Two of the four persons charged with felonies relating to a shots fired incident at Housel Park in Sedalia on July 8 are due in court.
According to the Sedalia Police Department, officers responded to the incident, and the reporting person stated two vehicles were seen leaving the scene at a high rate of speed after the shots were fired.
Shortly after, Pettis County Joint Communications received a call from a person in a vehicle stating their 23-month-old sibling had been shot in the foot while they were at the park. An ambulance and Officers located the vehicle and the child along with another adult male. Both were treated at Bothwell Regional Health Center for non-life-threatening injuries.
The Sedalia Criminal Investigation Unit found that a possible drug deal had been arranged prior to the shooting. The parties involved engaged in a disturbance that escalated into shots being fired. The shots were fired into the vehicle in which the child was riding as they fled the scene. One bullet went through the back door, which struck the foot of the child.
According to court documents, James A. Lowe, of Sedalia, is charged with unlawful use of a weapon- shooting at or from a moving vehicle, at a person or building- causing death or injury; assault in the first degree or attempt; armed criminal action; and assault in the second degree. Bond is set at $50,000 cash or surety.
Aja Vannoy and Angel Escobar each is charged with felonies for assault in the first degree or attempt, assault in the second degree and attempted robbery. Bond for each is fixed at $30,000 cash or surety.
Luis A. Arroyo also is charged with felonies for assault in the first degree or attempt, assault in the second degree and attempted robbery in the first degree. Bond has not been announced.
Lowe was arraigned on July 11, Vannoy and Escobar on July 13. Their next hearings are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 26. Arroyo was arraigned on July 18. His next hearing is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 2, at Pettis County Circuit Court.