Nixa man suffers serious injuries in motorcycle accident

A Nixa man was injured in a one-vehicle accident 3:15 a.m. today on Highway CC just west of Ozark.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2022 Honda Grom motorcycle driven by Tyler E. Law, 27, Nixa, traveled off the right side of the road, overturned and struck a roadway sign.

Law was treated for serious injuries at Mercy Springfield.

 

Highway Patrol Arrests July 14-15

Melvin R. Edgett, 52, Carl Junction, felony driving while intoxicated, felony driving while revoked

Lonnie H. Coleman, 33, Memphis, driving while intoxicated, failed to secure load

 

Teen driver runs red light, collides with car killing 9-year-old Nixa boy

A Nixa boy was killed and four people injured in a two-vehicle collision 9:10 p.m. Wednesday on U. S. 160 at Northview in Nixa.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a Dodge Charger driven by a 16-year-old Nixa boy, traveling at a high rate of speed, failed to stop at a red light and struck the side of a 2017 Toyota Sienna driven by Ashley M. Finley, 40, Nixa.

Christian County Coroner Mandi Armitage pronounced a 9-year-old boy who was a passenger in the Finley vehicle, dead at the scene at 9:50 p.m.

Finley was taken to Mercy Springfield with serious injuries.

The 16-year-old driver was treated for serious injuries at Cox South Hospital, Springfield.

A passenger in his vehicle, Spencer Davis, 18, Nixa was treated for minor injuries at Cox South.

A 12-year-old girl who was a passenger in the Finley vehicle was treated for moderate injuries at Cox South.

(Note: This post has been corrected to reflect that the fatality was a 9-year-old boy and not a 9-year-old girl.)

Highway Patrol Arrests July 13-14

Jonathon T. Cossins, 24, Brighton, driving while intoxicated, speeding, no seat belt

John P. Goodson, 66, Crane, driving while intoxicated

Kenneth W. McLaughlin, 41, Branson, driving while intoxicated, careless and imprudent driving, no insurance

Beykel R. Molina, 26, Bolivar, possession of marijuana

Emilio Melendez, 30, Lanagan, felony driving while intoxicated, careless and imprudent driving, no valid license, no insurance

 

Springfield woman killed in crash at Downing and Fremont

(From the Springfield Police Department)

Naomi Murray, 80, from Springfield, died on July 6, 2022, as a result of injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash on July 1, 2022. The Springfield Police Department was notified yesterday by the medical examiner. Murray’s family has also been notified.

On July 1, 2022, at 1:39 p.m., officers with the Springfield Police Department responded to a single-vehicle crash in the area of Downing and Fremont.

A 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan was traveling at low speed northbound on Fremont through the intersection at Sunset. The Tiguan turned sharply to the left and rapidly accelerated, running off the left side of the roadway and into a utility pole. The collision with the utility pole caused the vehicle to overturn and hit a house at 1352 E. Downing where it came to rest. No one in the house was injured.

Murray, the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, was transported to an area hospital where she later died from her injuries on July 6, 2022.

 

Officers with the department's Traffic Section are continuing to investigate the circumstances involved in the crash and are asking anyone who has information about this incident to contact the Springfield Police Department at 417-864-1810.

This was the 12th fatal motor vehicle crash in Springfield in 2022.

Hollister man killed in head-on collision on 160

A Hollister man was killed in a two-vehicle accident 3:54 p.m. Wednesday on U. S. 160 at Homestead Acres Road, two miles west of Walnut Shade.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2010 Ford Taurus driven by Kenneth E. Tillman, 31, Merriam Woods, traveled off the right side of the roadway, returned to the roadway, began to slide, crossed the center line and struck a 2010 Ford Taurus driven by Caleb I. Hawley, 23, Hollister, head on.

Taney County Coroner Kent Vanderpool declared Hawley dead at 4:56 p.m.

Tillman was treated for serious injuries at Cox South Hospital, Springfield.

The fatality was the 57th this year for Highway Patrol Troop D.

Highway Patrol Arrests July 12-13

Michael P. Wake, 45, Springfield, felony trafficking in stolen identities, possession of drug paraphernalia, no seat belt

Garrett E. Brinker, 21, Silver Spring, Maryland, felony fugitive from out of state- Montgomery County, Maryland felony warrant for sexual assault

Sean T. Rodriguez, 34, Reeds Spring, felony harboring a fugitive, felony possession of a controlled substance-methamphetamine, felony possession of a controlled substance-ecstasy, felony possession of a controlled substance- gamma aminobutyric acid analogs, felony possession of a controlled substance- cyclobenzaprine, possession of marijuana

Jasmin J. Sixkiller, 30, Reeds Spring, Stone County felony warrant for delivery of a controlled substance, felony possession of a controlled substance-methamphetamine, felony possession of a controlled substance- ecstasy, felony possession of a controlled substance- gamma aminobutyric acid analogs, felony possession of a controlled substance- cyclobenzaprine, possession of marijuana

Daltun A. Wallen, 18, Greenfield, driving while intoxicated, careless and imprudent driving involving a crash

James S. Sparks, 23, Springfield, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia

David A. Boyd, 45, Monett, driving while intoxicated (drugs), failure to drive on the right half of the roadway

Brian W. Vance, 56, Carl Junction, felony driving while intoxicated

Michael E. Bryan III, 19, Nixa, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia

Jeremiah J. Shipman, 45, Ozark, felony possession of a controlled substance- amphetamine, felony possession of drug paraphernalia (two counts), possession of marijuana, failure to register motor vehicle, Christian County felony warrant for failure to appear on possession of a controlled substance

Andrew M. Hicks, 25, Springfield, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, speeding, no seat belt

Fort Leonard Wood sergeant indicted for sexual exploitation of minors, child porn

(From the U. S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri)

An active-duty U.S. Army staff sergeant at Fort Leonard Wood has been indicted by a federal grand jury for the sexual exploitation of two minor victims and for receiving child pornography.

Robert Chad Walkup, 38, of Saint Robert, Mo., was charged in a three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield on Tuesday, July 12.

The federal indictment alleges that Walkup used a minor, identified in court documents as “Jane Doe 1,” to produce child pornography from May 23, 2020, to May 23, 2021. The indictment alleges that Walkup used a second minor, identified in court documents as “John Doe 1,” to produce child pornography from May 23 to Dec. 15, 2020.

The indictment also charges Walkup with one count of receiving child pornography from May 23, 2020, to May 23, 2021.

The charges contained in this indictment are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephanie L. Wan. It was investigated by the Pulaski County, Mo., Sheriff’s Department and the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division, Fort Leonard Wood Office.

Springfield man indicted for fentanyl trafficking

(From the U. S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri)

A Springfield man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for possessing fentanyl that he intended to distribute.

Anthony Cortez Lewis, 40, was charged in an indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield with one count of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute. Today’s indictment replaces a federal criminal complaint that was filed against Lewis on June 24, 2022, which charged the same offense.

According to an affidavit filed in support of the original criminal complaint, detectives with the Springfield Police Department executed a search warrant at a residence associated with Lewis on June 23, 2022. Detectives found a blue duffel bag on the floor of a bedroom that contained 825 grams of fentanyl. Detectives also found Lewis’s billfold, which contained his Missouri identification card, as well as other documents, such as a motor vehicle registration for Lewis’s Tesla and his certificate of high school equivalence, in the bedroom.

During the search of the residence, Lewis was seen conducting what appeared to be drug transactions near Sunshine Street and Ingram Mill Avenue. Detectives conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle in which Lewis was allegedly conducting drug transactions and arrested him. When Lewis was transported to the Greene County jail, a strip search was conducted. Jail personnel removed 17 individually packaged bags from Lewis’s rectum that contained a total of approximately 13.1 grams of an off-white substance. The substance, which was not tested, resembled the same color and appearance of the fentanyl found at the residence.

The charge contained in this indictment is simply an accusation, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charge must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Megan Chalifoux. It was investigated by the FBI and the Springfield, Mo., Police Department.

Highway Patrol Arrests July 11-12

Cabyn M. Dillon, 26, Joplin, driving while intoxicated

Marquise E. Wilson, 29, Springfield, Greene County felony weapon for a weapons offense

Chase S. Hyman, 22, Buffalo, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, speeding, failure to maintain financial responsibility