OCSD: Laird wanted on six active warrants, more expected


Jason Laird

Ozark County Sheriff Darrin Reed says his department is currently searching for Jason Laird, a 42-year-old Gainesville man who is believed to be armed and dangerous. 

In addition to several pending warrants, Laird currently has the following six warrants listed in open condition in various Ozark County cases: 

• A warrant with a $5,000 cash-only bond; charged with domestic assault. The case was first filed Oct. 23, 2019.

• A warrant with a $500 cash-only bond; charged with trespassing. The case was first filed Oct. 8, 2019.

• A warrant with a $150 cash-only bond; charged with operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner and resisting/interfering with arrest, detention or stop. The case was first filed June 27, 2019. 

• A warrant with a $250 cash-only bond; charged with exceeding the posted speed limit by 26 mph or more. The case was first filed June 12, 2019. 

• A warrant with a $100 cash-only bond; charged with failure to signal. The case was first filed June 12, 2019. 

• A warrant with $100 cash-only bond; charged with failure to yield to an emergency vehicle sounding siren and displaying lights. The case was first filed June 12, 2019. 

Online records also indicate that two ex-parte orders of protection have been filed against Laird, legally requiring him to avoid the petitioner in the cases. The judgments were ordered in October 2019 and are currently in effect through May 12, online records indicate. 

Anyone who has seen Laird recently or has any information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department at 417-679-4633.

 

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