Woman charged after allegedly doing donuts in cornfield

WELLSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Rush Hill woman was arrested and charged after allegedly causing about $6,000 worth of damage to a Montgomery County cornfield.

Heather Marie Garnett, 30, is charged with causing more than $1,000 of crop loss and leaving the scene of an accident that caused more than $1,000 of property damage. She was arrested and placed on a 24-hour hold at the Montgomery County Jail, according to the probable cause statement.

A criminal summons was issued Tuesday and an initial court appearance is set for 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22.

Garnett allegedly drove her 2007 Chevy Tahoe on Saturday into a cornfield off Route AA near Red Barn Road and did donuts in the field, according to the probable cause statement. She allegedly ran away and went back to the field on Sunday morning to pick up her truck.

The investigation led to Garnett’s residence, where she allegedly stepped outside when deputies arrived and admitted to causing the damage, the statement says. She allegedly told deputies that she would pay for the corn and that she had $500 to give to the farmer. Garnett also allegedly told deputies she was intoxicated.

Garnett is currently on unsupervised probation after pleading guilty to a DWI charge in January.