OWENSVILLE —Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group (LANEG) reported serving a drug related search warrant Thursday at the Owensville residence of Sara Adnee Herberger.

There, LANEG personnel located a baggie allegedly containing four white prescription oxycodone/acetaminophen tablets, a baggie containing an unknown blue prescription tablet, a baggie containing a white substance that later field tested positive for methamphetamine/amphetamine and a glass smoking device containing a white substance. LANEG requested a warrant be issued against Herberger due to the “apparent disregard for the health and safety of a minor child who was present in the home and had access to the location of the illegal substance,” creating “a substantial risk to the child’s welfare.”

She was charged with the class D felony of possession of a controlled substance, placed in custody in Franklin County Detention Center Oct. 16 and released on a $5,000 cash or surety bond the same day.

Arraignment is scheduled for Nov. 5 at 9 a.m. with Judge Ada Brehe-Krueger presiding in the Gasconade County Division 4 courtroom.

A case against Preston Wayne Louis Shanks of Owensville has been bound over to Gasconade County Circuit Court Division II with an appearance scheduled for Nov. 6 at 9 a.m. before Judge Ryan Helfrich for one felony and multiple misdemeanor charges.

According to the probable cause statement, Owensville Police Department (OPD) was dispatched to the scene of a motor vehicle accident at East Lincoln Avenue and South First Street in Owensville on March 4 where the reporting party stated they were at a red light when a black Jeep Cherokee rear-ended them and fled the scene. Video footage reportedly confirmed the report showing the crash and the Jeep subsequently leaving the scene through a business parking lot.

The driver of the Jeep was identified on March 6 as Shanks and he later turned himself in. OPD reports Shanks admitted he did not possess a license and the vehicle was not registered or insured. Damages were estimated at $3,616.11.

Shanks was charged April 29 with the class E felony of leaving the scene of an accident with property damage exceeding $1,000; the class D misdemeanor of operating a vehicle on a highway without a valid license (first offense); the class B misdemeanor of failure to register motor vehicle; and the class D misdemeanor of owner operating a motor vehicle without insurance.

Shanks entered a not guilty plea June 25 and a preliminary hearing was held Oct. 15.

Bound over to Gasconade County Circuit Court Division 1 with arraignment scheduled for Nov. 14 at 9 a.m. with Judge Craig Hellmann presiding is a case against Bryon Joshua Craven of Montgomery City. Craven was charged with a class E felony sex offender registry violation Aug. 9 after a report by the Hermann Police Department that he was present in an area containing playground equipment during a festival. Craven was convicted of second degree statutory rape in 2015. A warrant was issued Aug. 13 and bond was set at $2,500. Craven entered a not guilty plea Sept. 18 and a hearing was held Oct. 15.

A case against Nathanial Edward Holland of Owensville moves forward with arraignment scheduled for Nov. 14 at 9 a.m. with Hellmann presiding in Gasconade County Circuit Court Division I following a preliminary hearing held Oct. 15. Holland was charged April 30 with the class E felony of third degree domestic assault following a Jan. 16 report by OPD.

According to the probable cause statement, the reporting party stated she and Holland were trying to establish a friendship after ending a romantic relationship and while hanging out he took her phone, got mad there were messages from other men and began yelling and screaming at her. She reported attempting to leave and Holland throwing her up against the wall multiple times, pinning her down by sitting on her chest and punching her multiple times in the face, causing swelling and bruising to her nose and busting open her lower lip, and then once she got up, punching her multiple times in the torso including the stomach, ribs and lower back. She also reported receiving multiple calls from different numbers the next day and messages from him via text and Facebook messenger. OPD reported Holland as having other assault charges pending against the same victim and being on probation through December 2026 in Gasconade County.

Megan Nicole Klein of Hermann’s appearance in Gasconade County Circuit Court Division I is scheduled Nov. 14 at 9 a.m. before Judge Hellmann.

Klein was charged April 30 with the class felony D possession of controlled substance, class B misdemeanor DWI, class D misdemeanor possession of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid of 10 grams or less, the class D misdemeanor owner operate motor vehicle without maintaining financial responsibility (motor vehicle required to be registered) first offense class D, the class B misdemeanor failure to register motor vehicle and infraction of failure to have two headlamps following a Feb. 1 report by the Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO).

GCSO reports initiating a traffic stop with a red 2016 Chevrolet Cruze with temporary registration and an inoperable headlight driven by Klein when they found the registration expired Nov. 30, 2024, and reportedly encountered a strong odor of marijuana upon contact. GCSO stated Klein had dilated pupils, slurred speech and showed impairment indicators during a field sobriety test. Also located in the vehicle were 5.9 grams of marijuana in a labeled container, an electronic vape, a zip-lock bag labeled “Legal Magic Mushrooms” containing seven grams of a white and fungal substance that later tested positive for psilocybin, a schedule I controlled substance.

Klein failed to appear for court May 21 and July 30 before entering a not guilty plea at an arraignment held Aug. 21.

Adam D. Lemonds of Wright City was charged with the class A misdemeanor of taking or attempt to take migratory birds by baiting following a citation issued by the Missouri Department of Conservation Sept. 1. The initial appearance is scheduled for Nov. 19 at 9 a.m. in Gasconade County Division 4 courtroom before Judge Brehe-Krueger.