Sedalia Police Reports for May 17, 2021
Sedalia Police arrested 33-year-old Timothy Ryan Barrett of Sedalia at 7th and Brown Monday morning at 1:27 a.m. after making contact with a driver parked in a no-parking zone. A computer check revealed that Barrett was wanted on a Benton County warrant. A search of Barrett yielded methamphetamine. He was transported to the Pettis County Jail on a 24-hour hold, where he was booked on the warrant, and awaiting charges on meth possession.
Sedalia Police conducted a traffic stop at 16th and Engineer at 1:50 a.m. Monday on a vehicle for careless and imprudent driving. An investigation revealed that Carmen Talavera-Sebastian of Sedalia had allowed her 13-year-old daughter to drive the car, because Talavera-Sebastian was intoxicated. Talavera-Sebastian, a passenger, was taken into custody and charged with three counts of endangering the welfare of a child. Her one-year-old and eight-year-old were also in the car. Arrangements were made to t