Arrests & Public Safety

A child who appeared unusually tired after leaving a babysitter’s home later tested positive for THC, resulting in a child endangerment charge.

A man is being held without bond after Troy police say he threatened a woman protected by a court order and sent her a video involving a revolver.

A series of escalating confrontations at a Troy home culminated in an incident involving a dog shock collar. Cody Carson Cameron Jeffs is now charged with domestic assault.

A cyber tip led investigators to a Troy home, where a forensic review of a laptop uncovered more than 4,500 images, including suspected child sexual abuse material.

Lincoln County law enforcement agencies take different approaches to automated license plate readers. Lincoln CountyWatch examines how the cameras work, what they collect, who can access the data, how long it is retained and where public safety and privacy concerns collide.

A Kentucky man is being held without bond after police say he drove roughly four hours to Troy to meet a person he believed was a 14-year-old girl for sex.

The two people U.S. Marshals originally went to arrest during an April search in Moscow Mills now face drug trafficking charges of their own. The same search previously led to a third felony case.

A woman was dragged into a hallway, kicked and repeatedly struck during an assault in Lincoln County. Mark Hipes is now in custody facing a felony domestic assault charge.

A vehicle disappeared from a Winfield garage after a key was taken from inside the home, then reappeared hours later. Kaitlyn Rose Young now faces two felony charges.

Seven fake $20 bills marked for motion picture purposes were used during two trips to the Troy Walmart. Jennifer Faye Helderman is now in custody facing two felony forgery charges.

A U.S. Marshals operation to arrest two wanted felons at a Moscow Mills home led to the discovery of fentanyl, methamphetamine and two firearms — and a separate felony case against Trent M. Canady.

A child was repeatedly found away from his Troy home over eight months. After the 10th documented incident, his father was arrested and charged with felony child endangerment.

A 17-year-old is missing as authorities investigate a suspected arson at a Winfield mobile home. No one was found inside, and the Missouri State Fire Marshal is investigating.

Multiple witnesses recorded a confrontation that left a woman with a head injury and a Troy man facing a felony assault charge. Rex Stacey Truesdell remains in the Lincoln County Jail.

An AMBER Alert ended with a 1-year-old child safe in Elsberry after police determined the child was never inside the vehicle. The child’s mother now faces two false-report charges.

A vehicle traveling approximately 100 mph collided with a law enforcement vehicle near Hawk Point early Wednesday, sending one vehicle roughly 200 yards into a cornfield. No injuries were reported.

A Troy man is being held without bond on 10 felony charges involving a child under 14, including multiple counts of first-degree statutory rape and sodomy.

A Winfield domestic dispute escalated into a physical confrontation involving kitchen knives, with one knife traveling across the street before deputies took Brianna Marie Bense into custody.

A false 911 report claiming two people had been shot inside the Troy Walmart prompted an evacuation and multi-agency response. Officers thoroughly searched the store before it reopened.

A Troy man faces 11 felony stealing charges after a purse was taken from Dollar General and cards inside it were allegedly used or discarded around Troy.