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One of two accused of stealing birthday presents from Boonville Walmart, then leading police on high-speed chase pleads guilty
One of two Columbia residents accused of stealing from a Cooper County Walmart, then leading law enforcement from several agencies on a vehicle pursuit, pleads guilty. Anthony Jasper II, 29, pleaded guilty last week to driving with a revoked or suspended license. In exchange for his plea, a charge of stealing was dismissed. Jasper was sentenced to five years supervised probation. If he violates the conditions of his probation, he faces four years in prison.
Marshall Woman Injured in I-70 Crash
A Marshall woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident that occurred Tuesday morning in Blue Springs in Jackson County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a westbound 2024 Kia Soul was traveling in the right lane of I-70, while a 2020 Peterbilt tractor trailer, driven by 62-year-old James R. Harris of Bowling Green, Mo., was traveling in the left lane of I-70 at Adams Dairy Parkway around 11:45 a.m., when the Peterbilt merged into the right lane and struck the driver's side of the Kia. The Kia then ran off the right side of the roadway, across the ramp and struck a guardrail.
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