POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KFVS) - The city manager of Poplar Bluff will begin the new year with a court date in Mississippi.

It comes after Robert Knodell’s arrest back on October 4, 2025, for driving under the influence.

And while Knodell spent a night in the Desoto County Jail exactly two months ago, we are only now learning about his arrest.

The Desoto County, Mississippi Sheriff’s Office issued an incident report on October 4, 2025, regarding what deputies described as an “accident without injuries and DUI” involving driver Robert Knodell.

According to the report, deputies found Knodell in his vehicle on Highway 713, north of I-69. They would later learn from Knodell that he had been in Alabama for a football game and said he was driving to a hotel in Tunica, a roughly four-hour drive.

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