Members of the Cameron Police Department assisted the Buchanan County Drug Strike Force arresting the suspect.
The Drug Strike Force received information that Justin T. Stark, age 28, of St. Joseph, MO, was hiding in a residence in Cameron.
Stark was wanted on several warrants, one being a felony from Buchanan County for Distribution of Drugs with a bond of $75,000. Cameron Police Officers and Drug Strike Force Officers located Mr. Stark in the Wesleyan Terrace area where he was arrested without incident.
Officials say the suspect has other outstanding warrants. Stark had a misdemeanor warrant from St. Joseph for failure to appear on drug charges, a misdemeanor warrant from Macon for failure to appear for traffic violations, and a misdemeanor warrant from Independence for failure to appear on a charge of driving while suspended.
The case was not immediately available in online court records in Buchanan County. It’s not yet known when Stark will appear in court.
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The number of individuals arrested in a Buchanan County Drug Strike Force operation has increased to 21.
Earlier this week, the Strike Force, assisted by the Sheriff’s Department and the St. Joseph Police Department arrested 10 defendants on drug charges as part of an investigation. During the execution of the arrest warrants officers arrested an additional six people on various felony warrants, one misdemeanor warrant and three city warrants.
Capt. Shawn Collie, Strike Force Unit Commander said Thursday that another arrest was made as part of the round-up. He said the Strike Force was assisted by the Cameron Police Department to arrest an alleged fugitive from Tuesday’s operation in Cameron. Collie said the Strike Force is searching for one more individual wanted on a warrant as part of the investigation.
As we previously reported, the defendants arrested as part of Tuesday’s operation are due in court Friday morning.