Authorities have identified a woman who died in custody of the Platte County Sheriff’s Office last week. Authorities say 50-year-old Emma Lewis was found in medical distress in the back of a transport van. Officials say she had been in the van for an approximately five-minute transport.

Public Information Officer Captain Erik Holland said last week that lifesaving efforts were attempted but Ms Lewis could not be revived. Holland says she lived in the Platte City area.

Platte County Sheriff Mark Owen asked that the Clay County Sheriff’s Office investigate the death. That investigation continues.

A single-vehicle crash south of St Joseph early Wednesday morning sends a St. Joseph man to the hospital with serious injuries.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 23-year-old Sutton Mattucks swerved to avoid an animal in the roadway along Route A shortly after midnight.

The Ford Ranger left the roadway, struck an embankment and went airborne. The vehicle rolled and went into a ditch.

Mattucks was transported to Mosaic Life Care for treatment. The injuries were described as serious at the scene of the crash, but a nursing supervisor at Mosaic says Mr. Mattucks was treated and released.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled later this month for a St Joseph man being held without bail for allegedly punching a woman in the face and pointing a gun at her.

Michael Leigh is charged with unlawful use of a weapon, a class-D felony. According to police, Mr Leigh was drunk at the time of the incident on Saturday. Leigh is accused of pointing a loaded semi automatic pistol at the victim and punching her in the face.

In court documents, a detective says the suspect’s blood alcohol level was .75 approximately 7.5 hours after the incident. Detective Frank Till also said in the affidavit that there was a child present when the defendant allegedly put a gun to the head of the victim.

During a court hearing Tuesday, Associate Judge Rebecca Spencer scheduled a preliminary hearing June 30 at 1:30 p.m.

A first appearance for an Elwood man charged in a recent shooting has been continued.

A defense lawyer filed a motion to continue the first appearance for Angel Maisonet-Laboy until this Friday.

Maisonet-Laboy is being held in the Buchanan County Jail on one count of assault in the second degree. A judge earlier set bail at $50,000 cash.

The defendant is accused in connection with a fight last weekend outside a downtown nightclub. St Joseph police say Maisonet-Laboy went to his car and retrieved a hand gun. He is accused of firing two shots, one of which hit Kraig Buckner in the upper leg.

Associate Judge Rebecca Spencer re-scheduled the first appearance for Friday, June 17, at 8:15 a.m.