Law Enforcement
All 5 fugitives captured
Inmates who escaped SFC Center now all back in custody The five inmates who escaped the St. Francois County (Mo.) Detainee Center Tuesday night are now all in custody of law enforcement after a 4-1/2 day manhunt, according to the St. Francois County Sheriff’s Department’s Facebook page. After fugitive Michael Wilkins was captured Friday morning…
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However, the 3 sex offenders, 1 other inmate remain at large Per St. Francois County Sheriff’s Department’s Facebook page: Friday, Jan. 20, 2023 Inmate Michael Wilkins has been captured and is now in the custody of the St. Francois County Sheriff’s Department. On Thursday, January 19, information was developed leading investigators to believe Wilkins was…
Read MoreU.S. Marshal’s Office offers rewards on 5 area fugitives
UPDATE: More information on five escapees from St. Francois County Detainee Center FARMINGTON, Mo. — The U.S. Marshal’s Office is offering rewards for each of the five escaped inmates from the St. Francois County Detention Center. The five fugitives — three are dubbed sexual predators — are all considered dangerous and law enforcement have asked…
Read More3 sex offenders, 2 other inmates escape SFC Detention Center
Per ST. FRANCIS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE and STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE: FARMINGTON, Mo. — On Tuesday, January 17, at approximately 7:00 PM, 5 inmates at the St. Francois County Detention Center made entry into a secured cell. From there, the inmates made their way through a secured door by use of force. The inmates…
Read MoreBrown Turns Self In To Authorities
UPDATE … Jan. 5, 2023 Danny Wesley Brown, 60, has been arrested after he turned himself in to law enforcement today. The eight-day search is over. The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Department was searching for Brown after he allegedly committed five felonies — including kidnapping, assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, etc. …
Read MoreSheriff Looking For Armed-and-Dangerous Man
Brown Is Wanted For 5 Felonies, Including Kidnapping, Assault and Armed Criminal Action STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. — The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s assistance for the whereabouts of an armed-and-dangerous man — Danny Wesley Brown, 60 (pictured) — wanted for five different felonies that all allegedly occurred Thursday night…
Read MoreSheriff, FBI Investigation Leads to Sex Offender’s Newest Sentence
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — A registered sex offender who tried to obtain nude photos of a 6-year-old girl has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, after a joint investigation earlier this year by the Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. William C. Dickens, 39, of the St. Louis area,…
Read MoreDrugs, $54K cash, 1 weapon seized; 3 arrests
A Ste. Genevieve County Sherriff’s deputy on patrol over the weekend made a stop for a traffic violation that resulted in a seizure of drugs, cash and a weapon, therefore leading to arrests of the vehicle’s three occupants. The local sheriiff’s office found a variety of drugs, plus a pistol and around $54,000 in cash…
Read MoreVeterans’ Home Robbed At Gunpoint
BY MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD STAFF Karen McDowell Vaeth of McDowell Marketing, owners of Marion Cliff Manor in St. Mary, Mo., said in a Facebook post Friday (9.2.2022) that the facility was robbed at gunpoint “by someone seeking controlled medications.” The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that there was “an incident” at the assisted…
Read MoreRacer: 2 Utah Rape Convictions; Accused In 10 Sexual Misconduct In 5 States
BY MARK EVANS AND MICHAEL BOYD JR. HERALD EDITORS New charges have been filed against former Ste. Genevieve resident Dayton Racer. Currently an inmate in a Utah prison since 2020 following an extensive history of sexual assault allegations in that state, he has now been charged with a similar crime in neighboring St. Francois County,…
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