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Eureka Leader - March 26

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Imperial man dies after getting sick at Jefferson County Jail
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Imperial man dies after getting sick at Jefferson County Jail

  • Leader staff
  • Feb 3, 2025

Aaron Sarles, 26, of Imperial died today, Feb. 3, following an apparent medical emergency that occurred while he was incarcerated at the Jeffe…

Imperial man dies in Jefferson County Jail
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Imperial man dies in Jefferson County Jail

  • By Leader staff
  • Jun 30, 2022

An Imperial man was found dead Wednesday night, June 29, in a cell at the Jefferson County Jail in Hillsboro, and the Jefferson County Sheriff…

Crystal City Police investigate death of jail inmate
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Crystal City Police investigate death of jail inmate

  • By Leader staff
  • Feb 15, 2022

A 38-year-old Pevely woman who was being held in the Crystal City Jail was found unresponsive and died a short time later at Mercy Hospital Je…

De Soto man charged with impersonating officer after trying to free 2 inmates
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De Soto man charged with impersonating officer after trying to free 2 inmates

  • By Leader staff
  • Jan 29, 2022

Chad Michael Gosney, 31, of De Soto is facing a misdemeanor charge for allegedly trying to free two inmates from the Jefferson County Jail in …

Appeals court upholds ruling favoring county in Valle Ambulance suit
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Appeals court upholds ruling favoring county in Valle Ambulance suit

  • By Laura Marlow
  • May 18, 2021

The Valle Ambulance District in southern Jefferson County has lost its appeal of a ruling in a lawsuit it filed seeking to get the county gove…

Jefferson County Sheriff posts video of inmate allegedly attacking corrections officer
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Jefferson County Sheriff posts video of inmate allegedly attacking corrections officer

  • By Leader staff
  • Apr 9, 2021

Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak shared a short video Thursday (April 8) showing what he referred to as an inmate’s “unprovoked attack” o…

Jefferson County corrections officer prevents inmate from killing herself
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Jefferson County corrections officer prevents inmate from killing herself

  • By Leader staff
  • Apr 7, 2021

A Jefferson County Jail corrections officer cut free a 25-year-old Hillsboro woman after she tried to hang herself early Tuesday morning (Apri…

Three inmates found unconscious after apparent drug overdoses in Jefferson County Jail
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Three inmates found unconscious after apparent drug overdoses in Jefferson County Jail

  • By Leader staff
  • Apr 5, 2021

A 25-year-old Pevely man is suspected of supplying illegal drugs to three Jefferson County Jail inmates who had to be taken to an area hospita…

Jefferson County Jail inmate found dead from apparent suicide
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Jefferson County Jail inmate found dead from apparent suicide

  • By Leader staff
  • Jan 21, 2021

Joseph Michael Mendes, 29, of Imperial was found dead at about midnight Wednesday (Jan. 20) in a Jefferson County Jail cell from an apparent s…

Retired county Jail corrections officer Karen Medley dies
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Retired county Jail corrections officer Karen Medley dies

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Oct 24, 2020

Identical twin sisters Karen and Kathy Medley were the go-to resource at the Jefferson County Jail for nearly three decades.

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• Jefferson County Leader: ISSN 3064-948X (Print) ISSN 3064-9498 (Online) • Arnold-Imperial Leader: ISSN 2998-078X (Print) ISSN 2998-0798 (Online) • West Side Leader: ISSN 2998-0828 (Print) ISSN 2998-0836 (Online) • Eureka Leader: ISSN 2998-0801 (Print) ISSN 2998-081X (Online)

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