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- Anonymous Author
- Jul 18
- 2 min read
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 July 14, 2026, officers were dispatched to Highway H at approximately 1:25 p.m. for a report of harassment. According to the probable cause statement, the victim told officers she had recently ended her relationship with 26-year-old Malachi Hawes and had repeatedly told him to stop contacting her. Despite those requests, Hawes allegedly called her 16 times within 48 hours. The victim also reported receiving text messages from Hawes saying she “released the demon in him” and threatening to “burn buildings to the ground, shoot places up, and cause chaos in the world.”
Officers later located Hawes at a residence on Ball Road. According to the probable cause statement, Hawes admitted sending the messages and repeated similar threats to officers. He allegedly stated he intended to “burn buildings to the ground, shoot places up, and cause chaos in the world” because of the breakup.
Court documents state Hawes also told officers that future family members would have to “watch their backs” because they would grow up in a chaotic world. When officers asked if he understood why the victim felt threatened, Hawes allegedly said he would threaten her again. Officers placed Hawes in handcuffs and secured him in a patrol vehicle. While inside the vehicle, Hawes allegedly began striking his head against a window.
After being informed that he was under arrest for harassment, Hawes allegedly attempted to exit the patrol vehicle and repeatedly refused commands to get back inside. Officers used a WRAP restraint device after Hawes allegedly resisted efforts to secure him and attempted to stand while being restrained. During the struggle, Hawes allegedly kicked and made contact with the head of a supervising officer.
While being transported to the Pettis County Jail, Hawes allegedly threatened to take an officer’s firearm and shoot the officer in the face. He also allegedly stated he knew where the victim lived and that she would be his first destination after his release.
Hawes is now charged with harassment in the first degree, resisting arrest for a felony, and assault in the fourth degree.
𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
