In June 2023 the Sheriff's Office began investigating two reports of fraud in rural Canton, Missouri. Two different home owners reported an individual, whom they identified as Weston Johnson, had offered to trim trees on their property. The subject took partial payment and agreed to return to their properties a few days later to complete the work. The subject immediately cashed the checks and then failed to return to complete the work. After conducting an investigation and attempting to locate Mr. Johnson, the investigation was forwarded to Lewis County Prosecutor Chelsea Fellinger, and a warrant was sought. A warrant was subsequently issued by the Associate Judge Corey Moon

 

On November 5, 2023 the Hannibal Police Department took Mr. Johnson into custody and he was then transported to the Lewis County Jail.

 

Mr. Johnson, age 43, of Hannibal, Missouri is formally charged with two counts of stealing, a class D felony, and remains incarcerated in the Lewis County Jail on $10,000 cash only bond.

 

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