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A rural Rolla man is charged with killing his stepson Tuesday night just after 9:00 along State Route F. As a result of the investigation by the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department, 43-year old James D. Loughridge of Rolla was arrested and charged with Second Degree Murder and Armed Criminal Action in the death of 21-year old Jamie M. Guill of Rolla. According to the sheriff’s department, Loughridge had been drinking with Guill and another man when Loughridge began joking around with a rifle. According to the report, Guill was shot in the head when he tried to grab the gun. His body was found in a ditch near Phelps County Road 4110. Loughridge is being held in Phelps County Jail in lieu of $500,000 bond and the investigation is ongoing.

The Dent County Commissioners regular meeting was held Thursday morning at the Dent County Courthouse. In the road report, District One Commissioner Dennis Purcell said that brush would be cut on Dent County Roads 5490 and 5530. He also said that the other workers would be working in the Road and Bridge Department Building. District Two Commissioner Gary Larson reported that workers would be cutting some brush and removing down trees in the Sligo and Boss areas, and brush cutting would be done on Dent County Road 2110. He went on to say that workers would also be helping with the work on the building. Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles said that there would not be a Commissioner’s meeting on Monday as the courthouse will be closed for Martin Luther King Day. He said he would be attending a County Commissioner Association meeting next Wednesday in Jefferson City. Dent County Clerk Angie Curley said that copies of the preliminary budget are now available to the public in her office. The commissioners then set their budget hearing and quarterly meeting for January 24^th at 7:00 at the Judicial Building. At the last meeting, the commissioners approved the bid from Dowd Supply Company for the purchase of 200 grader blades for $16,790 and that bid included delivery. The next meeting of the Dent County Commissioners will be Thursday, January 20^th at 9:00 at the courthouse and the meeting is open to the public.

The Salem Police Department released their reports involving a disturbance, mental commitment order, property damage, and assault. On Saturday, January 8th at 11:13 p.m. an officer on patrol discovered a disturbance in the 1500 block of South Maple Street involving a vehicle in the roadway. Further investigation led to the arrest of a 46-year old male of Salem for domestic assault and driving while intoxicated. He was issued summons to appear in court and was incarcerated. On Sunday, January 9th at 8:45 p.m. an officer transported a 30-year old female of Salem to the Ozark Medical Center in West Plains in lieu of a mental commitment order. Later that night at 9:55 p.m. an officer was detailed to the 200 block of South Pershing Street in reference to property damage. The investigation of the report revealed that a person or persons unknown broke the side glass on a red 2000 GMC truck. The value of the damage is approximately $100. On Tuesday morning, January 11th at 9:48, an officer was contacted at the station in reference to an assault. The investigation of the report led to the arrest of a 29-year old male of Salem for assaulting a 27-year old male of Salem. He was issued a summons to appear in court and released. Please contact the Salem Police Department at (573) 729-4242 if you have any information regarding the property damage, which is still under investigation.

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