CARTHAGE, Mo. — On July 20th, 2026, at approximately 4:00 PM, Jasper County Deputies were notified that Joplin Police Department had been in a pursuit with a White Chevy pickup truck with temp tags and the truck was last seen East bound on I-44.
At approximately 6:00 PM, Jasper County Deputies were dispatched to a disturbance in progress at a residence on Cimarron Road near Carthage involving a male in a White Chevy truck that had tried to enter their residence by kicking in the front door. Deputies searched the area and located the truck and a pursuit was initiated. The truck began driving erratically and went off the roadway several times. Deputies lost sight of the truck and a property owner near Fir Road and South Grand Avenue in Carthage notified Deputies that he saw the truck drive behind the Church of Christ into a field. The truck was located abandoned in the tree line and a perimeter was set up by several assisting agencies.
A drone and Joplin Police K-9 were sent to search the area, and the drone located the male hiding in the brush a short while later. The Joplin K-9 and Jasper County Deputies located and arrested the male without incident.
The male was identified as Shawn M. Orr, 40, of Branson. Charges have been submitted to the Jasper County Prosecutor on Orr for First Degree Burglary, Resisting Arrest by fleeing (Valentine’s Law) and DWI.
More charges are expected as the investigation continues.
