๐๐จ๐ก๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐๐ซ, ๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐-๐๐ฒ-๐๐จ๐ฉ
- Raw Pettis
- Jun 2
- 2 min read
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 29, 2026, deputies with the Johnson County Sheriffโs Office responded to a rural address near Warrensburg in reference to an assault. ย According to the probable cause statement, the victim arrived at a reporting partyโs residence in distress, falling in the driveway and hyperventilating. The victim reported possible broken ribs, a broken leg, bruising, and head pain severe enough to affect memory. The reporting party told deputies that the victim and Matthew Jordan Overall were involved in a romantic relationship and had been drinking.
While deputies were on scene, the reporting party received a phone call from Overall through Snapchat. The call was placed on speaker, and Overall stated that he was not going to jail and that no one would be able to find him. He repeatedly asked about the location of his firearm, allegedly taken by the victim. Overall also stated that if he had the firearm, no one would catch him, and he would not run. He further stated that once law enforcement spoke with the victim and learned the victim had pinned him down [sic], he would be arrested, and law enforcement would have to kill him.
A second witness later arrived on scene to grab Overallโs dog and take it to him. The witness contacted Overall by telephone, allowing deputies to speak with him. The deputy arranged to meet Overall at the Caseyโs convenience store located at 709 W. McPherson in Knob Noster. During the meeting, Overall stated that he and the victim had been involved in a physical altercation concerning their dog. He said the victim struck him and that he restrained the victim on the ground in self-defense. Overall stated he grabbed the victimโs legs while the victim was kicking and holding his hair. When asked about bruising on the victimโs neck, Overall declined to continue speaking with deputies.
Meanwhile, another deputy interviewed the victim at Western Missouri Medical Center. The victim stated that an argument over the dog escalated after the victim playfully struck Overall with a pillow. The victim reported that Overall grabbed the victim by the neck, and after the victim pushed him away, Overall shoved the victim to the ground. The victim stated that Overall came down forcefully, injuring the victimโs left leg, and then placed both hands around the victimโs neck for approximately 30 seconds while on top of the victim. The victim reported neck pain, difficulty breathing, and feeling as though they would lose consciousness. The victim stated that after kicking Overall away, Overall grabbed the victim by the ankles and dragged the victim out of the residence.
Deputies documented injuries, including a large scratch extending from the back of the victimโs neck to the chest, a minor forehead laceration, abrasions on the back consistent with being dragged, multiple red marks on the neck consistent with strangulation, and a broken fingernail. Deputies also observed minor scratches on Overallโs chin and chest.
Overall is now charged with second-degree assault.
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