MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop B Headquarters - 308 Pine Crest Drive - Macon, Missouri 63552


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For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660) 385-2132
B13126
December 17, 2013

EMPHASIS: Ralls County Resident Arrested For Sexual Assault


At approximately 9:20 a.m., on December 17, 2013, Troop B officers were requested to assist the Ralls County Sheriff's Department in locating Jack Jason Greathouse, 38, of rural Ralls County, who was suspected of sexually assaulting a 36-year-old female in rural Ralls County earlier in the day. Officers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Ralls County Sheriff's Department, Marion County Sheriff's Department, and Monroe City Police Department began searching for the suspect and at 11:50 a.m., a Patrol aircraft located Greathouse's pickup in a field southeast of Monroe City, Missouri, in rural Ralls County. Officers were able to make contact with Greathouse and after a short standoff, he was taken into custody without incident.
Greathouse was arrested for sexual assault and assault, and was transported to the Marion County Jail pending the issuance of an arrest warrant.
The charges for which Greathouse was arrested are mere accusations and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of the charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
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