Crawford County Sheriff’s Office Updates List Of Most Wanted

The Crawford County Sheriff’s Office last week updated its list of most wanted suspects, some of whom have been at-large for more than a decade.

One of the subjects is already incarcerated at the Fulton Reception & Diagnostic Center. 

Here is the list:

Carl D. Smith, Sullivan: Smith is wanted for first-degree robbery and receiving stolen property. Smith did not show up to court on Feb. 29 and a warrant for his arrest followed.

Tyrone Thunder-Mathews, Cuba: Thunder-Mathews is wanted on various probation violations. 

Melissa O’Brien, Sullivan: O’Brien is charged with two counts of first-degree burglary, drug possession, theft, fourth-degree assault and misdemeanor in August 2021. She didn’t show up in June 2023 and a warrant followed.

Marion E. Merritt, Bourbon: Merritt is wanted for first-degree assault — special victim from 2018. A warrant was issued for his arrest June 14, 2019.

Robert B. Hector, High Ridge: Hector is wanted for five counts of forgery from 2009. A warrant for his arrest has been outstanding since 2010.

Chance Fields, Bourbon: Fields received probation for first-degree assault in 2017. The court issued a warrant for his arrest Nov. 8, 2023.

Jody Barton, Bourbon: Barton is wanted for financial exploitation of an elderly or disabled person in 2014. A warrant was issued for his arrest Nov. 8, 2023.

Matthew Garms, Steelville: Garms is currently incarcerated at the Fulton Reception & Diagonstic Center through the Missouri Department of Corrections. He has been there since November, according to online records. 

Read more on this story in the March 27 issue of the Independent News.