David Matthew Bates, age 42 of Poughkeepsie was booked into the Sharp County Detention Center early Sunday July 5th 2026.

Bates was booked on charges of:

Possession Of Controlled Substance-Sch. I, II Meth/Cocaine-Felony

Escape-3rd Degree-Felony

Resisting Arrest-Misd.

Bates is currently incarcerated in the Sharp County Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing and court date.

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