๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ซ๐ค 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 June 24, 2026, officers with the Sedalia Police Department responded to Vermont Park in reference to a physical and verbal disturbance.
Upon arrival, officers contacted the suspect, Jeffrey "Jeff" Stoney.
Officers observed that Stoney was acting erratically and appeared to be under the influence of alcohol, drugs, or both. He had been sprayed with pepper spray during an altercation at the park and was attempting to wipe it from his face. Personnel with the Pettis County Ambulance District provided medical assistance for the effects of the pepper spray and treated several open wounds to his head.
During the investigation, officers spoke with Witness 1, who stated that Witness 2 had contacted her and reported that Stoney was at the park behaving strangely, causing problems with others, and asking juvenile girls their ages. Witness 1 stated she went to the park and attempted to persuade Stoney to leave.
Officers then interviewed Witness 2 and Witness 3. Witness 2 stated there were two separate altercations involving Stoney. According to Witness 2, Stoney began causing problems shortly after arriving at the park and was assaulted by a large group of people who left before officers arrived. Witness 2 stated that after the initial altercation, Stoney approached her and two friends, making statements including, "I know your parents," "I know what you did," and "I know the bad things you've done." Witness 2 stated neither she nor her friends knew Stoney or understood the statements he was making.
Witness 3 told officers he arrived after the initial altercation. He stated he repeatedly instructed Stoney to leave the park. According to Witness 3, Stoney briefly got into his vehicle, moved it, then exited and approached him in an aggressive manner. Witness 3 stated he repeatedly told Stoney to back away, but Stoney continued advancing, prompting Witness 3 to punch him in the face. Witness 2 stated she witnessed the confrontation and pepper-sprayed Stoney. Witness 3 reported that Stoney never struck or punched him during the incident. Witness 2 stated she could not identify any of the individuals involved in the earlier assault on Stoney.
Following the investigation, officers requested that Stoney's vehicle be towed. Officers determined that Stoney is a registered sex offender whose registration restrictions prohibit him from being present in a public park. After receiving medical treatment and being cleared for confinement at Bothwell Regional Health Center, Stoney was placed under arrest.
Stoney is now charged with being a sex offender physically present within 500 feet of a park.
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