The McDonald County and Newton County Prosecuting Attorney's office filed felony stealing charges against a Neosho man who allegedly was responsible for a series of mail thefts.
Included in the thefts, according to the McDonald County probable cause statement, were checks sent from Platte County to a Newton County family that were intended to be Christmas gifts. The total mail stolen came from 98 mailboxes, according to the Newton County probable cause statement.
Kyle Benjamen Winsauer (DOB 1999), is being held in the Newton County Jail on a $1,500 cash only bond with a bond reduction hearing scheduled for 1 p.m. January 7.
The mail thefts were detailed in the Newton County probable cause statement:
Winsauer told me he lost his job and was desperate to buy Christmas gifts for his family.
He said when he came across checks or cash; he would go to the casino to gamble for it to try to double his money but lost it all to thé casino on bad betting.
Winsauer told me he started stealing mail from mailboxes at the "end of November" of 2024 through today's date, I spoke with W1 who told me he knew Winsauer was stealing mail and that he would burn mail he didn't need in the "backyard" behind his "qrandfather's house."
Majority of the mail stolen would stay in his vehicle where it was located by McDonald County Sheriff's Office. The total mail stolen and recovered came from approximately 98 different mailboxes in the area.
The mail that was seized was logged and turned over to the U. S. Postal Inspector in Neosho so that it all could be returned to the owners, along with the check from (name redacted) and other pieces ·of mail where checks were taken out of the envelopes.
The McDonald County allegations against Winsauer were spelled out in the probable cause statement:
On December 24, 2024, I was responding to an emergency call for service. While responding, I turned my patrol vehicle onto east State Highway 90 from Rains Road when I observed a white passenger car in front of me traveling the same direction.
As I approached observed the vehicle had gone off the roadway and crashed into trees. I notified McDonald County dispatch of my location and what I observed. I exited my patrol vehicle and observed that the vehicle was unoccupied.
I further observed the vehicle was a white Mercury Milan with numerous items inside. I advised dispatch that the vehicle was unoccupied and to cancel medical but continue fire due to smoke from the vehicle.
I then began to check the area for subjects from the crash but, was unable to locate any. I began to check the vehicle for identification of subjects in the vehicle and was able to find a wallet. While checking the wallet, I observed a Missouri issued license to Winsauer.
I also observed a check from a subject in Platte County, MO. that had been written to two subjects. I contacted Platte County Sheriff's Office and requested they make contact with the owners of the checks.
A Platte County Deputy responded to the address on the checks and later advised me that the checks were Christmas presents for family members in Newton County, MO. I made contact with Newton County and was advised that the vehicle had been used in numerous mail thefts. I was also aware that deputies with McDonald County are currently working mail thefts. I was also aware that at the same time of the crash, we had received calls for mail theft on Route Kand Big Sugar Road.
On December 27, 2024, while off duty, I was notified by Detective Booe that Winsauer was in custody in Newton County and was willing to speak with me. I responded to the Newton County Jail.
Upon arrival, I spoke with Winsauer. Winsauer was provided his Miranda Rights in writing. Winsauer waived his rights and stated he would like to speak with me. Winsauer stated that he had been driving the Mercury Milan when he observed me behind him. He stated that he panicked and wreck the vehicle. He stated that his passenger and he crashed into a tree.
They exited the vehicle and proceeded to run into a wooden fence, breaking it, so they could get through. When asked why he panicked, he stated that he had been stealing mail and thought that I was chasing him. I was aware that I had served a search warrant on Winsauers vehicle on December 26, 2024. During the search I located numerous pieces of stolen mail and checks.
The case was investigated by the McDonald County Sheriff's Office.
6 comments:
Kyle Benjamen Winsauer, should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and not by the Barney Fife Locals but by the Feds - since it had to do with Stealing from the United States Postal Service and Possible Banks, Credit Card Companies, and Social Security and/or Disability Checks - which is all Federal Crimes. The $1500 Bond is a Slap in the face of Justice - I hope they lock him up for Years and Years.
The amount of turmoil and time that the Victims will have to endure - with possible cancelling - credit cards, stolen checks, dealing with late payments, putting their credit on hold and possible freezing their accounts and trying to prove to all the Creditors and the 3-Credit Bureaus - Experian, Trans Union, and Equifax - is a Nightmare and takes months and possible years - to get straightened out - plus they will all need to get a Police Report to file with the Credit Bureaus or Other Creditors - to Prove that they were a Victim of Theft and Fraud - just because this little MF'ER probably did not want to go out and get a Real Job - I Hope He Rots in Hell.
I have had this happen to Friends and Family Members - It is a tremendous Inconvenience for these people to have to spend - Days, Weeks, and Months on the Phone to different entities, being put on hold for hours, giving and filing information over and over - Just to Prove that they were a Victim of a Fraudulent Crime and Information Theft and to try and Clear their Good Names - Some People going to their Graves - Still trying to Convince Banks, Credit Card Companies, and Trying to get their Social Security / Disability Check - Re-Issued so they had Money to Live On - - No - People like - Kyle Benjamen Winsauer - Deserve the Worst Punishment that can be given.
SO DO NOT FEEL SORRY FOR THIS CRIMINAL...
Do you ever get tired of being your own echo chamber?
3:15PM - The majority of Commentors are Tired of your Sorry Azz Comments. If you are going to Comment - Comment on the Subject of the Article - Or Keep your Pie-Hole Shut. You have been warned Multiple Times - Comment on the Topics - Of course you have to Read the Articles First and then Understand the Topics - Which is Probably Difficult for You...
Everyone is just feed up with all you Leftist Liberal Democrats - Do you have any Conscious or Feel Sorry for the Victims of Criminals or are you just Mad because you had to Serve Time because you are Criminal and got Caught Too.
We are going to take back America from Criminals - Stop Being Soft On Criminals and Feel Sorry for the Victims.
3:15PM, The Majority cannot repeat what we all think of you and your stupid low-brow comments - Always sticking up for the Criminals with no empathy for the Victims. You definitely have a Narcissistic or Antisocial Personality Disorder - Get Counseling and/or take Medicine so you can function in Society.
Who is this 3:15PM person anyway, Kyle Winsauer's relative? To make light of 98 people who probably will spend a great deal of time and money trying to get there personal and financial life back after Winsauer, this crook, took and used their confidential information, credit cards, or checks? Why doesn't 3:15PM, stop being his own echo chamber and stop annoying everyone?
Why cannot some people understand this unfortunate situation of how this criminal could disrupt at least 98 people's lives, and show any type of empathy for them? 3:15PM, do you get some sick pleasure out of other people's tragedies? Maybe you or your family have not had to deal with being a victim of fraud, let alone 98 people and the impact it causes, maybe you could echo or think about that next time you want to mock others who will have to deal with all of this.
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