A St. Joseph man is facing several felony charges in connection with the shooting death of a man found in a Felix St. home earlier this week.

Scott L. Hollandsworth, 36 of St. Joseph was charged Thursday in Buchanan County with a class B felony of voluntary manslaughter and a felony for armed criminal action.

According to court documents Hollandsworth got into a verbal altercation with Shawn M. Martin, 33 of St. Joseph on Monday which turned physical.

“While the two subjects were in the physical altercation the suspect struck the victim in the head with an object,” Officer Greg Ogdahl with the St. Joseph Police Department said in a sworn probable cause statement. “While the two subjects were in the physical altercation the suspect struck the victim in the head with an object. The suspect then shot the victim at least one time causing fatal injuries to the victim.”

As we previously reported, police found Martin dead in a bathroom of the home located in the 1500 block of Felix St. Autopsy results indicate that Martin died as a result of a gunshot wound.

Hollandsworth turned himself into the Riverside Police Department Wednesday evening after being wanted for questioning in the investigation for more than a day.

“He ran from the scene of a shooting and was unable to be located for at least two days,” Ogdahl said.

Hollandsworth is scheduled for an arraignment Tuesday.

The prosecutor’s office said the class B felony of voluntary manslaughter carries a range of punishment from 5-15 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections, Count II alleges the felony of armed criminal action has a range of punishment from to minimum of 3 years to an unlimited number of years in the Missouri Department of Corrections.

A second man, 58-year-old Joel Clark of St. Joseph was taken into custody Monday evening at the same time police responded to the home on Felix Street and charged Tuesday with a misdemeanor for unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. Court documents said Clark is a potential witness in the homicide investigation.

More than 700 families are asking for help this Christmas from the AFL-CIO Community Service’s Adopt-A-Family program.

The agency said after all of the applications were entered the tally stands at 789 families composed of 2,472 individuals.  That number is down slightly from 2014.

Last year there were 868 families who applied composed of 2,791 individuals.

As of Wednesday evening more than half had already been adopted but 339 families were still in need of some extra help this Christmas.

“Most of them try their best to manage their finances to make it day-to-day but to find extra dollars to purchase Christmas gifts is near impossible for them,” said Penny Adams, AFL-CIO Community Services Dir. “We will continue working through Christmas eve to get all the families adopted.”

Adams said the agency located at 1203 N. 6th St. is open 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday and 9 to 1 on Saturdays.

For information on how to adopt call (816) 364-1131.

The man wanted by police for questioning in a homicide investigation in St. Joseph has turned himself into police custody.

St. Joseph Police Department Capt. Jeff Wilson said Wednesday that 36-year-old Scott Lee Hollandsworth has turned himself into the Riverside Police Department.

On Tuesday, detectives let the public know of the search for Hollandsworth as a person of interest in connection with the shooting death of 33-year-old Shawn M. Martin of St. Joseph.  Police said Martin was found dead in a bathroom of a home located in the 1500 block of Felix St. Monday evening. Autopsy results indicate that gunshot wound is the cause of death.

 

58-year-old Joel Clark of St. Joseph was taken into custody Monday evening at the same time police responded to the home on Felix Street and charged Tuesday with a misdemeanor for unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. Court documents said Clark is a potential witness in the homicide investigation.

The case is still under investigation.

The St. Joseph Police Department has identified the victim of Monday’s homicide investigation.

Shawn M. Martin, 33 of St. Joseph has been identified as the man who was killed Monday evening at a home in the 1500 block of Felix St.

Police responded to a call of shots fired around 9 p.m. Monday to find Martin dead in a bathroom at the home. Capt. Jeff Wilson said autopsy results indicate that gunshot wound is the cause of death.

As of 1:30 Wednesday detectives were still searching for Scott Lee Hollandsworth, 33 as a person of interest in connection with the investigation. Hollandsworth is described by police as a white

man around 5’11, 160 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. Police said he should be considered dangerous and possibly armed.

Anyone with information as to Hollandsworth’s whereabouts is asked to contact police at (816) 271-4777 or the TIPS hotline at (816) 238-TIPS.

Joel Clark, 58 of St. Joseph was taken into custody Monday evening at the same time police responded to the home on Felix Street and charged Tuesday with a misdemeanor for unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. Court documents said Clark is a potential witness in the homicide.

 

Another warning of a suspicious man trying to give a student a ride has been issued by the St. Joseph School District.

A middle school girl reported suspicious behavior Tuesday to administrators and police. The student said she was approached as she was walking near Humboldt Elementary School Tuesday afternoon after school.

An unidentified man offered to give her a ride, which made her uncomfortable. The district said the student ran to a safe place at Humboldt School and promptly informed staff members and police were notified.

In the most current report the man is described as having a chubby build, dirty blond hair and in his mid 30’s. The man was said to be driving a Grey/blue ford pickup traveling west on Cherry between Dewey and Main.

It’s the second warning regarding a man displaying suspicious behavior by the district in eight days. On Dec. 1 the district issued a similar warning of a white man with dirty blond hair, a scruffy beard, with a large build and of average height attempting to offer a high school girl a ride on her way to Central High School. That man was reported to be driving a gray car with a great dane sticker on the back window.

“We join the police in urging all students and their families to take precautions while away from home and particularly while traveling to and from school,” said Joey Austin, Dir. of Communications with the district. “All students are encouraged to not walk or wait alone while en route to school or at the bus stop.”

The police are asking residents to report any suspicious activities to their attention by calling (816) 271-4777. Students at school with information to report or with concerns should contact any school administrator or counselor.

“Our school district will be working closely with the police to assure the safety of our students,” Austin said.

Free haircuts, manicures and hairdos were offered to more than 20 students Wednesday at Truman Middle School.

In an effort to provide students a “new outlook for the new year” the school hosted what it calls a Pamper Party from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“We decided to try to raise some self-esteem, give them a holiday gift,” said Amber Smith, School Nurse. “Self-esteem, school attendance, school performance, health all kind of go hand-in-hand so we thought if we could make them feel awesome and hopefully this will extend beyond one day that this will help in other areas of school also.”

Various hairstylists from local businesses and salons volunteered their time to the pamper party.

“I got my makeup done and my nails done,” said Hailey Walker, a student at Truman. “It was fun. I learned how to do my nails a lot better and a lot fancier and I learned how to put on proper makeup.”

Ethan Brown is also a student at Truman and said he got his hair cut.

“I really like it a lot,” Brown said. “I decided to get it a lot longer at the top and shorter as it went down and got my hair parted to the side.”

Brown and Walker both said the day made them feel better.

Six stylists and more than 25 students took part in the event.

“There was no process we had for picking students,” Smith said. “The kids are excited, their parents are excited for them, some of them maybe couldn’t provide this for them otherwise at home.”

School Principal Jason Callaway also took part in the event helping to paint fingernails.

The search for a person of interest in a shooting death of a St. Joseph man continues Wednesday while a potential witness to the crime remains behind bars on a drug charge.

As we previously reported, St. Joseph Police Department detectives are searching for 36-year-old Scott Lee Hollandsworth as a person of interest in connection with a homicide investigation that took place Monday evening at 1519 Felix St. Hollandsworth is described by police as a white man around 5’11, 160 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.  Police said he should be considered dangerous and possibly armed.  As of 9:40 a.m. Wednesday Hollandsworth was still not in police custody.

Meanwhile, 58-year-old Joel Clark was charged Tuesday with a misdemeanor for unlawful use of drug paraphernalia.  Capt. Jeff Wilson said Clark was taken into

police custody at 1519 Felix St. at the same time police responded to investigate the homicide.  According to a sworn probable cause statement, around 10:25 that same night at the Police Department located at 501 Faraon St. officers found Clark to be in possession of drug paraphernalia.

“A small glass pipe which was burnt on the bottom and had white coating on the inside which was known to be used for smoking controlled substance. The pipe was removed from his front left pocket,” said Officer Greg Ogdahl in court documents. “He is a potential witness in a homicide that occurred.”

Online court documents list the address of 1519 Felix as Clark’s place of residence, the same address where police responded to the homicide.

“He has also only been staying at his current residence for only about four months and is not on the lease,” Ogdahl said. “He has at least four failure to appear warrants in St. Joseph.”

Bond has been set at $2,500 for Clark on the misdemeanor charge and an arraignment is set for Friday.

Capt. Jeff Wilson said Wednesday morning the victim’s identity will probably be released later in the day.

Anyone with information as to Hollandsworth’s whereabouts is asked to contact police at (816) 271-4777 or the TIPS hotline at (816) 238-TIPS.

The St. Joseph Police Department is searching for a man in a homicide investigation they say should be considered dangerous and possibly armed.

Detectives are searching for 36-year-old Scott Lee Hollandsworth as a person of interest in connection with what police are now calling a homicide investigation that took place Monday evening in the 1500 block of Felix St. Hollandsworth is described by police as a white man around 5’11, 160 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.

“He should be considered dangerous and possibly armed,” Wilson said.

Anyone with information as to his whereabouts is asked to contact police at (816) 271-4777 or the TIPS hotline at (816) 238-TIPS.

As we previously reported, police responded to a call of shots fired around 9 p.m. Monday to find a 33-year-old St. Joseph man dead in a bathroom at a home located at 1519 Felix St. The case was initially classified as a suspicious death investigation but autopsy results indicate that gunshot wound is the cause of death in the case.

Wilson said 58-year-old Joel Clark of St. Joseph was arrested at what online court documents list as his home address when police responded to the call and is being held on charges unrelated to the homicide investigation.  Clark was charged Tuesday in Buchanan County with a misdemeanor for unlawful use of drug paraphernalia. His bond is set at $2,500 and an arraignment is set for Friday.

The identity of the victim is still being withheld by police pending family notifications.