Ste. Genevieve Sheriff’s Department Actively Working Situation

UPDATE: The man was placed into custody early Wednesday morning. The updated story can be found here.

​(Ste. Genevieve Co., MO) The Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Department is actively working a situation, in the area of F Highway.

Details are sketchy at this time, however we do know that the situation started yesterday evening. St. Francois County/Ste. Genevieve County 911 Dispatch sent out an alert that read, “Avoid Hwy F from Worley Rd to Hwy AA for police investigation purposes.”

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Ste. Genevieve County Sheriff’s Department is handling the situation. The department asked for assistance from the MSHP to respond with their SWAT team, “incase they need to clear this persons house.”

We are continuing to monitor the situation and will have updates on KFMO and B104 as they are made available.