Partner Of Missing Wisconsin Woman Arrested For Drugs

The partner of a missing Green County woman is in custody on a drug charge following his arrest in Illinois. 35 year old Derek Hammer is currently in the Stephenson County Jail on a charge of possession of cannabis. According to jail records, his bond is set at $200,000.  Hammer’s partner, 37 year old Melissa Trumpy of Monticello, was reported missing October 28 in Monroe and remains missing. A joint investigation between Wisconsin and Illinois authorities is in progress, including in Stephenson and Carroll Counties in Illinois. Trumpy and Hammer have pending criminal cases out of Green County where they’re accused of maintaining a drug trafficking place. Hammer has not been charged in connection with Trumpy’s disappearance.