9 arrested on felony charges

Fulton Sun file photo of Callaway County Sheriff's Office patrol car.
Fulton Sun file photo of Callaway County Sheriff's Office patrol car.

From the Callaway County Sheriff's Office

Callaway County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested nine individuals for felonies in unrelated cases over the past week.

Monday, at 3:02 p.m., deputies conducted a fugitive investigation in the 1200 block of South Summit Drive and located Damien Rotter, 24, of Holts Summit. That same day, Rotter had been granted pre-trial release in Cole County and violated the terms of his pre-release. Cole County issued a warrant for Rotter for charges of unlawful possession of a firearm, possession of a controlled substance, tampering with physical evidence, resisting arrest for a felony, second-degree burglary, two counts of stealing (over $750) and first-degree property damage.

Rotter was arrested and transported to the Cole County Jail where he is being held without bond.

Saturday at 2:10 p.m., a deputy conducted a criminal investigation in the 5700 block of County Road 240, locating Helen Salmons, 54, of Kingdom City. Salmons was wanted on a Pettis County warrant for fourth-degree assault and a Benton County warrant for parental kidnapping. Salmons was arrested and transported to the Callaway County Jail where she is being held on a court-ordered bond of $101,500.

Friday at 10:23 p.m., a deputy stopped Charles Johnson, 45, of Fulton and arrested him for felony possession of a controlled substance. A vehicle passenger, Adam Cummings, 29, of Cuba, was also arrested for unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Both were transported to the Callaway County Jail where they were later released pending a court appearance.

On July 24, at 2:15 p.m., a deputy attempted to conduct a vehicle stop on Bluff Street in Fulton. The driver, Walter Shafer, was wanted for questioning regarding an ongoing stealing investigation. Shafer fled from the deputy at speeds above 60 mph on Second Street and was taken into custody by deputies in the 1200 block of State Road O. Shafer was released to the Callaway County Jail where he later posted bond on charges of resisting arrest, careless and imprudent driving, failure to drive on the right half of the roadway and stealing.

The same day at 4:37 p.m., deputies conducted a criminal investigation along State Road J north of Millersburg. A deputy located Duane Woodmansee, 52, of Fulton, who was wanted on a Callaway County felony warrant for assault. Woodmansee was arrested and transported to the Callaway County Jail where he was being held without bond as of Monday.

On July 23, at 2:47 a.m., a deputy patrolling near Millersburg located Lisa Morris, 31, of Fulton in the 2000 block of State Road F. Morris was wanted by the Missouri Department of Corrections for state parole violations. Morris was arrested and transported to the Callaway County Jail. Morris was later returned to the custody of the Missouri Department of Corrections.

On July 22, at 1:16 a.m., a deputy conducted a criminal investigation in the 200 block of South Westminster Avenue in Fulton. The deputy located Victoria Loyd, 22, of Fulton, who was was wanted in connection to a stealing investigation. Upon her arrest, Loyd was found to be in possession of a felony controlled substance. Loyd was transported to the Callaway County Jail where she was booked for felony possession of a controlled substance and stealing. Loyd was later released on summons.

The same day at 12:55 a.m., deputies conducted a criminal investigation in the Green Meadows trailer park outside of Fulton. Deputies arrested Devin Albers-Hook, 19, of Fulton for the felony offenses of stealing and property damage. Albers-Hook was transported to the Callaway County Jail where he later posted bond and was released.

On July 21, at 8:27 a.m., deputies investigated an incident on County Road 305 near Fulton. Subsequently, Kyle Warden, 31, of Fulton was arrested for felony leaving the scene of an accident and making a false report. Warden was transported to the Callaway County Jail where he was booked/processed and later released on summons.