West Plains Police Department

Arrests

November 18

Joseph Robert Sellnow, 40, license required

Jason N Lohner, 39, driving while revoked or suspended, failure to appear

Wayne Patrick Hober, Jr, 31, failure to appear

November 19

Adam Austin Hathcock, 41, license required

November 21

Brandy Gale Wilson, 49, murder – first degree

November 24

Dylan Taylor Anderson, 19, driving while intoxicated causing physical injury

 

Calls for Service

November 18

Officer Austin Deshazo arrested one individual on an outstanding warrant.

Cpl. Brandon Stephens arrested one individual on an Ozark County warrant.

Animal Control Officer Brad Jones responded to a report from a volunteer at the animal control facility of two dogs in an active dog fight. After separating both dogs they determined to euthanize both dogs due to their aggression and injuries received from the altercation. 

Cpl. Wesley Stuart investigated a report of online fraudulent activity. 

Officer Robert Shell arrested one individual on an outstanding warrant.

November 19

Officer Dobbs spoke to an individual reporting an employee at his place of employment threatened them with a gun. The case will be forwarded to the Howell County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

Officer Kerley responded to St. Louis St for a disturbance. He found an individual with severe injuries. EMS transported them for treatment.

Officer Kerley responded to a report of vehicle parts stolen from an auto repair business. This case will remain open pending further investigation. 

Officer Shell took a report of harassment.

Officer Kerley investigated a report of a theft of money from Jackson Street. 

November 20

Officer Deshazo took a report of a theft. 

Officer Kerley responded to Jackson St for a report of a runaway juvenile. They transported the juvenile to the hospital for a mental evaluation.

Sgt. Colter Reid investigated a report of child abuse on Meadow Drive. He will forward the report to the Missouri Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline.

Officers on Jackson Street heard several gunshots coming from the area of Columbus Street. They immediately searched the area when they received a call from Columbus Drive of an individual lying on their porch. Officers arrived on the scene and located an unresponsive individual on the front porch of a residence. Medic personnel responded and pronounced the subject deceased. Officers arrested a suspect and charges will be referred to the Howell County Prosecutor’s Office.

November 21

Officer Chris Barrett responded to a business on Porter Wagoner Blvd for a report of property damage. The case will be forwarded to the Howell County Prosecuting Attorney.

Officer Barrett responded to Lanton Road for a verbal domestic. 

Officer Powell took a report of fraud. Investigation found a subject wrote checks and cashed them from an account with insufficient funds. This matter remains under investigation. 

Officer Barrett received a report from a business on East Third of the theft of an item from in front of their store.

November 22

Officer Dobbs responded to Hubert Redburn Apartments in regard to an individual locked out of their residence and requesting assistance. During the assistance officers believed the individual actively experiencing a mental crisis. EMS transported them for a mental evaluation. 

The Southwest MO Cyber Crimes Task Force received a Cyber Tip Report from the National Center of Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), indicating that Google LLC had observed files depicting child sexual abuse material on user accounts of Google Drive. The suspect is believed to reside in the Ozark County area. The investigation is on-going. 

Officer Siegrist took a report of a cybercrime.

Officer Kerley responded to Jackson St for a disturbance and found an individual in mental psychosis. They transported the individual for medical treatment.

Officer Kerley responded to Jackson St to check the wellbeing of a juvenile. The found the juvenile made concerning statements and they transferred the juvenile to Ozarks Healthcare for treatment.  

November 23

During a routine traffic stop, Officer Shell arrested one individual for an outstanding warrant and one for drug paraphernalia in their possession.

November 24

Officer Gill responded to Grace Avenue for a domestic violence incident. Speaking with all parties involved led to a citation for domestic assault to an individual and placed them on a 96 hour mental health evaluation. 

Officer Meyer responded to the intersection of Girdley Street and Porter Wagoner Blvd for a report of a vehicle crash. Investigation found one of the drivers intoxicated. Officers arrested the subject and the case will be referred to the Howell County Prosecutor's Office for review. 

Officer Shell responded to Chippewa for a report of a disturbance of a female chasing a male subject down the street and yelling at him. Officers contacted both parties. 

Officer Shell responded to Jefferson for a domestic incident. 

Officer Mingus took a report from Burke Ave of a subject throwing something at a vehicle driving past.