7 years, 11 months ago by Jim Dewey
Picked up Wednesday in Keokuk
Clark County authorities say a fourth man who eluded them Monday night after a drug buy near Alexandria has been caught.
Trenton Kindhart was picked up by Keokuk police Wednesday. Clark County officials suspected he had made his way back there after eluding them Monday night. Police say that an anonymous tip led them to a house on the city's south side, where Kindhart was found asleep on a couch around 10:30 AM. Kindhart was arrested on a warrant for a parole violation, and he's now in the Lee County jail.
11:26 A.M.
Authorities are still looking for a Keokuk man considered armed and dangerous, who eluded law enforcement after an attempted drug sting Monday night near Alexandria.
The search for Trenton Kindhart continues, a day after authorities surrounded an abandoned mobile home in Wayland and arrested Jasen Tripp and Dalton Meyers. Meyers was earlier mistaken for 19 year old Weston Schorr of Alexandria, who helped lead authorities to the pair after giving them a ride to the mobile home. Kindhart, Tripp and Meyers fled from a controlled meth buy by running into some woods near Running Fox elementary school Monday night. A fourth person is under arrest after she was caught at the scene.
Clark County officials say they don't have any solid leads on where Kindhart could be, and are asking for the public's help in trying to find him.
5/3/16 2:02 P.M.
Authorities say two of the three men wanted after a drug bust went sour last night near Alexandria, Missouri are in custody, but a third armed and dangerous man is still on the loose.
Authorities say several law enforcement agencies surrounded an abandoned mobile home in Wayland during the Noon hour Tuesday and arrested 40 year old Jasen Scott Tripp and Dalton Meyers. Meyers was earlier mistaken for 19 year old Weston Schorr of Alexandria, who helped lead authorities to the pair after giving them a ride to the mobile home. Authorities are still looking for 21 year old Trenton Ray Kindhart of Keokuk, who is considered armed and dangerous. The three fled from a controlled meth buy by running into some woods near Running Fox elementary school Monday night.
Clark County officials are still encouraging residents to take their keys out of their vehicles, and lock their vehicles and homes. A fourth person is under arrest after she was caught at the scene.
-- 8:26 A.M. --
3 possibly armed and dangerous people are still on the run after a drug bust went bad last night near Alexandria, Missouri.
Clark County Sheriff Paul Gaudette says the chase began at about 9:40 Monday night after a controlled buy of a gram of crystal meth. A vehicle with 4 occupants fled west on Highway 61 before they could be arrested but their car got stuck in the mud on a dirt road near Running Fox Elementary school.
The driver - 30 year old Michaela Helenthal of Hamilton, Illinois was arrested at teh scene but the other three occupants - all white males - escaped on foot. Gaudette says they should all be wet - cold and muddy - but they are also believed to be armed and dangerous. Together, they are suspected of stealing several vehicles in the last week, in and around Lee County, Iowa; Hancock County, Illinois and Clark County, Missouri.
A perimeter was immediately set up by members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Kahoka Police Department, and the Clark County Sheriff's Office. The suspects are 40 year old Jasen Scott Tripp, and 21 year old Trenton Ray Kindhart both of Keokuk and 19 year old Weston Jaycob Schorr of Alexandria.
Sheriff Gaudertte encourages the public to take their keys out of their vehicles, lock their vehicles and lock their homes. Please report any suspicious individuals and/or activities to the Clark County Sheriff's Office.
