Three Fulton men were charged Friday with multiple felony charges, according to the Callaway County Sheriff's Office.
Russell Barnes Jr., 33, of Fulton, was charged with with four felony counts of stealing, and first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle. He is being held in the Callaway County Jail on a court-set bond of $25,000. He also was arrested Friday by Callaway County deputies.
Russell Barnes Sr., 56, was charged with four felony counts of stealing. Barnes is being held in the Callaway County Jail on a court-set bond of $20,000 and he was arrested Thursday by Callaway County deputies.
Alvin Barnes, 25, was arrested Thursday by Callaway County deputies. He was arrested for felony possession of a controlled substance (meth), possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of an illegal weapon. Alvin Barnes later posted a court-set bond of $5,500.
All three arrests are the result of an extensive investigation by the Callaway County Sheriff's Office regarding numerous theft offenses across Callaway County; offenses involving the theft of trailers, ATVs, farm equipment and other items.
Over the course of several hours Thursday, Callaway County deputies obtained and executed two search warrants at a property in the 3000 block of County Road 328, south of Fulton.
During the search warrant execution, deputies recovered several thousand dollars worth of items that had been stolen around the county; namely in the Fulton, New Bloomfield and Holts Summit area.
Furthermore, while proactively patrolling the Fulton and New Bloomfield area during the morning hours of July 10, deputies had recovered a stolen ATV along County Road 328 that is related to the aforementioned investigation.
Callaway County deputies continue to investigate and further arrests are possible.
Residents are reminded they can anonymously report criminal activity to Crimestopper's at 573-592-2474 or online at callawaysheriff.org.