A standoff in Webb City last night ends peacefully.
Just after 8:00 p.m., Webb City police surrounded a home in the 600 block of North Main Street, after identifying 29-year-old Tyretha Smith, of Webb City, entering the residence. Webb City police say Smith has felony warrants and a history of carrying firearms. The Webb City Special Response Team were called in and quickly surrounded the home. Smith, however, was not the first to exit.
36-year-old Indica Smith, of Webb City, and 43-year-old Christine Lamberth, of Joplin, and three small children exited. The children were turned over to a relative who came to the scene.
Smith was arrested on a warrant from the Carthage Police Department for failure to register a motor vehicle, while Lamberth was arrested on three felony warrants: One from Cass County for driving while revoked, a second one for probation violation for fraud out of Newton County, and the third from Jasper County for trafficking stolen identifications.
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Special Response Team responded to the scene. They introduced CS gas into the home, which caused Tyretha Smith to exit the home around 10:30 p.m. He was taken into custody without incident.
Webb City Police say additional charges of felony resisting arrest and felony possession of a controlled substance from this incident will be filed against Tyretha Smith, along with original charges of failure to appear and discharging a firearm from Jasper County, and a parole violation from Missouri Probation and Parole for possession of marijuana.
