The FBI is now involved in the search for two inmates who escaped from the Cass County jail on Monday night,
Trevor Sparks is 5’11”, 185 pounds with brown hair and goes by the nickname “Nephew”. He has tattoos on both arms, including KC, bricks, and gun shells on his right forearm.
Sergio Perez Martinez is 5’7″, 130 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, and a scar on the left side of his face. He has tattoos on the back of his neck, left forearms, and on his back.
The Downtown Springfield Christmas Parade takes place Saturday.
The theme is “Hope for the Holidays” and it will feature bands, floats, and a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus.
The parade gets underway at 2 PM near Elm and South Avenue.
For all the information on the parade, including the route, click here.
An annual holiday tradition in the Ozarks is set to begin Monday, December 26th with the 77th Annual Greenwood Blue and Gold Tournament.
The event runs December 26th-29th, with all games played at Great Southern Bank Arena and Hammons Student Center on the Missouri State University campus.
The tournament seeding committee met Thursday morning and awarded the Bolivar Liberators and Nixa Eagles the number one seeds in the 32-team tournament, comprised of 16 Blue Division and 16 Gold Division teams.
Here are the first round matchups and schedule of games, with seeds in parenthesis:
Blue Division Opening Round (Hammons Student Center) December 26, 2022:
(8) Ash Grove vs. Skyline 9:30 a.m.
(1) Bolivar vs. Springfield Catholic 11:00 a.m.
(5) Sparta vs. Mountain Grove 12:30 p.m.
(4) Ozark vs. Reeds Spring 2:00 p.m.
(7) Springfield Hillcrest vs. Spokane 5:00 p.m.
(2) Republic vs. Stockton 6:30 p.m.
(6) Camdenton vs. Mt Vernon 8:00 p.m.
(3) Hartville vs. Buffalo 9:30 p.m.
Gold Division Opening Round (Great Southern Bank Arena) December 26, 2022:
(8) Marshfield vs. West Plains 9:30 a.m.
(1) Nixa vs. Clever 11:00 a.m.
(5) Fair Grove vs. Crane 12:30 p.m.
(4) Springfield Parkview vs. Branson 2:00 p.m.
(7) Lebanon vs. Willard 5:00 p.m.
(2) Logan-Rogersville vs. Ava 6:30 p.m.
(6) Greenwood vs. Willow Springs 8:00 p.m.
(3) Strafford vs. Aurora 9:30 p.m.
Quarterfinal round winner’s bracket games will be played starting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, December 27th at Great Southern Bank Arena, with consolation bracket games held at Hammons Student Center, also starting at 9:30 a.m. on the 27th.
Consolation bracket semifinals begin Wednesday morning, December 28th at Hammons Student Center, with winner’s bracket semifinal games starting at 4:00 p.m. at Great Southern Bank Arena.
The third place games begin at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 29th at Great Southern Bank Arena, followed by the Blue Division championship contest at 7:00 p.m. and the Gold Division finals at 8:30 p.m.
Consolation finals in each division tip off at 4:00 p.m. on the 29th at Hammons Student Center, followed by the two fifth place games at 7:00 and 8:00 p.m.
The Miller County Sheriff’s Department has identified at a body found earlier this week.
Deputies say the body of 58 year old Ralph Pannier of Osage Beach was found Wednesday in the Saline Valley Conservation Area near Tuscumbia.
Deputies say the body had no apparent injuries or obvious cause of death.
The Miller County Sheriff’s Department does not suspect foul play.
A portion of Kearney Street was closed while police investigated an accident.
Springfield Police were called to the intersection of Kearney and Grace Avenue for a report of a pedestrian and truck crash.
Police say a man was lying under the truck when it started moving and dragged for a short distance.
The man is hospitalized with moderate, non-life threatening injuries.
The Warsaw School District is announcing a ban on cell phones in classrooms.
The district says this is to help students focus in school, and limit distractions. The district already has a similar policy in place in their middle school, and says they plan to pursue the same policy in their elementary school.
Students will still be allowed to use their cell phones in hallways and during lunch.
As of this morning, December 8th, the new law legalizing recreational marijuana is in effect.
The catch is that there is nobody you can legally buy it from yet. In February, medical dispensaries will be able to start applying to transition their licenses to be able to sell marijuana for recreational use.
Also happening in February is the ability for individuals to apply for a license to grow limited amounts of marijuana privately. This registration will cost 100 dollars.
Law enforcement officials are saying that this transitionary time is causing some headaches in the enforcement of drug laws.
University of Missouri points out that despite the legalization of recreational marijuana possession, weed is still prohibited from all campuses and all sponsored student activities, on or off campus. This is due to the ‘Drug Free Schools and Community Act’, and the ‘Drug Free Workplaces’ act.
From a news release:
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A criminal complaint was filed today in the Western District of Missouri Federal Court charging two individuals with escaping confinement and a third individual with assisting them.
Trevor Scott Sparks, 33, Kansas City, MO, and Sergio Perez Martinez, 43, Panorama City, CA, were charged in a two-count criminal complaint with escape from confinement and aiding or assisting in escape from confinement. A third individual, Steven Lydell Williams, Sr., 64, Kansas City, MO, was also charged in the complaint with a single count of aiding or assisting in the escape. Copies of the complaint and supporting affidavit are attached.
As of the drafting of this release, Sparks and Perez Martinez remain at large. Williams, Sr. is scheduled to make his initial appearance before a federal Magistrate Judge this afternoon and will remain in federal custody pending a detention hearing next week where the United States will argue for his continued pretrial detention pending resolution of the charge.
Anyone with information regarding the two escaped individuals are urged to contact law enforcement or the TIPS hotline at (816) 474-TIPS, 1-800-Call-FBI or online at tips.fbi.gov if they wish to remain anonymous. The U.S. Marshals is offering a $5,000 reward for each individual for tips that lead to their capture. In order to receive the U.S. Marshal’s reward you must contact them directly at (816) 512-2000.
The charges contained in this complaint are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bruce Rhoades and Robert Smith. It is being investigated by the United States Marshal Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the Kansas City Police Department, and the Cass County Sheriff’s Department with other law enforcement agencies also assisting.
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From a news release:
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A criminal complaint was filed today in the Western District of Missouri Federal Court charging two individuals with escaping confinement and a third individual with assisting them.
Trevor Scott Sparks, 33, Kansas City, MO, and Sergio Perez Martinez, 43, Panorama City, CA, were charged in a two-count criminal complaint with escape from confinement and aiding or assisting in escape from confinement. A third individual, Steven Lydell Williams, Sr., 64, Kansas City, MO, was also charged in the complaint with a single count of aiding or assisting in the escape. Copies of the complaint and supporting affidavit are attached.
As of the drafting of this release, Sparks and Perez Martinez remain at large. Williams, Sr. is scheduled to make his initial appearance before a federal Magistrate Judge this afternoon and will remain in federal custody pending a detention hearing next week where the United States will argue for his continued pretrial detention pending resolution of the charge.
Anyone with information regarding the two escaped individuals are urged to contact law enforcement or the TIPS hotline at (816) 474-TIPS, 1-800-Call-FBI or online at tips.fbi.gov if they wish to remain anonymous. The U.S. Marshals is offering a $5,000 reward for each individual for tips that lead to their capture. In order to receive the U.S. Marshal’s reward you must contact them directly at (816) 512-2000.
The charges contained in this complaint are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bruce Rhoades and Robert Smith. It is being investigated by the United States Marshal Service, the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the Kansas City Police Department, and the Cass County Sheriff’s Department with other law enforcement agencies also assisting.
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Springfield Police are looking for a woman who failed to appear in court on
drug charges. Caitlin Bolton is wanted on two counts of possession of a
controlled substance. Police say Bolton is 5’8”, 130 pounds with green eyes.
Investigators say she often changes her hair color. Bolton has an angel tattoo
on her left shoulder and the names Payton, Micah and Cristan on her left arm.