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By Editor | May 5, 2021
By MARK EVANS
mevans@stegenherald.com
Two weeks after being seriously injured by a Molotov cocktail on April 16, Ste. Genevieve police officer Pete Unverferth is slowly recovering.
“He’s getting a little bit better every day,” police chief Eric Bennett said last Friday. “It’s going to take quite a while for him to get back to normal, but he says he’s adjusting to life at home. It’s just taking it day by day.”
Bennett said the family has been overwhelmed by the support he has gotten.
Unverferth was brought from a St. Louis hospital to his Perry County home, with a parade of emergency vehicles, including Ste. Genevieve Police, Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Department and the Missouri Highway Patrol, circling through downtown Ste. Genevieve on its way.
Missouri officer recovers at home after Molotov Cocktail attack
STE GENEVIEVE, MO. (WSIL) Ste Genevieve police Officer Pete Unverferth, who was injured by a molotov cocktail two weeks ago, was released from a St. Louis area hospital Monday.
Unverferth was injured when the explosive device was thrown at him while he responded to a disturbance call. The suspect in the case, Tyson Heise, 34, was charged with first degree assault and armed criminal action.
Unverferth was flown to Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur for treatment for severe burns. He was discharged Monday, greeted by friends and family, and was escorted home by law enforcement from across the area.
By Editor | April 28, 2021
By ERIC X. VICCARO
Let the work begin.
The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen approved an agreement with Donze Construction, Inc., of Ste. Genevieve to begin work on the remodel of the police department and city hall basement.
The final price tag for construction will be $298,914, which comes as a $14,539 reduction from the originally accepted bid.
City administrator Happy Welch noted the current building has a good, stable foundation.
Elected officials and city leaders agreed that was important investing in the current structure – rather than moving or beginning new construction elsewhere.
“This is something that will last the city 50 years,” Welch added.
Trivia night to benefit injured Ste. Genevieve officer Officer Unverferth was seriously injured after a Molotov cocktail was thrown on him. (Source: Ste. Genevieve Police Department) By Amber Ruch | April 21, 2021 at 11:34 AM CDT - Updated April 21 at 11:34 AM
JACKSON, Mo. (KFVS) - A trivia night will raise money for the Ste. Genevieve police officers injured.
Officer Pete Unverferth was seriously injured after a lit Molotov cocktail was thrown on him during a peace disturbance call.
“Oh, for Pete’s Sake” Trivia Night will be held on Friday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
It will be held at the Most Wanted Auction Co., 6245 County Road 532 in Jackson, Mo.