF UNINHABITABLE POPLAR BLUFF BUILDING
Four people have been arrested following the execution of a search warrant at an uninhabitable building in Poplar Bluff.
KWOC News spoke with Detective Joey Woodruff from the Poplar Bluff Police Department who says that the investigation into the building began last week.
“On Friday I learned of an ongoing investigation regarding multiple code enforcement violations at the commercial building of 203 and 205 South Main Streets in Poplar Bluff. I began assisting code enforcement officers by obtaining a search warrant through Poplar Bluff Municipal Court.
After obtaining the warrant, arrangements were made to execute the search warrant on Monday morning about 9:30. When officers arrived at the building entry was made and twenty-six people were contacted inside. Officers also located numerous animals inside the building and several code enforcement violations, building violations, were found which deemed the structure uninhabitable. A check of the information of the people inside revealed that four had outstanding warrants for their arrest:
Derrick Alexander, 41, of Poplar Bluff
William Denton, 44, of Poplar Bluff
Shannon Mansfield, 40, of Poplar Bluff
Nathan Hutcheson, 51, of Poplar Bluff
(The Four) were all taken into custody and later booked and lodged at the Butler County Jail. This investigation was a multi-jurisdictional investigation. We utilized not only the Poplar Bluff Police Department but the Missouri State Highway Patrol, code enforcement, Animal Control, the city building inspector, and the Butler County Health Department, and also the Poplar Bluff Fire Department.”
ONE FLOWN TO MEMPHIS HOSPITAL FOLLOWING WRECK IN CARTER COUNTY
A West Plains man has been flown to an area hospital following a wreck Monday evening.
Officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol tell KWOC News that the wreck occurred on US Highway 60 near Ellsinore at around 5 pm.
A vehicle reportedly turned in front of a semi truck and the semi lost control and overturned.
The driver of the semi was seriously injured in the wreck and flown to a Memphis hospital. No injuries were listed for the driver of the other vehicle.
MAN ARRESTED ON HOMICIDE WARRANT IN PEMISCOT COUNTY
A Caruthersville teenager was taken into custody yesterday on a homicide warrant.
Officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol tell KWOC News that 18 year old Jaquarius West was arrested shortly before 9 am Monday in Pemiscot County on a felony Macon County, Illinois warrant for homicide.
According to the Decatur, Illinois Police Department, West’s arrest was in connection to an incident on January 4th were two people were shot at a Decatur restaurant. One of the victims has since passed away. Police say that two other people have also been arrested in connection to the incident.
West is being held in the Pemiscot County Jail pending his extradition back to Illinois.
AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING DEATH IN PORTAGEVILLE
A man was found dead over the weekend in Portageville.
According to authorities, the man’s body was discovered Saturday morning outside of an area home.
The man’s identity has not been released.
An autopsy has been scheduled for later this morning and an investigation into the death is ongoing.
NEW TECHNICAL CAREER CENTER PROGRAM RECEIVES APPROVAL FROM STATE AGENCY
A new program at the Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center has received approval from a state agency.
According to the Poplar Bluff School District, the new computer science program received approval from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education last Thursday pending instructor certification through Project Lead the Way, a national provider of STEM curriculum and professional development.
The district will use federal money for initial costs including paying the salary of the teacher, and matching enhancement grants will be submitted for classroom equipment such as student workstations, pending board approval later this week.
Officials say that teaching applicants are currently being solicited via the Poplar Bluff R-I School District website.
POPLAR BLUFF MAN FACING METH CHARGE OUT OF BUTLER COUNTY
Authorities in Butler County have arrested an area man on a meth charge.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 44 year old Danny Williams, of Poplar Bluff, was taken into custody Monday evening on charges of possession of a controlled substance - methamphetamine and failure to maintain financial responsibility.
Following the arrest, Williams was held in the Butler County Jail.
