Police Say Wanted Man Died of Self-Inflicted Injuries

Police say wanted man died of self-inflicted injuries

A Joplin man died in a hospital of self-inflicted injuries after the department’s S.W.A.T. team went to his house to arrest him as the result of an investigation into alleged sex crimes involving a juvenile girl.

Joplin rape suspect dies from self-inflicted injuries after standoff

A rape suspect in Joplin has died from self-inflicted injuries after a standoff.Joplin Police tell Newstalk KZRG the investigation began Friday when a juvenile female reported the alleged crimes committed by 38-year-old Robert T. Davis.Probable cause for Statutory Rape in the 1st Degree, Statutory Sodomy, and three counts of Child Molestation were developed Davis.No bond warrants were issued by the Newton County Prosecutor’s Office for the charg…