A Cherokee County Jury returned guilty verdicts this afternoon following a two-day trial held at the Cherokee County Courthouse.

42-year-old Joseph Shipps, of Sikeston, Missouri, was found guilty of robbery, attempting to elude law enforcement and driving while suspended. In December 2019, Shipps went to an area home and asked the homeowner to give him a ride to a nearby store. During the trip, a Cherokee County Sheriff's Deputy conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle, at which point Shipps forced the man out of the vehicle and drove off.

The Deputy pursued Shipps into Oklahoma, where the Oklahoma Highway Patrol helped bring the vehicle to a stop. Shipps is being held in the Cherokee County Jail without bond pending sentencing, which will be scheduled at a later date.