Bates County News

Monday, November 11, 2024

Investigation With Multiple Departments And Arrests In Benton County

 From The Benton County MO Sheriff's Office:

In the pre-dawn hours of Saturday November 9th, the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Mid Missouri Drug Task Force and special response teams from Pettis County and Bates County Sheriff’s Office served a no-knock search warrant on a property located on Crawford Avenue, a rural Lincoln Missouri address. More than 25 law enforcement officers breached three structures and two travel trailers simultaneously. Seven adults and three children were found in various areas of our search with one female resisting arrest. She was taken into custody with minor injuries.

This search warrant represents many months of investigation and hundreds of man hours which were rewarded with over a pound of methamphetamine, stolen firearms, 24 seized vehicles which included mostly motorcycles, poached white tail buck heads cut from the bodies of the animals and other illegal items.

Donald Schofield, Melinda Turner, Jacob Knapp, Kenneth Turner, Holly Boyer, and Kenneth Boyer Sr were all arrested and charged with drug and firearms offenses. Bonds ranged from $50,000 to $250,000. More charges for the stolen weapons and vehicles as well as child endangerment will be forthcoming as the investigation continues and the evidence is sorted and assigned to the appropriate suspects.



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