Exeter man wanted for alleged assault arrested after wreck
September 14, 2016
Charlea Estes
An Exeter man, Steven Carl Thomas, 54, was arrested for an alleged assault after a Missouri State Trooper found him in a wrecked truck. According to the affidavits of probable cause, Thomas attacked a woman and her husband, causing her to fear for her life.
On Saturday, September 10, the Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to a call regarding a domestic assault on Missouri 76 in Barry County. The woman claimed Thomas had physically assaulted her and cut her chest with a knife as well as choking her husband. When the Patrol searched the area, the trooper found Thomas’ truck wrecked along the side of the roadway with smoke coming out from under it.
According to the report, the trooper believed Thomas drove off the wrong side of the roadway on a curve, overcorrected and then ended up in the ditch on the opposite lane. Thomas was still in his truck when the trooper arrived.
The trooper noted that Thomas was visibly intoxicated by his smell, speech and bloodshot eyes. Once Thomas consented to a breath test, it was determined that his blood alcohol level was 0.136 percent. According to the report, Thomas had multiple prior DWI convictions.
The victim of the alleged assault stated she would need to move because Thomas said he would come back and kill her. He also threatened to find the arresting officer’s family.
Thomas is currently being held in the Barry County Jail on a $40,000 bond. Thomas is charged with domestic assault in the first degree and DWI-Alcohol as a persistent offender.
Charlea Estes
An Exeter man, Steven Carl Thomas, 54, was arrested for an alleged assault after a Missouri State Trooper found him in a wrecked truck. According to the affidavits of probable cause, Thomas attacked a woman and her husband, causing her to fear for her life.
On Saturday, September 10, the Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to a call regarding a domestic assault on Missouri 76 in Barry County. The woman claimed Thomas had physically assaulted her and cut her chest with a knife as well as choking her husband. When the Patrol searched the area, the trooper found Thomas’ truck wrecked along the side of the roadway with smoke coming out from under it.
According to the report, the trooper believed Thomas drove off the wrong side of the roadway on a curve, overcorrected and then ended up in the ditch on the opposite lane. Thomas was still in his truck when the trooper arrived.
The trooper noted that Thomas was visibly intoxicated by his smell, speech and bloodshot eyes. Once Thomas consented to a breath test, it was determined that his blood alcohol level was 0.136 percent. According to the report, Thomas had multiple prior DWI convictions.
The victim of the alleged assault stated she would need to move because Thomas said he would come back and kill her. He also threatened to find the arresting officer’s family.
Thomas is currently being held in the Barry County Jail on a $40,000 bond. Thomas is charged with domestic assault in the first degree and DWI-Alcohol as a persistent offender.
