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Eureka Leader - Nov. 26

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Festus-area man charged for allegedly endangering children
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Festus-area man charged for allegedly endangering children

  • By Leader staff
  • Aug 24, 2025

Lionel Guy Peterson, 43, who lives north of Festus, allegedly smoked methamphetamine in a Pevely hotel room’s bathroom while two children were…

High Ridge man sentenced to prison for selling child porn
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High Ridge man sentenced to prison for selling child porn

  • By Leader staff
  • Apr 12, 2025

Patrick Mayberry, 46, of High Ridge has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for selling child pornography. He previously admitted to selling …

High Ridge man pleads guilty to federal child porn charge
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High Ridge man pleads guilty to federal child porn charge

  • Leader staff
  • Nov 24, 2024

Patrick Mayberry, 45, of High Ridge has admitted to selling child pornography while he was on probation for failing to register as a sex offen…

Officers check sex offender compliance on Halloween
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Officers check sex offender compliance on Halloween

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Nov 7, 2024
  • 3 min to read

Jefferson County law enforcement agencies tried to make Halloween night a little safer for children this year.

Man arrested for alleged DWI, failing to register as sex offender after accident that left him, 15-year-old boy hurt
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Man arrested for alleged DWI, failing to register as sex offender after accident that left him, 15-year-old boy hurt

  • By Leader staff
  • Jul 24, 2022

An Illinois man was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and failure to register as a sex offender after he and a 15-year-old bo…

Arnold home burglarized, threatening note left behind
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Arnold home burglarized, threatening note left behind

  • By Leader staff
  • Feb 8, 2022

An Arnold home where a registered sex offender lives recently was ransacked, and a note was left behind threatening that the perpetrators woul…

Michigan sex offender sentenced to 10 years for sexually abusing Jefferson County boy
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Michigan sex offender sentenced to 10 years for sexually abusing Jefferson County boy

  • By Leader staff
  • Jun 17, 2020

A 44-year-old Michigan man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after admitting to traveling to a Pevely truck stop to have sex with a Jef…

Imperial woman claims Jefferson County deputies covered her security camera with mud
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Imperial woman claims Jefferson County deputies covered her security camera with mud

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs
  • Feb 14, 2019

Ashley Mathis, 28, of Imperial has filed a complaint with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office after deputies allegedly visited her home and …

ICYMI: Festus man dies following police pursuit
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ICYMI: Festus man dies following police pursuit

  • By Kevin Carbery and Kim Robertson
  • Aug 31, 2018

Adam M. Easter, 35, died Aug. 24 after leading police on a chase along I-55 from Herculaneum north to Arnold and back south to Festus, the Jef…

High Ridge man gets 11 years for molesting local girl
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High Ridge man gets 11 years for molesting local girl

  • By Kim Robertson
  • Aug 17, 2014

Shawn David Mitchell, 28, of High Ridge has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for molesting a young girl, court papers show.

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