Maysville man facing felony murder charge appears in court on drug-related charges

Local News May 12, 2020 Jennifer Thies

Kenneth Wykert

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A Maysville man facing felony charges in Nodaway County of second degree murder and abandonment of a corpse appeared via Zoom in Division One of Clinton County Circuit Court yesterday (Monday) on drug-related charges. Online court information shows Kenneth Wykert has been charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and misdemeanor unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.

The Clinton County case was continued to October 23^rd (at 9 am) for a bench trial and motion hearing. An April trial date was previously vacated pursuant to a Supreme Court order regarding COVID-19.

A jury trial for Wykert is scheduled to begin in Nodaway County July 13^th (at 9 am) on the murder and abandonment of a corpse charges. A pre-trial conference is scheduled for July 1^st (at 9 am). The pre-trial conference and trial were previously scheduled for March, but they were continued due to the Supreme Court order closing courts because of COVID-19 concerns.

The case was transferred from DeKalb County to Nodaway County in October on a change of venue.

Wykert was previously identified as the boyfriend of Leah Dawson of Maysville who went missing last June. Her remains were found later that month.

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Jennifer’s interest in radio began at a young age. She started as a news reporter at KTTN in January 2017, but previously worked almost a year and a half as an on-air announcer and with news at the NPR affiliate KXCV/KRNW, which serves Northwest Missouri. Jennifer was born and raised in St. Joseph, Missouri. She received a Bachelor of Science in Mass Media: Broadcast Production with an Emphasis in Audio Production from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville.