December 14, 2025

A former high school wrestler from Garnett was shot to death in St. Joseph, Missouri last week. St. Joseph police say 21-year-old Jaidan Drimmel was on the ground in front of a residence when paramedics arrived. They pronounced him dead at the scene. Originally reported as a stabbing, police first responded to the scene about 5 Thursday afternoon. Police on Friday located a person of interest, in the St. Joseph area and after interviewing her and other sources were able to arrest 19-year-old Dillion Grippando yesterday. Buchanan County prosecutor Ron Holliday filed charges of second-degree murder against Grippando. According to court documents, the witness saw Grippando striking Drimmel before retrieving a firearm arraignment tomorrow morning at 8:30.

Drimmel attended Anderson County junior-senior high school and was a member of the 2012-2013 wrestling team. He was a member of the class of 2016.

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