2 arrested in Pettis County during ICE operation

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Two people were arrested Wednesday morning in Sedalia during a law enforcement operation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Lazaro Joaquin-Ruiz, of Sedalia, was charged with drug possession, resisting arrest and violating an order of protection. Alondra Reyes Hernandez was charged with drug possession and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Both are being held on $10,000 bonds. Mugshots were not immediately available on Thursday afternoon.

Joaquin-Ruiz had a failure-to-appear warrant for his arrest in connection with a drug possession charge from April in Pettis County.

Deputies and agents allegedly tried contacting Joaquin-Ruiz at a residence and were told by a passerby that he was in a shed, the statement says. Joaquin-Ruiz was seen in the shed while holding the door shut, the statement says. Law enforcement officers were able to open the door and had to use a stun gun to subdue Joaquin-Ruiz, court documents say.

Methamphetamine was found in the shed, the statement says.

Law enforcement later gave commands for Reyes Hernandez to get out of her residence and used a drone to check out the inside of the home, the statement says. Reyes Hernandez and her three children were found in the residence, along with meth that was “within reach of any of the children,” court documents allege.