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Sharp metal object found in jail cell

Valerie Verkamp by Valerie Verkamp
July 3, 2020
in Platte County
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Authorities say a sharpened-edge metal object was found inside an inmate’s cell in the Platte County Detention Center.

William Arthur Willard, 38, of Platte City, was charged Friday with concealing a prohibited article in a county jail.

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According to court documents, Willard was in custody for alleged domestic assault in the fourth degree. A deputy discovered the sharpened metal object while conducting a “scheduled shakedown on E Tank,” court documents allege.

The shank, which is slang for a knife by jail inmates, was six inches long at one end and had a cloth handle at the other. Willard had pushed the weapon into a “rail on the bottom bunk,” where he slept, according to the allegations.

When the deputy separated Willard and his cellmate for questioning, Willard admitted that everything in the cell was his and his alone, authorities say.

Willard did not say whether the sharpened-edge metal object was for protection, violence or an item to barter.

His bail on the charge was set at $10,000.

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Valerie Verkamp

Valerie Verkamp

Valerie decided she wanted to be a newspaper reporter when she was 28 years old and she successfully convinced the editor of the Platte County Landmark to give it 30 days. It was a unique period of her life when she exuded confidence while fearing she missed her calling after stints as a waitress, bank teller, hotelier, and educator.

Over nearly a decade she has written countless stories on local government, education, lawsuits, community news, crime, and the prison system.

Valerie hails from Park University with a BA in Elementary Education and a post-baccalaureate degree in paralegal studies from Penn Valley Community College. She has received honorable mention for Best Government News Story and joined her Landmark colleagues as recipient of the General Excellence Award in the Better Newspaper Contest sponsored by the Missouri Press Association.

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