𝐒𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫: 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐚𝐰. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝, 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬.

On May 30, 2026, deputies with the Pettis County Sheriff's Office responded to the 29000 block of McCormick Road in reference to a reported domestic disturbance. According to the probable cause statement, the victim reported that her on-again, off-again boyfriend, Joseph E. Whitlow Jr., had strangled her and dragged her across the yard.

While en route, the deputy made contact with the victim in her vehicle a short distance from the property. The deputy observed that the victim's shirt was ripped around the collar area. The victim stated that she and Whitlow had been spending time together when he became upset over past infidelities in the relationship. She reported that Whitlow began insulting her before grabbing her by the throat and dragging her through the yard. The victim stated she nearly lost consciousness during the incident. She further reported that she did not physically fight back, but instead called 911 and left the property.

Upon arriving at the residence, the deputy contacted Whitlow, who was outside the home. Whitlow told the deputy he wanted the victim to be trespassed from the property. When questioned about the reported physical altercation, Whitlow stated that nothing physical had occurred between them.

Based on the victim's statement, the observed damage to her clothing, and allegations that Whitlow strangled her to the point she nearly lost consciousness while dragging her through the yard, the deputy placed Whitlow under arrest. Whitlow is now charged with domestic assault in the second degree.

Case Information:

https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26PT-CR00692&inputVO.courtId=CT18&inputVO.isTicket=false#docket