Deputies arrest three more in Callaway County theft investigations

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office has announced three more arrests in an investigation into thefts across the county.

On Tuesday, deputies, along with officers in the MUSTANG drug task force, searched a home in the 12000 block of County Road 4031 near Holts Summit. They found power tools, chainsaws, a gas MIG welder, and a weed trimmer. Some of the items were later identified as having been stolen during recent burglaries and thefts in Callaway County. Later that evening, deputies went to another home in the same area and found a stolen vehicle and drugs.

They arrested Lloyde Thomasson of Holts Summit on suspicion of stealing, Jacquelyn Darst of California, Missouri on suspicion of receiving stolen property, and Robert Vaught of Holts Summit on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance.

Deputies also arrested Vaught for unrelated charges of domestic assault, felonious restraint, endangering the welfare of a child, and unlawful use of a weapon. Those charges are from a separate investigation by the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office. At the time of his arrest, Vaught was on parole following prior drug and domestic assault convictions.