From the El Dorado Springs Newsroom

The Cedar County Sheriff’s Office has released details from a large multi-agency enforcement effort carried out over the Thanksgiving holiday week. The initiative—Operation Targeted Pressure—focused on narcotics activity, wanted fugitives, and compliance checks on non-compliant offenders throughout Cedar County.

Phase One: Narcotics Search Warrants

Deputies executed three narcotics search warrants, two of them simultaneously. These warrants were served with the assistance of:

• Bates County SRT Team

• Midwest Missouri Career Criminal & Drug Task Force (MMCCDTF)

• COMET Drug Task Force

• Cedar County Sheriff’s Office SRT Team

Across the locations, officers seized narcotics and related evidence, taking multiple suspects into custody and transporting them to the Cedar County Jail for processing.

Judge Dawson issued arrest warrants for:

Colton Kain Austin

• Colton Kain Austin

Possession of a Controlled Substance (Class D Felony)

Bond: $75,000 Cash

Jessica Ann Haslock

• Jessica Ann Haslock

Possession of a Controlled Substance (Class D Felony)

Bond: $25,000 Cash

Donna Lynn Pitts

• Donna Lynn Pitts

Possession of a Controlled Substance (Class D Felony)

Bond: $25,000 Cash

Phase Two: Wanted Subjects & Compliance Checks

Following the narcotics operation, deputies shifted to locating individuals with outstanding felony warrants.

Adam Gregg

• Arrest of Adam Gregg

Deputies executed a search warrant at a residence where Gregg was hiding. He was taken into custody on three active warrants and transported to the Cedar County Jail.

• Attempted Arrest of a Non-Compliant Sex Offender

A second warrant targeted a non-compliant sex offender with a felony warrant. Deputies believe the individual may have fled the area before the operation.

Wanted Individual Still at Large

The Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help in locating:

Thomas Paul William

Thomas Paul William

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Cedar County Sheriff’s Office at 417-276-5133 or email tips@cedarcountysheriff.com.

Acknowledgements

Sheriff James McCrary and Chief Deputy Clay Jeffries expressed gratitude for support from partnering agencies whose collaboration was “instrumental in the safe and successful execution” of the operation:

• Bates County Sheriff’s Office

• Henry County Sheriff’s Office

• Barton County Sheriff’s Office

The Sheriff’s Office reminds the public that all suspects are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.

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