Tag: Cape Girardeau
Matthew R. Alsup, Murder-for-hire, Ohio 2025
⏱ 2 min read Matthew R. Alsup, a 52-year-old man from Dexter, Missouri, tried to arrange for the murder of his estranged wife in Ohio. In early August 2025, Alsup traveled to Mississippi to recruit a former tenant to carry out the hit. He wanted his wife dead because she planned to file for divorce.…
Jadiah Dawontra Hines, Possession of a Machine Gun, Missouri 2023
⏱ 2 min read Jadiah Dawontra Hines, a 20-year-old felon from Southeast Missouri, was caught with a fully automatic pistol and sentenced to 46 months in prison. The incident occurred when Hines posted a photo on social media of himself with a small child, pointing the Glock .40-caliber pistol in the air. The gun had…
David McKnight, Unlawful Search, Missouri 2023
⏱ 2 min read A former Missouri state trooper spent years searching women’s phones for nude images during traffic stops, violating their right to remain free from unreasonable search and seizure. David McKnight, 40, unlawfully searched the phones of nine women from September 2023 to July 2024, often using his own phone to take photos…
Timothy Wells Stevens, Threats with a Firearm, California 2025
⏱ 3 min read A menacing man from Wayne County, Missouri, took aim at Social Security Administration employees in late 2025, leaving a trail of terror in his wake. Timothy Wells Stevens, 57, went on a verbal rampage, threatening to ‘blow up every (expletive) office around here’ if he didn’t receive payments. On October 1,…
