SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A man faces several charges after Springfield authorities say he broke into a woman’s home, put on her clothes and then left the scene on her bicycle.
RyanW. Lorton is charged with burglary, theft, tampering with a motor vehicle and resisting arrest.
A probable cause statement says two women arrived home last week to find a door open. Several items were missing from the residence, including the bicycle. A car parked at the home also had been burglarized.
The statement says one of the women later saw Lorton wearing her clothes and pushing her bicycle down the street. Police were called and chased after him on foot. Lorton eventually fell down, and he was arrested.
It wasn’t immediately clear if Lorton has an attorney.
An Illinois man who tried to open an exit door on an airline flight has been sentenced to the nearly seven months he’s already served and was placed on supervised federal release. Joshua Lee Suggs was also ordered to pay Southwest Airlines $4,400.
According to investigators, Suggs refused to sit down as instructed during a flight from Chicago to Sacramento. Instead he pushed past a flight attendant, and tried to open the exterior door. A number of passengers subdued Suggs before he could open the door. The flight was diverted to Omama and Suggs was arrested.
Mr Suggs, 24, of Oswego, Illinois, was sentenced for Interference with Flight Crew Members. Senior United States District Court Judge Joseph F. Bataillon sentenced Suggs to the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons for 6 months and 23 days, which is time Suggs has already served.
Suggs will immediately begin a three (3) year term of supervised release.
Suggs was also ordered to pay restitution to Southwest Airlines in the amount of $4,400.00.
The “Show-Me Green Sales Tax Holiday” is underway.
Through this Saturday (4/25), the sale of qualifying Energy Star certified new appliances will be exempt from the state sales tax.
State lawmakers created the tax holiday, which started in 2009.
Counties and cities are allowed to take part as well, but neither Buchanan County nor the City of St Joseph are waiving their sales taxes. Nodaway County, and the City of Maryville are taking part.
Expect minor delays today and tomorrow in both directions on the Amelia Earhart Bridge across the Missouri River at Atchison. KDOT plans bridge-inspection work Monday and Tuesday, from 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., weather permitting.
Lane closures are needed so the bridge crews can utilize the snooper vehicle to inspect the bridge’s high steel portions of the arch as well as underneath the bridge deck.
Drivers will be directed through the project work zone via cones and signage.
A federal grand jury on Thursday returned an indictment against a Topeka man who was charged in a criminal complaint last week with plotting to explode a bomb at the Fort Riley military base near Manhattan, Kan.
U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said John T. Booker, Jr., 20, was indicted on one count of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction (explosives), one count of attempting to damage property by means of an explosive and one count of attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which is a foreign terrorist organization.
If convicted, Booker would face a maximum penalty of life in prison.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, including members from the FBI’s Kansas City Division, the Topeka Police Department and the Kansas Highway Patrol and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Tony Mattivi, Assistant U.S. Attorney David Smith, and Trial Attorneys Josh Parecki and Rebecca Magnone of the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section.
The Kansas City Royals plan some special events during this weekend’s home stand against the Oakland Athletics.
Every Friday, fans at Kauffman Stadium can enjoy “Buck Night,” featuring hot dogs and peanurs for just one dollar.
A pregame on-field ceremony tonight will honor the three Royals who received Rawlings Gold Glove Awards for the 2014 season: first baseman Eric Hosmer, catcher Salvador Perez and left fielder Alex Gordon.
The Royals will recognize the return of former Royal Billy Butler by presenting him with his 2014 American League Championship ring.
One Saturday, the first 10,000 fans will receive an American League Champions replica trophy courtesy of Pepsi.
Family FunDay Sunday features pregame interactive kids entertainment plus face painters and caricature or balloon artists in the Outfield Experience. All-Day Play Passes for unlimited activities in the Outfield Experience are available for just $10. Fans also have the opportunity to get pregame autographs from select players by the Royals dugout.
Throughout the season, the Royals are offering a Family FunDay Sunday 4-Pack that includes four Hy-Vee Infield tickets, $10 in loaded value per ticket to use for concessions and merchandise and four All-Day Play Passes – more than $150 in value – for just $90! 4-Pack passes are sold out for this day but can be purchased for future Sunday games. For more information, visit www.royals.com/sunday.
Fans may purchase tickets online at royals.com, by calling 1-800-6ROYALS, at area Hy-Vee stores or at the Kauffman Stadium Box Office. For more information, members of the media may contact the Royals Publicity Department at (816) 921-8000.
Weapons seized. Submitted photo.A Kansas City man who threatened to “kill everyone” in his neighborhood has admitted possessing an AR-15 while intoxicated. Zachary S. Caples, 23, pleaded guilty in Platte County Circuit Court on April 16 to unlawful use of a loaded weapon.
Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd said, “This case once again demonstrates that weapons and alcohol do not mix. It is fortunate the defendant did not hurt someone and that he was not shot by police despite his dangerous acts.”
On January 5, 2014, at approximately 4:15 a.m., Caples’ girlfriend called 911 and requested the assistance of law enforcement.
She told dispatchers Caples had been drinking and had physically abused her. She also said Caples had threatened to kill anyone who came to the home.
Caples took the phone from his girlfriend and told the operator that his girlfriend was the problem, and they didn’t need law enforcement to respond. Zahnd says Caples’ speech was slow, slurred, and confused.
When Platte County deputies arrived, they entered the home and heard what sounded like a rifle and magazine being loaded. The deputies exited the residence as additional law enforcement arrived on the scene. Caples eventually came out of the house and surrendered himself. He was arrested and deputies noted he smelled strongly of alcohol.
Deputies searched the house and found a loaded AR-15 rifle and a pistol protruding from under a mattress in a bedroom. They also found a “flak jacket” with five fully loaded 30 round AR-15 magazines.
Caples told investigators that if things “hit the fan, I’ll kill everyone in the whole [expletive] neighborhood, and I have all the [expletive] food and ammo to do it.” Caples then repeatedly stated that doing so “would be fun.”
Zahnd said, “I support the right to own a gun, and I own guns myself. But that right comes with the responsibility to handle a deadly weapon with care—which means not possessing a firearm while drunk.”
Caples faces a maximum of four years in prison. He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 9.
A St Joseph man pleaded not guilty to murder charges stemming from a fatal shooting at a local bar.
Luis Alfredo Villegas-Rosa is charged with 2nd Degree Murder for the fatal shooting February 5 of John Baynham Jr. Police say the pair got into an argument at the First and Last Chance Bar at 1817 Garfield.
According to court documents, the defendant produced a handgun and fired three shots. Mr Baynham was killed.
Mr Villegas-Rosa is being held without bail in the Buchanan County Jail awaiting a trial setting June 18.
A judge on Thursday sentenced a St Joseph man to ten years in prison for assaulting a pregnant woman last December.
Devontra Hughes pleaded guilty last month to two counts of domestic assault. Investigators said Hughes forced the woman into a car, punched her in the face and stomach, and threatened to kill the unborn baby.
Hughes crashed the vehicle, and the victim was able to run for help.
On Thursday Circuit Court Judge Daniel Kellogg ordered two consecutive five-year prison terms.
Saint Joseph Police Chief Chris Connally is paying tribute this week to the city’s public safety dispatchers, saying he couldn’t do what they do. Connally points to the multitasking requirements of the job and says studies show that only a small percentage of the public has that kind of ability.
Connally says police officers could not do their work without the help of dispatchers. The 17 dispatchers and 4 supervisors handle more than 200,000 calls a year. That’s an average of 23 calls an hour, every hour of every day.
Connally publicly thanked the dispatchers this week during National Public Safety Telecommunicators week.
