Region digest 05/25/03

Man shot in Sikeston; others shot in Charleston

SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston man was shot early Saturday, at about the same time five people were shot in Charleston, Mo.

Trevor Neal was shot at 2:26 a.m. during an alleged confrontation with several other men at Dixie and Osage streets in Sikeston, according to Sikeston Department of Public Safety director Drew Juden.

Neal, who is in his mid-20s, was in serious condition.

Sikeston police stumbled across the shooting after being called to provide extra security at Missouri Delta Medical Center following the shooting of at least five people in Charleston early Saturday, Juden said.

"Our victim was brought into the hospital while we were there, so we assumed he was from the Charleston shooting. It wasn't until later we discovered his shooting took place in Sikeston," Juden said.

Police believe the Charleston shootings took place after a dispute between two factions at a night spot. The Charleston Department of Public Safety said no one was killed and that the victims were in serious condition.

Sikeston meth lab seized; three arrested

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Three people are in custody in connection with operating a methamphetamine lab in Sikeston.

According to police, Eric Lee Shell, 25, and Stacy Rogers, 24, of 202 William were arrested along with David Gadberry, 22, of Cape Girardeau after a search warrant was executed.

Each was charged by Scott County Prosecutor Paul Boyd with attempting to manufacture methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of precursors for the manufacture of methamphetamine.

Each is being held in the Scott County Jail on $75,000 bond.

Man dies after car struck by school bus

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A Columbia man died Friday afternoon when his car collided with a school bus, police said.

Griffith Hamlin, 84, died when he pulled in front of the bus as he tried to make a turn on the city's southeast side, police said. The bus driver and 18 students on board the bus were not injured.

The crash pushed the bus and car into two other cars, but no other serious injuries were reported.

-- From wire reports