๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง 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 May 26, 2026, officers with the Sedalia Police Department responded to the 600 block of S. State Fair Blvd. in reference to a reported domestic assault. The caller reported her boyfriend, Chase Johnston, had assaulted her. Upon arrival, officers observed dark discoloration beneath the victim's left eye and slight redness on her neck. The victim was crying and reported she was in pain.
The victim stated she had returned home from the Lake of the Ozarks at approximately 1 a.m. She said Johnston had been sleeping on her couch with permission while she intended to sleep in her bedroom. According to the victim, Johnston followed her into the bedroom and began arguing with her about the time she returned home.
The victim reported that the next thing she knew, she was on the bed, and Johnston was on top of her, telling her to "shut the fuck up," then struck her several times in the face. She stated she pleaded with him to stop, telling him she was afraid for her life and had children. The victim reported that Johnston then placed his hands around her neck and strangled her, preventing her from speaking or screaming. She stated her vision went black before he released his grip, allowing her to breathe again. The victim further reported that Johnston strangled her a second time when she attempted to call the police.
After the victim contacted emergency dispatchers, Johnston allegedly asked her not to speak with law enforcement and offered to pay her money if she did not report what had occurred. Johnston then left the residence. The victim contacted a neighbor, who remained with her until officers arrived.
Following a request from Sedalia police, Johnson County Sheriff's Office deputies located Johnston while he was driving toward Warrensburg and conducted a stop-and-hold. A county-line transfer was completed, and Johnston was taken into custody without incident. He was transported to the Pettis County Jail, where he was booked and held for 24 hours. Johnston did not make any statements.
Officers noted that Johnston had no prior convictions for either offense but had a recent arrest for domestic assault. The officer also noted that Johnston resides in Warrensburg and was considered a flight risk. Johnston is now charged with domestic assault in the second degree and third degree, and tampering with or attempting to tamper with a victim in a felony.
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