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Jefferson County Leader - April 16

Jefferson County Leader - April 16

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Thursday, April 16, 2026
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Festus man allegedly chokes Crystal City Police officer at Walmart
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Festus man allegedly chokes Crystal City Police officer at Walmart

  • By Leader staff
  • Mar 6, 2026

Jerome Kennedy McLean III, 32, of Festus was recently arrested after being charged for allegedly assaulting a Crystal City Police officer. McL…

Jefferson County men accused of breaking into home, fleeing police
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Jefferson County men accused of breaking into home, fleeing police

  • By Leader staff
  • Feb 5, 2026

Randy Wayne Honeycutt, 55, of Dittmer and Charles E. Pickel, 54, of House Springs were recently charged for allegedly breaking into a home and…

Pevely Police officer injured while arresting man New Year’s Eve
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Pevely Police officer injured while arresting man New Year’s Eve

  • By Leader staff
  • Jan 9, 2026

A Pevely Police officer sustained an injury the night of New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, while arresting an allegedly intoxicated man who reportedly …

Man allegedly steals from Arnold-area storage facility
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Man allegedly steals from Arnold-area storage facility

  • By Leader staff
  • Oct 10, 2025

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a 35-year-old man, who has no known address, for allegedly stealing items at the Aloha Pub…

Dittmer woman charged for allegedly assaulting two people, deputies
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Dittmer woman charged for allegedly assaulting two people, deputies

  • By Leader staff
  • Sep 24, 2025

Adrianna R. King, 19, of Dittmer allegedly assaulted a family member and a man she was in a relationship with at a home in the Jefferson Count…

Barnhart woman charged for allegedly fleeing from deputies twice
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Barnhart woman charged for allegedly fleeing from deputies twice

  • By Leader staff
  • Aug 25, 2025

Katie Ann Vance, 38, of Arnold has been accused of speeding away from a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputy attempting a traffic stop and…

Festus man charged for alleged drug possession, resisting arrest, persistent DWI
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Festus man charged for alleged drug possession, resisting arrest, persistent DWI

  • By Leader staff
  • Jul 3, 2025

Ivan Salinas-Santiago, 27, of Festus has been accused of drug possession, fleeing from a police officer and driving while intoxicated after be…

Pevely man charged for alleged thefts, fleeing from police
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Pevely man charged for alleged thefts, fleeing from police

  • By Leader staff
  • Jun 18, 2025

Jacob Leroy West, 26, of Pevely has been charged for allegedly stealing items from at least three home improvements stores and fleeing from a …

St. Louis man charged with drug trafficking
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St. Louis man charged with drug trafficking

  • By Leader staff
  • Jun 7, 2025

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department recently arrested a St. Louis man who had at least 73 capsules that contained fentanyl when he was a…

Jury finds De Soto man guilty of burglary, assaulting officer
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Jury finds De Soto man guilty of burglary, assaulting officer

  • By Leader staff
  • Apr 13, 2025

A Jefferson County jury has found Anthony S. Laemmel, 41, of De Soto guilty of nine felonies for breaking into a home and assaulting a Jeffers…

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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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