A Grant City woman has been charged with abandonment of a corpse related to the death of Melissa Lynn Chapman. 50-year-old Kimberly Sue Henry Tinkle also faces two felony counts of hindering the prosecution of a felony and one count of tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution. A probable cause statement from Highway […]
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Denver, Missouri man admits murdering woman during court appearance, sentenced to 30-years in prison
A Denver, Missouri man was sentenced December 10th to 30 years in the Department of Corrections on felony murder—second degree. Worth County Prosecuting Attorney Janet Wake Larrison reports 39-year-old Jeremiah Searles was sentenced after pleading guilty to killing Melissa Chapman. A news release says Searles admitted to striking Chapman in the head with part of […]
Inmate returned from prison to face charges in Grundy County court
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports a Trenton man was picked up at the Western Reception, Diagnostic, and Correctional Center of Saint Joseph on a writ for court on a capias warrant on a probation violation. Twenty-two-year-old Dawson Ray Clark’s original charge was possession of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana […]
Humphreys man charged with two felony counts of child molestation
A Humphreys man arrested by the Highway Patrol Tuesday afternoon, December 8th in Sullivan County has been charged with two felony counts of child molestation in the first degree. Forty-eight-year-old Joseph Hemenway’s bond is $50,000 cash only. A probable cause statement from Sullivan County Sheriff Roger Smiley says a 19-year-old girl reported she had been […]
Missouri Attorney joins multistate lawsuit seeking to end Facebook’s illegal monopoly
Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Facebook Inc., alleging that the company illegally stifles competition to protect its monopoly power. The filing can be found here. The lawsuit alleges that, over the last decade, the social networking giant illegally acquired competitors in a predatory manner […]
Additional cases in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court on Tuesday, December 8, 2020
Among additional cases processed Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court, a Galt resident, Ryan Mitchell Hutcherson was placed on probation after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated persistent offender. He was sentenced to six months at the Grundy County Detention Center which was then suspended by the court and replaced with […]
Trenton police officer charged with statutory rape to be held without bond
A felony charge of second-degree statutory rape has been filed in Grundy County against a Trenton Police officer. Online court information shows 25-year-old Michael Wilson is to be held without bond after being arrested by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. A probable cause statement from Adam McAtee of the Patrol accuses Wilson of engaging in […]
Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court news for Tuesday, December 9, 2020
Among cases, Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court, Galt resident Shandon Levi Gann, charged with first-degree assault on a Trenton man, appeared for a bond hearing before Special Judge Matthew Krohn from Princeton. The court received evidence and heard arguments regarding setting a bond, and afterward, Judge Krohn denied any change […]
Grundy County Commission approves additional COVID-19 relief funds; culverts ordered to replenish inventory
The Grundy County Commission approved COVID-19 Relief Fund allocations for eight entities on December 8th. The Spickard R-2 School District was approved for $21,115.04, the Laredo R-7 School District $891.94, the Pleasant View R-6 School District $26,406.85, the Grundy County R-5 School District $30,720.28, Grundy County $8,162.46, the City of Trenton $1,845, North Central Missouri […]
Chillicothe police arrest suspect on resisting arrest, property damage and warrant from Linn County
Chillicothe Police report one motorist was taken into custody Monday night more than an hour after allegedly taking off at a high rate of speed following a traffic stop. Just before 8 o’clock, a resident in the 400 block of Cherry Street contacted police to report a vehicle had been driven into the side of […]
Unionville man charged with three counts of sodomy against children bound over to Division One of Putnam County court
A preliminary hearing was held on Monday for a Unionville man, Ralph Saavedra, who faces three felony counts of statutory sodomy or attempt involving alleged deviate sexual intercourse. He also faces four felony counts of child molestation in the second degree. A probable cause statement from Unionville’s Police Chief says the two victims are girls […]
Garland Joseph Nelson pleads “not guilty” to stealing during court appearance
Braymer resident Garland Joseph Nelson appeared via Polycom video on Monday in Caldwell County Circuit Court where he waived formal arraignment and pleaded NOT guilty to a felony stealing charge. At the request of the defendants’ attorney, Circuit Court Judge Brent Elliott continued this case until February 9th. A law enforcement officers’ probable cause statement […]
Missouri State Auditor issues report on Clay County Collector as part of citizen-initiated audit
State Auditor Nicole Galloway released an audit of the Clay County Collector’s office. The report, which gave an overall rating of “good,” is the fourth released as part of an ongoing audit of Clay County that was initiated through a citizen petition. Previously released audits of the County Clerk, Recorder, and Public Administrator gave the […]
Kirksville man facing two misdemeanors and two felonies in Grundy County
Two felony counts and two misdemeanors were filed in Grundy County Circuit Court against 38-year-old Brandon Brewer of Kirksville who was arrested by the Highway Patrol on Friday. Bond is $7,5 00 with Brewer to appear in associate division tomorrow. Brewer is accused of felony possession of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia described […]
Medical marijuana subpoena may have been connected to Independence, Missouri FBI probe
(Missouri Independent) – The head of Missouri’s medical marijuana program testified under oath that a grand jury subpoena his agency received late last year was likely connected to an FBI investigation in Independence. The revelation by Lyndall Fraker, director of medical marijuana regulation at the Missouri Department of Health and Seniors Services, is the first […]
Chillicothe firefighters respond to county road LIV 529
The Chillicothe Fire Department on Saturday afternoon extinguished a small grass fire on Livingston County Road 529. A report from the fire department quoted the resident as saying he was burning a pond embankment and the flames spread to a ditch next to the road. Approximately one-quarter of an acre was on fire when firefighters […]
Audio: Two people face criminal charges after malnourishment of 6 year old girl
Two people accused in a Wright County child abuse investigation in southern Missouri now face criminal charges. Twenty-eight-year-old LaTisha Cantrell, and 27-year-old Joey Moore, of Mountain Grove, are accused of the malnourishment of a six-year-old girl. The girl required hospitalization in St. Louis in August 2020 due to her health condition and weighed […]
Audio: Convicted Missouri killer Richard Davis, once subject of massive national manhunt, dies in hospital
A high-profile Missouri prisoner who was waiting for an execution date has died, from apparent natural causes. The Missouri Department of Corrections says 56-year-old Richard Davis died of natural causes this week, at a hospital. Davis was sentenced to death in 2007 for the separate gruesome killings of Marsha Spicer and Michelle Huff […]
Missouri tenants’ group protests at online eviction hearings
With evictions set to skyrocket after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention moratorium ends December 31, a Kansas City tenants’ group is taking an unusual route to delay evictions, by disrupting housing-court hearings being held online. Tara Raghuveer, director of KC Tenants, said research shows online hearings may even violate the rights of renters with […]