Monday, April 15, 2013
St. Charles County Sheriff's investigators said Matthew Burnett, of Lake Saint Louis, broke into a home and sexually touched a 13-year-old girl.
A man previously charged with burglary has been indicted on child molestation charges in the same incident on Dec. 12. Matthew Burnett, of the 200 block of Shade Tree Court in Lake Saint Louis, was indicted April 5 by a St. Charles grand jury on two counts of child molestation and one count of second-degree burglary. Patch reported earlier that Burnett is accused of breaking into a St. Charles County home near Wentzville Dec. 12. According to a Sheriff’s Department report, Burnett and Robert Mohrmann, 54, of the first block of Warsen Avenue, kicked in the door to the home. Two young girls ages 13 and 6 were in the home. Mohrmann left when he saw the girls, according to a Sheriff’s Department report. An investigator said that Burnett …
Thursday, April 11, 2013
A St. Charles County Sheriff's deputy said Mathew Charleville kicked him and tried to bite a second deputy while he was handcuffed in a patrol car.
A St. Charles County man is accused of kicking and trying to bite St. Charles County Sheriff’s deputies who arrested him on an outstanding warrant. Mathew Charleville, 25, of the 100 block of Pinto Circle near Dardenne Prairie, was charged April 4 with two counts of assaulting a law enforcement officer. A St. Charles County Sheriff’s deputy said he had arrested Charleville on a warrant for a probation violation, handcuffed him and put in the back of the patrol vehicle. The deputy said as he talked to another person, Charleville began banging his head on the Plexiglass partition inside the patrol car. The deputy put a seat belt on Charleville and told him to put his feet outside the car so he could apply leg restraints. Charleville swung …
Monday, April 8, 2013
James Swint, 41, of St. Charles County, was charged with second-degree domestic assault.
A Wentzville man faces a felony charge after St. Charles County deputies said he choked and threatened to kill his girlfriend. James Burton Swint, 41, of the 1400 block of Prospect Lakes Drive in St. Charles County between Wentzville and Lake Saint Louis, was charged Monday with second-degree domestic assault. A St. Charles County Sheriff’s reported that Swint hit, pushed, threw and choked his girlfriend at the couple’s home Saturday. The deputy wrote in a report that Swint was “extremely intoxicated.” At one point, Swint grabbed the woman by the neck, choked her and said, “You (expletive) up. Now, I’m going to have to kill you.” The woman told deputies Swint’s drinking is out of control and she’s afraid of him. Swint is being held in St. …
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
A St. Charles County grand jury decided Friday there is enough evidence for the case to proceed to trial.
A Foristell man was indicted Friday by a St. Charles County grand jury after being accused of performing a sex act on a sleeping man. Nathaniel Dickherber, 23, of the 10200 block of Forest Trails in Foristell, is charged with deviate sexual assault. St. Charles County Sheriff’s deputies said a group of people gathered in the 1300 block of Josephville Road in Josephville Feb. 2 to play cards. Deputies said there was casual drinking throughout the night and all parties went to bed. A Wentzville man told investigators he was asleep on a couch and awoke about 6:15 a.m. Feb. 3 to find Dickherber performing a sex act on him. The man said he began yelling and punched Dickherber in the face. The yelling wound up waking everyone in the apartment …
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Sean M. Herod had been convicted in 2006 of two DWIs within three days of each other.
A 32-year-old man faces his fifth charge of driving while intoxicated after he could not complete a sobriety test because he could not stand up, according to a St. Charles County Sheriff’s Department report. Sean M. Herod, 32, of the 10100 block of Schultz in Foristell, was charged with DWI as a chronic offender, a class B felony. Nine days after Herod successfully completed probation for two DWI convictions in 2006, St. Charles County Sheriff’s deputy pulled Herod over for driving erratically on Highway 94 near Westwood Drive just east of Weldon Spring. The deputy tried to administer a sobriety test, but said Herod could not complete it “due to an inability to stand up.” Herod refused a Breathalyzer test and officials obtained a search …
Monday, March 4, 2013
The woman told a St. Charles County deputy she was taking the cocaine to Phoenix for a friend.
An Arizona woman faces criminal charges after officers discovered drugs in her car following a traffic stop. Karla Palacios, of Tempe, AZ, was charged Feb. 5 with delivering a controlled substance and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. A St. Charles County Sheriff’s deputy pulled Palacios’ car over on westbound Interstate 70 at the 205 mile marker for multiple traffic violations. The deputy said the woman showed signs of extreme nervousness during the traffic stop and a K-9 unit was called in. The dog alerted on the trunk. A search revealed a kilo of cocaine inside a cooler in the trunk, according to a court document. Palacios told officers she was taking the cocaine to Phoenix for a friend. Palacios is being held in St. …
Friday, February 15, 2013
After arguing about a traffic stop, a tractor trailer driver begins fighting with a deputy and his daughter joined in the fight, according to a St. Charles County Sheriff's Department report.
A father and daughter assaulted two St. Charles County Sheriff’s deputies Friday on westbound Interstate 70 at mile marker 204, according to a report. Francisco Ramon, 42, of Denver, and his daughter, Francine Becerra, 21, of Belleville, IL, each were charged Monday with assaulting an officer and resisting arrest. A St. Charles County Sheriff's deputy reported that he pulled over a tractor-trailer for changing lanes when it was not safe to change lanes. The driver, Francisco Becerra, got out of the truck and began yelling and cursing at him and smelled of alcohol, the deputy said. The deputy said he asked for the man’s license, log book and medical card, but Becerra was argumentative and denied his request. The deputy said he asked the …
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
After being taken in custody, Thomas Rockenstein told officials, "I wish you would have killed me."
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Wednesday, February 13
A St. Charles County man, who is on probation for 2009 drug charges, pulled a knife on detectives and St. Charles County Sheriff’s deputies outside a home Jan. 29. After officers disarmed Thomas J. Rockenstein, he said, “I wish you would have killed me. I’m going to jail forever.” Rockenstein, 55, pleaded guilty to several drug charges in April 2009. He received a 15-year sentence, but the sentence was suspended and Rockenstein was placed on five years probation. St. Charles County Sheriff's Department officials say they had been requested to check on the welfare of Rockenstein’s elderly mother at her home in the 1400 block of Prospect Lakes Drive near Wentzville. When a deputy entered the home, he saw numerous items used to make …
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
A St. Charles County deputy said the man awoke to find another man performing a sexual act on him, began yelling and punched the defendant in the face.
A Foristell man faces a criminal charge for performing a sex act on another man as he slept Sunday. Nathaniel Dickherber, 23, of the 10200 block of Forest Trails in Foristell, was charged Friday with deviate sexual assault. A St. Charles County Sheriff’s deputy reported that a group of people gathered in the 1300 block of Josephville Road in Josephville Saturday night to play cards. Deputies said there was casual drinking throughout the night, and all parties went to bed. Dickherber told several people he did not want to go to bed, and he stayed awake. A Sheriff’s deputy reported that at 6:15 a.m., a man sleeping on the couch—identified as a 23-year-old Wentzville man—was awakened to Dickherber performing a sexual act on him. The man began…
Officials said Scott Heining was investigated for dealing pot and also fled from a Sheriff's deputy on a high-speed chase through residential neighborhoods.
A Defiance man was indicted Friday by a St. Charles County grand jury on drug charges, resisting arrest, driving while intoxicated and multiple other charges. Scott A. Heining 36, of the 2900 block of South Highway 94 in Defiance, faces charges of distributing a controlled substance, possessing a controlled substance, resisting arrest, misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, several charges of exceeding the speed limit by more than 26 mph, and several other misdemeanor and traffic charges. St.. Charles County Drug Task Force detectives said they found 89 marijuana plants growing in Heining’s basement Sept. 4. Detectives reported that Heining had been under a task force investigation. When detectives called him on his cell phone, Heining …
Matt M.
1:40 pm on Monday, April 15, 2013
What is the judge thinking? Only a $30,000 bond? This scumbag deserves to be castrated and lobotomized then thrown into gen. pop with a dress as his uniform. My prayers go out to the victims of this piece of garbage. more ›