A woman from Harris was arrested in Caldwell County on Thursday on five counts of misdemeanor passing a bad check has been returned to Grundy County. The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports 61-year-old Dorothy Gail Vasey’s bond is $1,887.02, and she is scheduled for the Associate Division of Grundy County Circuit Court November 12th. Vasey […]
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Chillicothe Township official accused of assaulting employee charged with sodomy
A Chillicothe Township official accused of assaulting a private employee has been charged with second-degree sodomy. An appearance bond for James Edward Gates was posted Thursday, and arraignment is scheduled in the Associate Division of Livingston County Circuit Court on November 8, 2019, at 9 am. Bond was originally set at $100,000 cash only, with […]
Two charged in Putnam County in connection with pursuit and vehicle crash involving a deputy
Two Oskaloosa, Iowa residents involved in a pursuit and vehicle accident involving a deputy in Unionville Tuesday afternoon now face charges in Putnam County. Nineteen year old Tori Craver and 20 year old Jacob Hopman have been charged with the felonies of two counts of stealing as well as one count each of forgery and […]
Brothers plead guilty to incest, sexual misconduct, child molestation and rape in Daviess County court
Two brothers entered guilty pleas in Division One of Daviess County Circuit Court on Wednesday on sex-related felony charges. Sentence assessment reports were ordered for Enos Ray Yoder of Bloomfield, Iowa and Alfred Yoder of Albia, Iowa, and their cases were continued January 8, 2020, for sentencing. Enos Yoder was charged with incest, sexual misconduct […]
Chillicothe woman charged in child abuse case where baby was shaken
A Chillicothe woman appeared in court on Monday for arraignment and a bond hearing regarding felony charges of abuse or neglect of a child causing alleged emotional or physical injury, no sexual contact. Beatrice Josephine Anderson was accused in an October 21st incident that authorities say involved a three-month-old girl. She allegedly confessed to shaking […]
Laredo man turns himself in to authorities
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports a Laredo man surrendered himself on Monday on felony third-degree assault. Twenty-six-year-old Jesse Dean Bruce posted his bond of $5,000 cash, surety, or 10%, and he is scheduled for the associate division of circuit court November 12th. Bruce is accused of acting in concert with Desmond Calton in causing […]
Four arrested, one extradited to Grundy County in report from authorities
Four arrests are in today’s report from the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department. Two arrests are for alleged failure to appear in circuit court at Trenton. Nineteen-year-old Desmond Alexander Calton of Excelsior Springs has been charged in Grundy County with third-degree assault on October 13th for using a closed fist to allegedly strike the face of […]
Missouri man sentenced to 15 Years for possessing illegal firearm used in fatal shooting
A Kansas City, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court for illegally possessing the firearm he allegedly used to shoot and kill another person. Dionandre Ganter, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to 15 years in federal prison without parole, which is the maximum penalty that can be imposed under the […]
Grundy County Learning Center adopts new name
The Grundy County Learning Center at the intersection of 26th Street and Princeton Road in Trenton has become the Grundy County Opportunity Center. Director Ruth Ebersold says one of the reasons for the name change is the center is a workplace for adults with developmental disabilities, not a school. Mike Bower from Five Points Creative […]
Livingston County jury finds man “Guilty” of weapons possession
Livingston County Sheriff Steve Cox reports a jury this week found a man guilty of three counts of possession of a weapon in a jail facility and one count of damage to a jail or jail property. Forty-two-year-old Miguel Torres was acquitted on another count in the trial in Livingston County Circuit Court. The case […]
Audio: Garland “Joey” Nelson makes first court appearance in Diemel brothers case
A northwest Missouri farmer accused of first-degree murder in the deaths of two missing Wisconsin brothers from made his first court appearance today. Garland Joseph Nelson, 25, appeared via closed-circuit TV in the Circuit Court of Caldwell County. Nelson’s attorney asked the judge for a continuance of three weeks to prepare before entering a plea. […]
Two plead guilty to drug charges in Grundy County court
A Trenton resident has waived a preliminary hearing on charges accusing her of delivering a controlled substance or synthetic cannabinoid on September 27th. The court case for Joanna Kay Gard-Murphy was bound over to Division One of Grundy County Circuit Court for an arraignment on November 14, 2019. Two defendants from Trenton pleaded guilty to […]
Man involved in Livingston County fugitive investigation appears in court
A man involved in what law enforcement called a fugitive investigation and manhunt in September voluntarily waived his right to a preliminary hearing in the Associate Division of Livingston County Circuit Court. Brandon Michael Wood has been charged with stealing $750 or more in one case and unlawful possession of a firearm and resisting or […]
Man who threatened to kill his family and deputy denied bond amendment in Livingston County
Oral arguments for the bond amendment were heard, considered, and denied in the Associate Division of Livingston County Circuit Court on Tuesday for a Richmond man accused of resisting arrest and assaulting law enforcement in September. The court certified 40-year-old Joseph Anderson’s case to Division One for arraignment November 5, 2019, at 9 am. He […]
Maysville man accused of murder granted application for change of judge
An application for a change of judge was sustained in Division One of DeKalb County Circuit Court on Tuesday for a Maysville man charged with the felonies of second-degree murder and abandonment of a corpse. Kenneth Wykert’s case was transferred to the Missouri Supreme Court for reassignment. A motion was made on October 15th for […]
Novinger man charged with 5 felonies after threatening to kill woman
A Novinger man accused of threatening to kill a woman Wednesday while he was in possession of a long rifle has been charged with five felonies in Adair County. A probable cause statement says it was the second domestic disturbance at the residence where 25-year-old Ethen Reece Dimmitt used a firearm to threaten the woman. […]
Chillicothe man appears in court on sodomy charge
A Chillicothe man appeared in the Associate Division of Livingston County Circuit Court this week on a felony charge of sodomy or attempted sodomy—first degree—victim less than 12 years old. The case for Richard James Stumph was certified to Division One following evidence being presented. Stumph is scheduled for arraignment on November 5, 2019, at […]
Trenton man turns himself in to authorities
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office reports a Trenton man turned himself in on Tuesday on failure to appear in court on two felony charges. Sixty-three-year-old Stanley Patterson was charged with driving while intoxicated—persistent offender and driving while revoked or suspended. His bond is $5,000, with 10% cash approved, and he is scheduled for Division One […]
Authorities file felony charges in Livingston County following stolen vehicle investigation
Three felony counts have been filed in Livingston County against a Chillicothe man accused in an early Monday morning incident that involved a police investigation of an alleged stolen vehicle. Fifty-five-year-old Bobby Jay Oleson has been charged with tampering with a motor vehicle in the first degree; resisting or interfering with an arrest for a […]
Princeton man accused of assisting jail escapee appears in court
A Princeton resident accused of giving a ride to Mercer County Jail escapee had his case bound over to Division One of Mercer County Circuit Court Tuesday. Online court information shows 20-year-old Kenneth Riley Paul Lewis is scheduled for arraignment November 13th (at 9 am) on felony hindering prosecution of a felony. The Mercer County […]