Drug Busts

Trenton woman faces drug charge

A drug possession charge has been filed in Grundy County Circuit Court against a 25-year-old Trenton resident. Kyanna Maleia Merritt has been accused of felony possession of methamphetamine Saturday in Trenton. Bond has been set at $15,000 pending her appearance March 13th in Associate Division of the Grundy County Circuit Court.

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Two waive preliminary hearings in Grundy County Circuit Court

Two defendants waived preliminary hearings Tuesday in Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court. Each was bound over to Division One of the circuit court for arraignments Thursday at the Courthouse in Trenton. Penni Marie Richards of Humphreys faces charges of possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, amphetamine or methamphetamine. […]

Crime and Courts

Grundy County Circuit Court sees busy docket on Tuesday

Two defendants waived preliminary hearings Tuesday in the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit. Their cases were bound over for arraignments February 15th in Division One of the circuit court at the Courthouse in Trenton. Spickard resident Trace Aaron Harvey faces five felony counts of second-degree burglary and one felony count of tampering with a […]

Crime and Courts

Three face judge in Grundy County Circuit Court

A Trenton man, Jonathon Allen McAtee, has been placed on supervised probation after pleading guilty to a reduced charge while appearing in the Associate Division of circuit court. The charge was amended by the prosecutor to third-degree assault, a misdemeanor, for an incident from November 29th of 2016. McAtee was sentenced to six months in jail. The […]

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Grundy County circuit court has busy docket on Thursday

Two defendants were ordered to serve prison sentences after their probations were revoked yesterday in Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. 44-year-old Patrick Shaun Michael admitted to probation violation. A previous sentence of seven years with the department of corrections was executed. 38-year-old Curtis Scott Wheelbarger of Trenton admitted to probation violations. A […]

Crime and Courts

Two face judge in circuit court in Trenton

Trenton resident Glenn Nelson Williams pleaded guilty to charges of sexual misconduct in the second degree stemming from an incident last May. Williams was fined $750 and sentenced to 15 days confinement in the Grundy County Detention Center. Judge Steve Hudson suspended the execution of the jail time and placed Williams on probation for two […]

Trenton Police Department

St. Joseph woman arrested for alleged role in assisting Trenton man in escaping apprehension

Authorities report the arrest of a St. Joseph woman for her alleged role in helping Trenton resident James Earl Harding escape apprehension. 31-year-old Cassie Marie Leffler of St. Joseph is charged in Grundy County with hindering prosecution and resisting arrest. Both are felonies. Bond is $10,000 cash pending her appearance December 12th in the Associate […]

Crime and Courts

Judge hands down several prison sentences in circuit court

Numerous cases were processed Thursday in Division One of the Grundy County Circuit Court. Trenton resident Dorothy Kathryn Archuleta admitted violation of probation. The court revoked probation and sentenced her to serve five years with the department of corrections. Her original charge was felony possession of a controlled substance. Rural Princeton resident Thomas Lund pleaded guilty to […]