SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY AFTER A ROBBERY AND SHOOTING OVER THE WEEKEND IN POPLAR BLUFFContinuing to follow a story we brought you yesterday, two suspects have been taken into custody in connection to a weekend robbery and shooting in Poplar Bluff.
KWOC News spoke with Detective Joey Woodruff with the Poplar Bluff Police Department about the incident and the arrests.
Detective Joey Woodruff:
On Sunday morning, around 3AM, Officers with the Poplar Bluff Police Department were dispatched to the 1300 block of S. 10th Street in reference to Home Invasion/Robbery and a subject being shot. According to the victim’s statement, two black males entered the residence wearing masks and demanded money. The subject’s took $4500 from one of the victim’s purse, however they demanded more. When no further money was presented one of the suspects fired a shot striking one of the victims in the buttocks. He was transferred to the Poplar Bluff Hospital and later transferred to Cape Girardeau for further treatment.
On Monday afternoon around 2:30, the police department received information on the whereabouts of the two suspects involved in the robbery/shooting incident Sunday morning. Officers made contact with the suspects at a residence on County Road 602 in Butler County. The suspects were taken into custody without incident. The suspects were identified as 27 year old Keith Taylor and 24 year old Mercedes Patterson, both of Poplar Bluff. Both Taylor and Patterson are being charged with 1sr Degree Robbery, 1st Degree Assault, and 2nd Degree Kidnapping. Taylor is also being charged with Armed Criminal Action, 1st Degree Burglary, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Distribution of a Controlled Substance, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and an arrest warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance.
Detective Woodruff would go on to add both Taylor and Patterson were lodged in the Butler County Justice Center.
FARMINGTON MAN DROWNS IN BLACK RIVER IN REYNOLDS COUNTY Officials in Reynolds County say that a body was found over the weekend.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the body of 19 year old Christopher Watson, of Farmington was found Sunday evening in Black River, near Johnson Shut-Ins State Park. Watson was attempting to swim across the Black River.
Watson was pronounced dead by Reynolds County Coroner Jeffrey McSpadden.
TWO INJURED IN WRECK OVER THE WEEKEND IN BUTLER COUNTY Two were injured early Sunday morning in a wreck in Butler County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a vehicle driven by 32 year old Joshua Knott, of Patton, ran off of the left side of Business 67, struck a utility pole, and overturned several times, approximately 1 mile south of Poplar Bluff.
Knott suffered moderate injuries. A passenger in the vehicle, 29 year old Ashley Webb, of Perryville, was ejected and seriously injured. Webb was flown to a Cape Girardeau hospital.
SEVERAL ARRESTED ON ASSAULT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IN CARUTHERSVILLE Several arrests were made over the weekend in Caruthersville due to a large fight/riot.
Caruthersville City Marshal Tony Jones tells KWOC News that officers responded to a large fight in progress at the Federal Housing Complex. As officers arrived they observed a large group of both juveniles and adults fighting. As officers attempted to separate the group, they were assaulted by another group of approximately 30 subjects from behind. After the arrival of additional agencies, they were able to identify and arrest several subjects.
No names are being released at this time, however KWOC news has learned the ages from the arrest range from 15 to 31 and charges will include 1st Degree Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, Armed Criminal Action, and Rioting.
City Marshal Tony Jones says other agencies that assisted in this case were the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Pemiscot County Sheriff’s Department, and the Hayti Police Department.
HEAT AND HUMIDITY RETURN THIS WEEK TO SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Heat and humidity are expected over the few days across Southeast Missouri.
We spoke with Rick Shanklin, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Paducah, about the heat and humidity.
Rick Shanklin:
The summer heat and humidity has returned to our region. We're expecting high temperatures this afternoon to near 90 degrees, and with the higher humidity values that will push heat indices into the mid 90's, and really we're not expecting much of a change as we go through the course of the week with the continued heat and humidity, and actually the humidity values may increase slightly as we go through the middle and ladder part of the week pushing heat indices into the upper 90's possible even around 100. And with that it's important for everyone to keep in mind some safety precautions and mainly is to take plenty of breaks if you're working outside playing sports outside that kind of thing. Especially break in the shade and if necessary even come into the air conditioning to cool down, and also drinking plenty of fluids. Also remember to keep an eye out a check on your pets to insure that they're in the shade also checking on the elderly and anyone that doesn't have air-conditioning, just to be sure everything's ok there if there is any concern there are couple things that can happen if people are in the heat too long there's heat exhaustion at that point people are still sweating and all which is how the body calls itself generally not a serious condition as long as actions are taken promptly, but then there is also heat stroke and that's a serious condition that 911 needs to be called immediately that's what a person stop sweating and other symptoms also occur such a severe headache since so forth. So everyone needs to take the heat seriously this summer serious, we do call it the silent killer it can be a very serious condition if we're not proactive.
Shanklin would go on to add by the upcoming weekend we will see cooler temperatures and lower humidity.
PAVEMENT OVERLAY UNDERWAY IN CARTER COUNTY Route C in Carter County will be reduced to one lane while Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform a pavement overlay.
According to MoDOT officials, the section of road is located from US 60 to the Ripley County line.
Weather permitting, work will take place daily, from 7 am to 5 pm, through Thursday, June 22nd.
