Sedalia Police Department
Arrests
May 29
11:01 p.m.: Kirsten Dawn Seaman, 19, and Sydney Anne Pare, 19, were arrested after officers were dispatched to Walmart for shoplifting. Two subjects admitted to stealing under Miranda and were released with a summons.
11:58 p.m.: Jesus Chavez Cano, 34, was arrested after officers responded to the 300 block of West 10th Street for a verbal disturbance. Cano was transported for a 12-hour protective custody hold at the Pettis County Jail.
May 30
3:15 a.m.: Mackenzie Douglas Welch, 38, was arrested after officers observed a vehicle westbound on Broadway Boulevard traveling well in excess of the posted speed limit. The vehicle had no registration plates and other equipment violations and in an attempted traffic stop near West Broadway Boulevard and Thompson Boulevard the vehicle accelerated and a pursuit ensued. Welch eventually stopped and fled on foot. Pettis County K-9 was employed and the suspect was taken into custody. A computer check showed him to have a revoked driving status and he was also charged with exceeding the speed limit, resisting arrest and aggravated fleeing.
6:28 p.m.: Shane Bradley Kroeske, 34, was arrested after a traffic stop near East Broadway Boulevard and South Montgomery Avenue. The driver had a suspended license and was transported and released with a municipal citation.
7:22 p.m.: John T. Chadwick Kelly, 28, was arrested after a vehicle stop near West Broadway Boulevard and South Beacon Avenue for speeding. The driver was intoxicated and was transported to the police department where he was issued traffic tickets for DWI and speeding.
11:47 p.m.: Brandon R. Stoner Thebo, 35, was arrested after officers investigating a call of a man yelling and breaking items near South Engineer Avenue and East 20th Street located a man in possession of narcotics. Thebo resisted arrest and was placed on a 24-hour hold at the Pettis County Jail pending charges of resisting arrest and inhalation of solvent fumes.
May 31
12:46 a.m.: Alexander M. Elliott, 34, was arrested after a vehicle stop near East Broadway Boulevard and South Hancock Avenue for a driver unable to maintain a lane of travel. Elliott was intoxicated and was transported to the police department and issued a uniform traffic ticket for DWI.
6:08 p.m.: Kenneth Samuel McGee Jr, 31, was arrested after officers responded to Wilkerson Street and South Grand Avenue for reports of a domestic assault. MicGee had drug paraphernalia on him and was transported to the Pettis County Jail and placed on a 24-hour hold pending charges of drug possession and third-degree domestic assault.
6:55 p.m.: Mackenzie Douglas Welch, 38, was arrested after officers responded to the Saddlewood apartments, 3201 West 10th Street, for a subject trespassing. Welch was found hiding in a shower and was transported to the Pettis County Jail and placed on a 24-hour hold pending a charge of first-degree trespassing.
Incidents
May 26
7:15 p.m.: Officers received a theft report from the 1200 block of South Stewart Avenue. They conducted an on-scene investigation and gathered information for a report.
May 30
12:06 a.m.: An officer responded to the 500 block of South Kentucky Avenue for a disturbance between roommates. A 12-hour log was created.
12:55 a.m.: An officer spoke with a subject in the police department lobby about an accident that occurred near South Grand Avenue and West 16th Street just previously. They gathered information and generated a report.
12:56 a.m.: Officers were dispatched to the 400 block of East Seventh Street for a property damage report.
8:51 p.m.: Officers were dispatched to the Katy Trail and Clinton Road for a found bicycle. They located the bike and entered it into found property.
May 31
1:46 a.m.: An officer responded to P’s Place, 1201 East Third St, in response to a disturbance where someone was reportedly stabbed. Two subjects were transported by ambulance from the scene for unrelated injuries. All involved parties were contacted but due to a lack of victim cooperation no charges were recommended to the prosecutor's office.
10:58 a.m.: Officers were dispatched to the 600 block of East 10th Street in reference to a disturbance.
6:21 p.m.: An officer responded to the Pettis County Jail in reference to a sex crime. The victim reported they had been sexually assaulted in Feb. 2026 at a location within the city limits.
June 1
1:33 a.m.: A subject turned in an ID and bag to the police department that was found near West Broadway Boulevard and South Osage Avenue. The owner was made aware the items were now secured in the police department evidence room.
5:04 a.m.: A repo agent reported he located a firearm inside a vehicle in the 300 block of McAnally Court. The gun was turned over to police for safekeeping.
Pettis County Sheriff's Office
Incidents
May 25
3:24 p.m.: Deputies were dispatched to a crash on US 50 at West Front Street with unknown injuries. A vehicle was trying to cross US 50 onto West Front Street and pulled into oncoming traffic. Both parties were transported to Western Missouri medical center in Warrensburg with minor injuries.
5:48 p.m.: Deputies responded to the railroad crossing at Main Street in La Monte for a single vehicle crash. The vehicle was driven from the scene and the driver transported to Bothwell.
May 26
11:03 a.m.: Staff at the Pettis County Jail investigated a theft involving commissary items in L-Pod. Camera footage and commissary records helped identify a detainee suspected of removing items belonging to another detainee without authorization. The value of the stolen property was determined to be $50.45. Formal charges for stealing have been filed.
May 28
11:05 a.m.: Deputies took a call for a dog biting a child in the 2500 block of East 28th Street. The child was transported for medical treatment.
May 29
1:21 p.m.: Deputies were dispatched to the 3000 block of Rt. M in Pettis County for a trespassing and property damage report. The victim stated someone had begun to build a wooden makeshift fence on their property along with a dock to a pond. There are no known suspects at this time.
2:51 p.m.: Deputies responded to a motor vehicle crash at Oakbrook Boulevard and 32nd Street. There were no injuries and one vehicle had to be towed.
2:57 p.m.: A deputy was dispatched to the 1000 block of McVey Road for a violation of a court order. The caller had a full order of protection against the suspect who sent a friend request on Instagram. Information was gathered and a report was sent to the prosecutor's office requesting a charge for violation of an order of protection.
May 31
4:15 p.m.: Pettis County deputies were dispatched to Rt. M and McGee Road in Pettis County for a motorcycle crash involving a deer. A passenger was transported via Air Evac helicopter with serious injuries and the driver was transported via a family member to a hospital with significant injuries.
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Arrests
May 29
11:50 a.m.: Raymond K. Woods, 26, of Syracuse was arrested in Morgan County for DWI - persistent offender, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child, no headlights, failure to comply with an interlock device, driving while suspended and failure to register a motor vehicle. He was transported to the Morgan County Jail and placed on a 24-hour hold.
2:39 p.m.: Paden L. Lefevers, 23, of Green Ridge was arrested in Johnson County for driving while intoxicated. He was transported to the Knob Noster police department and released.
May 31
3:24 a.m.: Jaylan C. Bartels, 23, of Eldon was arrested in Morgan County for failure to drive on the right half of the roadway, displaying the plates of another person, failure to register a vehicle with the Department of Revenue and DWI - alcohol. He was transported to the Laurie Police Department and released.
Compiled by Chris Howell
