Rosendale man charged with making obscene or indecent commercial messages terminated from Plattsburg PD

UPDATE: PLATTSBURG, Mo. (KQTV) -- On Saturday, the City of Plattsburg's Facebook page said it terminated Steve O. McDemit's employment.

They posted the following to social media:

"The City of Plattsburg has terminated the employment of former Officer McDermit as of Oct. 16, 2026. We have no further comment at this time regarding his termination. The case leading to his arrest is under investigation."

Buchanan County Sheriff's Department's Inmate Inquiry stated as of 11:23 pm on October 17 that McDermit is still in custody.

ANDREW COUNTY, Mo. (KQTV) -- A Rosendale, Missouri, man faces two counts of making obscene or indecent commercial messages, according to a probable cause statement filed in Andrew County Circuit Court.

Investigators allege Steve O. McDermit used a TextNow number to leave four messages on a commercial sex-chatline app on Oct. 14. The statement said two messages were left at 12:54 a.m. and two more at 2:58 a.m. The messages allegedly described sexual acts involving two girls, ages 6 months and 1 year.

The statement said records obtained from TextNow and Google linked the number to McDermit. It also alleged he is a law enforcement officer in northwest Missouri with access to firearms, equipment, and law enforcement information systems.

As of 4:30 p.m. Oct. 16, McDermit was in Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office custody. He was booked Oct. 15, according to the information provided.