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

Troop E Headquarters - 4947 Highway 67 North - Poplar Bluff, MO 63901

News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Clark D. Parrott
(573) 840-9500, ext. 3532
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October 18, 2017

EMPHASIS: Reward Offered For Information Regarding Two Pemiscot County Escapees

On October 15, 2017, two prisoners escaped from the Pemiscot County Justice Center in Caruthersville, Missouri. The escaped prisoners are Joseph Latamondeer and William Carter. The two men were incarcerated on the following charges:

Latamondeer pled guilty to and was awaiting sentencing for domestic assault ─ 1st degree. The original charges on that case also included kidnapping ─ 1st degree and armed criminal action.

The following charges are pending against Latamondeer:

Theft/Stealing
Resisting Arrest/Detention/Stop By Fleeing
Unlawfully Operated All-Terrain Vehicle On Highway Without Operator’s Or Chauffeur’s License
Non-Support

Carter faces the following charges: Two counts of murder ─ 1st degree.

A $1,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and apprehension of the two escaped prisoners. Individuals with information on the whereabouts of Carter or Latamondeer or sightings of either subject, please contact Captain Michael Coleman with the Pemiscot County Sheriff’s Office at (573)-333-4101 or the Missouri State Highway Patrol at (573) 840-9500.
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