State briefs 09/01/2015

Missouri governor's son cited for DWI

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The 25-year-old son of Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon has been cited on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Willson Wheeler Nixon was pulled over about 3 a.m. Sunday after allegedly driving without turning on his headlights. Columbia police arrested him on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after he allegedly hit a parked car while being pulled over. He posted bond, set at $500, at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. A spokesman for Gov. Nixon said this is a private matter and did not comment further. Willson Nixon is the governor's youngest son and pleaded guilty in June to driving with an excessive blood-alcohol content. He had restricted driving privileges when he was cited Sunday.

Services set for state trooper

MEXICO, Mo. -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol said funeral services will be held later this week for a trooper killed in a crash in northeast Missouri. The patrol said 25-year-old James M. Bava died in the single-vehicle crash Friday after Bava observed a motorcyclist commit a traffic violation in Audrain County. Colonel J. Bret Johnson said in a news release Monday that visitation for Bava will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Baue Funeral Home in St. Charles, Missouri. The funeral will be at 9:30 a.m. Friday at The Dardenne Presbyterian Church in Dardenne Prairie, Missouri. Gov. Jay Nixon said earlier that flags statewide will fly at half-staff the day of Bava's funeral. Flags already are being lowered at patrol facilities.

Bank robber used bicycle to get away

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A 43-year-old Missouri man managed to rob six banks and use his bicycle as a getaway vehicle. The office for the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri said Monday that Shaun Christopher Becker admitted he robbed six banks in Columbia between November and January. He also admitted he used a bicycle as a getaway vehicle in each of the robberies. Authorities found Becker after he ditched his bike following the last robbery and was seen walking along the shoulder of the road. Prosecutors said he admitted to committing the bank robberies to support a heroin addiction. He faces up to 20 years in federal prison without parole and a fine up to $250,000.

-- From wire reports