WARRENSBURG — The Warrensburg Police Department assisted the Johnson County Sheriff's Office and the Johnson County Crime Resolution Team (CRT) in arresting two wanted fugitives on Wednesday, Aug. 31.
Stewart Kimbrell and Crystal Summers, both of Sedalia, were wanted for fleeing from a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper on Monday, Aug. 8 in Pettis County.
According to information from Pettis County Sheriff Brad Anders, MSHP attempted a traffic stop and a pursuit was initiated south on U.S. Highway 65, then west on Hughesville Road. The suspects fled into a hayfield near Turkey Creek Road and ran on foot. Officers observed three individuals: 47-year-old Kimbrell, 41-year-old Summers, and Summers’ 9-year-old child, who was not known to be in the vehicle at the time of the pursuit.
Anders stated a perimeter was established and multiple K9s were deployed with no success in locating the two adults. The child wandered out of the woods after and was treated by the Pettis County Ambulance District and transported to Child Services.
Pettis County law enforcement continued working to find the missing pair and asked the public for help locating the man and woman. Law enforcement received several reports of a male and female approaching residents asking for water Aug. 8 and Aug. 9.
On Aug. 9, Pettis County Joint Communications received a report of a barefoot male subject matching Kimbrell’s description knocking on a door in Pettis County. MSHP arrived with air support and the Sedalia Police Department’s drone unit assisted. The Pettis County Fire Protection District assisted by lending two side-by-sides for deputies and troopers to utilize. Again, the search proved unsuccessful.
According to information from the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, on Aug. 31, the WPD and members of the Johnson County CRT obtained information on the whereabouts of the two wanted fugitives. Due to the collaborative effort of multiple agencies, both subjects were apprehended in Warrensburg.
According to Anders, the Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force and Pettis County deputies worked on gathering information over the past few weeks, which led investigators to Johnson County.
“A lot of man hours were put into this investigation, which resulted in a much-appreciated assistance from our brothers and sisters in Johnson County and Warrensburg PD,” Anders said in a Facebook post.
Anders stated Summers was taken into custody without incident, but Kimbrell fled on foot. Kimbrell was apprehended by WPD K9 Negan and transported to Western Missouri Medical Center due to dog bite-related injuries.
Summers was transported to the Johnson County Jail to be held on several warrants: Saline County probation violation, burglary; failure to appear, receiving stolen property; failure to appear, stealing; Pettis County probation violation, possession of amphetamine; and Cooper County probation violation, fraud.
After being released from WMMC, Kimbrell was transported to the Johnson County Jail to be held pending formal charges for felony resisting arrest and on several warrants: Henry County probation violation, possession of dangerous drugs; Morgan County larceny; Laurie Police Department failure to appear, theft; Sedalia Police Department failure to appear, property damage, littering and trespassing; and Pettis County failure to appear, possession of a controlled substance and speeding.
Anders stated both subjects would eventually be transferred to the Pettis County Jail.
While further investigating in the 400 block of East Russell Avenue in Warrensburg, WPD officers and a member of the CRT found another man in the area and made contact with him. Shawn Stevenson had an extraditable warrant out of Kentucky for failure to appear, possession of amphetamine. He fled from officers and was apprehended nearby without incident.
Stevenson was transported to the Johnson County Jail to be held as a fugitive from out of state and booked for resisting arrest.
