Bates County Sheriff Department Helping In Search For Missing Golden City Girl

BATES COUNTY, MO - Several Bates County Sheriff Deputies have been in Golden City Missouri since the Southwest Major Case Squad was activated late yesterday. BCSO search equipment was also sent to assist.

Those deputies have been rotated out and returned to Bates County to get sleep. They will be ready in a few short hours to return to Golden City to assist in the efforts to bring this missing child home.

We ask for your prayers for the family and the Golden City community along with the hundreds of Law Enforcememt Officials that are in a joint effort to resolve this case.



MISSING: An endangered person advisory has been issued for Adrianna Horton, 12, from southwest Mo.

She was seen getting into a car in Golden City around 5 p.m. Monday. The car was stopped about 6:30 p.m. and a suspect was taken into custody, but the girl was not with him.

If you have information please contact your local authorites.





(courtesy Bates County Live)

UPDATE: Ted Jacobs Now in Custody

BATES COUNTY, MO - The Bates County Sheriff’s Department with the assistance of The Rich Hill Police Department arrested Ted Jacobs at approximately 5PM on Monday July 29th.

Jacobs was arrested and taken into custody without incident from a house on 6th Street in Rich Hill.

Earlier News Story
On Friday, July 12, 2013, deputies were dispatched to CR7508 and CR1007 just north of Rich Hill. The call was in reference to two suspicious subjects riding four wheelers.

The deputy then made contact with the subjects and requested identification. As the deputy returned to his car to run checks on them, one of the males ran from the scene. The deputy detained one subject placing him into custody and called for assistance.

The suspect that was in custody was identified as William Swarnes, 9/10/86 of Rich Hill, MO. The suspect that ran gave false information as to his identity. Assisting deputies that knew the two suspects were able to confirm the second subjects identity as Ted Jacobs, 10/5/76, of Rich Hill, MO.

Mr. Jacobs ran from the scene because he had $19,000 cash warrant out of Barton County for Larceny. Both Jacobs and Swarnes are on supervision with Probation/Parole for previous crimes committed.

Violation reports have been sent to the Probation Officer on both subjects.



(above: William Swarnes)



(Ted Jacobs - Now in Custody)

Another Crash on I-49

The Missouri State Highway Patrol along with the Bates County Sheriffs Department were on scene of a one vehicle accident at mile marker 128.2 on Southbound I-49 just past the 52 Highway East Interchange.

The vehicle went off the roadway down a ditch and back up onto the highway and continued driving.