Burglary, drug charges filed after arrests in rural Galena

A duo from Missouri have been arrested in southeast Kansas and now faces several charges. Read the full press release below:

Just after 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2022, Cherokee County Sheriff’s Deputies encountered a Missouri couple at a vacant rural Galena home, which had been burglarized earlier in the week.

As a result of evidence recovered at the scene and law enforcement’s investigation into the late-night suspicious activity, Deputies arrested 37-year-old Ronal Blake Smith of Joplin and Andria Ranae Cafferty, 29, of Webb City.

Smith was transported to the Cherokee County Jail on allegations of Two Counts of Burglary, Two Counts of Criminal Trespass, Possession of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Cafferty was booked into the Cherokee County Jail on allegations of Burglary, Possession of Methamphetamine, Unlawful Possession of Prescription Drugs, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.