Woman charged after nearly colliding with Pierce City police vehicle, fleeing stop

PIERCE CITY, Mo. — A Lawrence County woman has been charged after an officer claimed that the woman almost caused a head-on collision with their patrol vehicle in early August.

According to online court dockets filed on Aug. 21, Jamie Earp, born in 1985, of Pierce City, has been charged with felonies of three counts of endangering the welfare of a child creating substantial risk, possession of a controlled substance, and aggravated fleeing a stop. The woman has also been charged with a misdemeanor of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

The probable cause statement says that a Pierce City police officer was patrolling around 9:19 p.m. on Aug. 10, near Commercial Street and Lawrence 2230, when a black Chevy Silverado almost collided with the patrol vehicle…

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