Sex offender allegedly found living block from Holts Summit elementary school

Sex Crimes — Holts Summit, MO — reported 2026-07-15

SUMMARY

A convicted child rapist was allegedly found living about a block away from North Elementary School in Holts Summit.

KEY FACTS

• Incident type: Sex Crimes
• Location: Holts Summit, MO
• Date reported: 2026-07-15
• Suspect: male, age 38
• Status: arrested

REPORTED DETAILS

• Joseph Smith, 38, was allegedly living in the 200 block of Spalding Drive in Holts Summit before he was arrested in May.
• Smith has six previous convictions of failure to register as a sex offender, according to court records.
• Under Missouri statute, registered sex offenders must keep their address filed with law enforcement agencies in the county they reside in.
• Sex offenders are not allowed to live within 1,000 feet of a school or day care facility under Missouri law.
• North Elementary School is within visual distance of Smith's Spalding Drive address, and is about a two-minute walk away, according to a News Tribune review of Google Maps data.