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

Troop B Headquarters, 308 Pine Crest Drive, Macon, Mo 63552


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660) 385-2132
B09071
July 1, 2009

EMPHASIS: James Schnelle Arrested For First Degree Assault And First Degree Burglary

On June 29, 2009, members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol were called to assist the Unionville, Missouri, Police Department with an assault investigation that occurred at a residence located at 1921 Putnam Street, in Unionville, Missouri. During the investigation it was determined that a 49-year-old female of Unionville, Missouri, had been seriously injured as a result of an assault.
Subsequent to the investigation, James R. Schnelle, 61, of Unionville, Missouri, was arrested for felony first degree assault and first degree burglary. Schnelle is being held in the Putnam County Jail on a $150,000 cash only bond.
The investigation is ongoing and being handled by the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control, Unionville Police Department, and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department.
The charges for which Schnelle 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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