A 29-year-old Sedalia man is facing multiple sex-related felony charges for allegedly inappropriately touching three female children.
A probable-cause statement says the children were ages 12, 10 and 4. The alleged sexual abuse first was reported by a social worker at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City on January 26.
The children explained the incidents in explicit details to a child-safe investigator on February 1. During a separate interview, one of the children said Paul John Schraml IV threatened to kill her and her entire family if she told anybody.
Court documents say Schraml is charged with two counts of a Class A Felony for Child Molestation in the First Degree; two counts of a Class E Felony for Incest; Class E Felonies for Sexual Misconduct Involving a Child Less Than 15 and Tampering with Physical Evidence in a Felony Prosecution; and Unclassified Felonies for Statutory Rape or Attempt of a Person Less Than 14 Years Old- Aggravated Sexual Offense, Statutory Sodo
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A Sedalia man charged with multiple felonies for allegedly assaulting a woman in May has had his case bound over for trial.
According to a police report, on May 31, a woman claimed that Brandon Cooper struck her in the face, pulled her hair and smashed the windshield of her vehicle. The woman also accused Cooper of pulling a knife on her and attempting to stab her.
Once Cooper was located by authorities, he was taken into custody and denied the allegations. Cooper is charged with Class E Felonies for Domestic Assault in the Third Degree and Unlawful Use of a Weapon-Exhibiting.
A trial date has been set in the case of a Brookfield man accused of leading authorities on a high-speed pursuit through multiple counties last year.
Matthew Guilford, of Brookfield, was on the run from authorities on February 11, 2020, after they attempted to pull him over near Laclede. The pursuit traveled through Livingston, Carroll and Lafayette Counties, before Guilford was stopped and taken into custody in Saline County.
Guilford was wanted for a felony warrant out of Linn County, as well as a Federal Parole Violation warrant.
Guilford is charged with a Class A Felony for Assault in the First Degree or Attempt; a Class D Felony for Possession of a Controlled Substance; Class E Felonies for Resisting Arrest, Detention or Stop by Fleeing and Resisting Arrest for a Felony; and an Unclassified Felony for Armed Criminal Action.
A 52-year-old Kansas City man is facing felony charges after an alleged high-speed vehicle chase and subsequent foot pursuit in Lafayette County on Friday, January 26.
According to a probable-cause statement, a law-enforcement officer attempted to stop a vehicle on Highway 13, however the driver sped away and turned westbound on I-70. The suspect vehicle traveled at more than 110 miles per hour, and the driver allegedly threw evidence out the window of the vehicle. Spike strips were deployed, and the suspect vehicle wrecked near the 40 mile marker. The driver fled on foot, but was located and apprehended a short time later. Authorities found a handgun at the site and located methamphetamine at the spot where Williams allegedly threw items out the window.