This list is a sampling of crime in Sedalia and the surrounding area. Information is taken from official police reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved in each case.
Sedalia Police Department
Arrests
Feb. 8
9:26 p.m.: Aaron W. Argenbright, 40, of Sedalia, was arrested for driving with a suspended license after his vehicle was stopped for expired registration. Upon contact, Argenbright was discovered to have a revoked driving status. He was arrested, searched and drug paraphernalia was found on his person. Argenbright was transported to the Pettis County Jail and put on a 24-hour hold pending a state charge for driving while revoked.
Pettis County Sheriff’s Office
Arrests
Feb. 8
9:55 p.m.: Travis Alexander Lawson, of Sedalia, was arrested after deputies responded to a domestic disturbance call in the 30000 block of Ball Road. Deputies learned the male subject had left the residence on foot. The subject was identified as Lawson, who is known to law enforcement and had several active warrants for his arrest. Deputies tracked Lawson's footprints through the snow leading them to a separate trailer. After obtaining consent to search the trailer they subsequently located Lawson hiding in a bedroom. He was taken into custody on three active no-bond warrants and one $7,500 warrant. Lawson was also held pending new charges of first-degree burglary and third-degree domestic assault.
