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Jefferson County Leader - Dec. 4

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Monday, December 8, 2025
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Afghan man who helped the U.S. fight the Taliban ordered released from ICE detention in Missouri

  • Mary Sanchez
  • Dec 3, 2025

An Afghan man who fled the Taliban has been released from a Missouri immigration detention facility following a federal judge’s ruling. Mohammad Ali Dadfar had been held in the Greene County Jail in Springfield since early October, when he was detained and turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. On Monday, the […]

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Afghan man who helped the U.S. fight the Taliban ordered released from ICE detention in Missouri

  • Mary Sanchez, The Beacon
  • Updated Dec 2, 2025

Mohammad Ali Dadfar will reunite with his family after his release from a Springfield, Missouri jail. 

Crack cocaine investigation in Sedalia results in multiple arrests
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Crack cocaine investigation in Sedalia results in multiple arrests

  • Lani Hines, KOMU 8 Digital Producer
  • Dec 1, 2025

Investigators conducted controlled purchases of crack cocaine over a three-month period.

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Columbia man faces 10 felonies after weekend standoff
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Columbia man faces 10 felonies after weekend standoff

  • Sruthi Ramesh, KOMU 8 Senior Digital Producer
  • Updated Dec 2, 2025

The suspect is accused of threatening six people, using a stolen gun to shoot several rounds at a house and barricading himself in his home.

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Suspect in custody after shots fired on Lightpost Court
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Suspect in custody after shots fired on Lightpost Court

  • Chloe Ireland-Killday, Kavya Ramesh, and Hanks Edwards, KOMU 8 News
  • Updated Dec 1, 2025

Officers responded to a shots fired call at the 200 block of Sievelle Ave.

Woman allegedly found with fentanyl after arrest at Arnold gas station
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Woman allegedly found with fentanyl after arrest at Arnold gas station

  • By Leader staff
  • Nov 27, 2025

The Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged Billie Jean Claeys, 43, of St. Louis with possession of a controlled substance,…

De Soto resident reportedly scammed out of $30,000
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De Soto resident reportedly scammed out of $30,000

  • By Leader staff
  • Nov 20, 2025

A De Soto resident was scammed out of $30,000 from a man who claimed to be an FBI agent working with the Social Security Administration, De So…

Four arrested for allegedly stealing from De Soto-area home
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Four arrested for allegedly stealing from De Soto-area home

  • By Leader staff
  • Oct 25, 2025

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested two men and two women after the four were allegedly seen stealing from a home in the 1400 …

House Springs man accused of drug possession
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House Springs man accused of drug possession

  • By Leader staff
  • Oct 20, 2025

Daryl Edward Deal, 63, of House Springs was allegedly found with methamphetamine when he was arrested at his home. He was on probation at the …

Barnhart man arrested for alleged trespassing
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Barnhart man arrested for alleged trespassing

  • By Leader staff
  • Oct 12, 2025

A 58-year-old Barnhart man was arrested after he refused to leave property that is owned by Jefferson County. The man had previously lived in …

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