In the early morning hours of Monday, June 9, investigators with the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control (DDCC) executed a search warrant at the residence of Rick Renno in rural Lincoln, Missouri.
The action is part of an ongoing DDCC investigation into alleged criminal activity involving a juvenile, defined as a person under the age of 18. Rick Renno, 62, was taken into custody and transported to the Benton County Jail, where he is currently being held on a 24-hour investigative hold.
Due to Renno’s elected status within Benton County, the investigation is being handled exclusively by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and not the Benton County Sheriff’s Office.
Formal charges could be filed as early as today.
