Local man arrested in Platte County
PLATTE CITY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- A 34-year-old St. Joseph man is in the Platte County jail after being arrested in connection with two burglaries in a Platte City, Missouri, neighborhood.
Logan Tipton was charged Wednesday with two counts of second-degree burglary and two counts of property damage. His bond has been set at $50,000 cash only.
The crimes occurred in the Timber Park residential area of Platte City, west of Running Horse Road and south of where Interstate 29 intersects with Highway 92.
According to a probable cause statement, Tipton broke into an occupied house around 4 p.m. Wednesday. The occupant called police, and Tipton was still on the premises when officers arrived. While being arrested, Tipton told officers he had broken in to find food and water. He later admitted to detectives that he had broken into the house through a basement door.
Also, according to the probable cause statement, Tipton broke into another house earlier that day. When confronted by an occupant, he fled in an unknown direction. Police canvassed the area but were unable to locate Tipton.
Platte County court records list a St. Joseph address for Tipton. He pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary in 2019 in Buchanan County and was sentenced to nine years in prison. He was later released to the Missouri Department of Probation and Parole.
