An incident in July 2022 that led to shots being fired by Joplin Police leads to charges filed.
The Jasper County Prosecutor filed a variety of charges against 35-year-old Scott Peggram yesterday, including drug possession, property damage, and five counts of fourth-degree assault. The incident took place on July 23rd, 2022. JPD says Peggram was passed out in a vehicle located at 2431 Annie Baxter with the engine running.
After officers discovered the vehicle was reported stolen, they blocked Peggram in with their patrol vehicles and used their PA system to wake Peggram up. When he woke up, he proceeded to ram the patrol cars, which caused the officers to fire their weapons at him, striking him several times. Peggram is currently in custody in Booneville, Missouri, on a prior conviction.
