MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Division of Drug and Crime Control - P.O. Box 568, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
News Release
For further information please contact:
Sergeant Bradley R. Germann
573-526-6122
08/06/2024
August 6, 2024
EMPHASIS:
Charleston, Missouri, Woman Arrested For Stealing
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announces the arrest of Jessica D. Welch, 46, of Charleston, Missouri. Welch was arrested on August 5, 2024, for one count of felony stealing of $750 or more. Welch’s arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Troop E Criminal Investigations Unit of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control.
On July 28, 2023, the Mississippi County Prosecuting Attorney Claire Poley requested the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control investigate allegations of stealing, committed by a former Charleston R-1 School District employee, Jessica Welch. On August 5, 2024, Welch was arrested for an active Mississippi County warrant. This arrest followed the Mississippi County Prosecuting Attorney formally charging Welch with one count of stealing of $750 or more. Welch posted a $10,000.00 cash/surety bond.
The above charge is a mere accusation and is not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of this charge must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
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