Sweet Springs Woman Arrested on Multiple Warrants

On Friday afternoon, Pettis County Deputies responded to the area of Highway NN and Stairstep Road to assist another law enforcement agency with a felony arrest.

Upon arrival, Deputies identified the female subject as Stephanie Joe Butts, 49, of Sweet Springs.

Butts was confirmed to have several warrants for her arrest. Butts was arrested for her Sweet Springs municipal Failure to Appear warrants on original charges of Expired Plates and Illegal Burning, a Saline County Failure to Appear warrant on original charges of felony Forgery, a Probation Violation warrant from Johnson County on original charges of felony Domestic Assault in the 3rd Degree, and a Probation Violation warrant from Lafayette County on original charges of felony Possession of a Controlled Substance (two counts).

Butts was held pending a total cash-only bond of $27,500. No additional charges are being sought.