Ralls County Resident Arrested for Sexual Assault

Officers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Ralls County Sheriff's Department, Marion County Sheriff's Department, and Monroe City Police Department were called to assist in a search Tuesday morning for a man suspected of sexually assaulting a 36-year-old woman. 

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop B officers were requested to assist with locating Jack Jason Greathouse, 38, of rural Ralls County.

The search began at approximately 11:50 a.m. A pickup belonging to Greathouse was located by a patrol aircraft in a field southeast of Monroe City, in rural Ralls County. Officers were able to make contact with Greathouse, who was taken into custody without incident following a short standoff.

Greathouse was arrested for sexual assault and assault, and was transported to the Marion County Jail in Palmyra pending the issuance of an arrest warrant.