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Missouri: Two suspects charged after alleged theft of more than $150,000 from casino

October 26, 2026 · 7:04pm ET | 4:04pm PT
Image aggregated from KRCG-TV.
  • Shea Baechle, KRCG-TV

A man and a woman were taken into custody following a theft investigation out of Buchanan County on Sunday morning.

The Macon County Sheriff’s Office and Missouri State Highway Patrol were notified of a theft from the St. Jo Frontier Casino around 10:30 a.m.

Casino personnel reported that they had gotten a call from someone they assumed was FedEx around 7 a.m. regarding a money pickup.

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The employees notified their Security Supervisor of the alleged FedEx call, who later received a separate call from someone using the alias Matthew Martinez.