๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ, ๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ซ: ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐, ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐, ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ.
On March 25, 2026, detectives with the Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force and the Pettis County Sheriff's Office responded to a residence in Sedalia to execute a narcotics search warrant.
At approximately 11:35 a.m., detectives observed the target of the search warrant, Kayla L Leach, arrive at the residence in a vehicle. A traffic stop was conducted by detectives, and Leach was taken into custody. She was provided a copy of the search warrant and advised of her Miranda rights. Leach was allowed to take a child with her into the home.
During the search of the residence, detectives reported locating a 12-gauge JC Higgins Model 20 shotgun loaded with one round in the chamber and additional rounds in the firearm, along with an H&R Arms Victor .32-caliber revolver. Investigators also located controlled substances and drug-related items throughout the residence, including cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, methamphetamine, ecstasy, alprazolam tablets, oxycodone tablets, marijuana, marijuana wax, THC concentrate, digital scales, packaging materials, ammunition, and approximately $4,025 stored in a safe.
According to the probable cause statement, cocaine was located in a child's playroom, marijuana was found with children's clothing, and the loaded shotgun was leaning against a wall in an open bedroom where the child could have accessed it. A Child Services Investigation referral was completed and provided to the Missouri Division of Family Services.
Based on the quantity of suspected controlled substances, the presence of digital scales, packaging materials, cash in multiple denominations, and the detective's training and experience, investigators stated they believed Leach was distributing marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, and oxycodone from the residence.
The probable cause statement also noted that Leach had a prior Pettis County conviction for possession of a controlled substance in 2021, for which she received a suspended imposition of sentence.
Leach is now charged with three counts of delivery of a controlled substance, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, endangering the welfare of a child involving drugs in the first degree, and unlawful use of a weapon โ possessed with a felony controlled substance.
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