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Braymer burglary investigation leads to felony charges
1+ hour, 4+ min ago (393+ words) A man from Odessa, Missouri, is facing multiple felony charges in Caldwell County following an investigation into a burglary and attempted theft involving gambling machines at a business in Braymer. Court documents filed in the 43rd Judicial Circuit of Caldwell County…...
Mexican national sentenced in Missouri meth trafficking case
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (357+ words) A Mexican national has been sentenced in federal court for possessing more than 56 pounds of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. According to federal court records, 22-year-old Pedro Alberto Quiroz Ayala received an 11-year prison sentence without the possibility of…...
St. Joseph arrest leads to federal illegal re-entry charge
1+ hour, 59+ min ago (194+ words) A Mexican national has been indicted by a federal grand jury for illegally re-entering the United States after being removed from the country multiple times. Federal prosecutors said 48-year-old Victor Rubio-Trejo was charged in a one-count indictment with illegal reentry....
Federal court hands prison term to former school basketball coach
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (188+ words) A former high school basketball coach in the St. Louis area has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for sending sexually explicit images to students and engaging in inappropriate online conversations with minors. U. S. District Judge Henry…...
Somali national gets 30 years in Missouri kidnapping death
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (211+ words) A Somali national received a 30-year federal prison sentence for a kidnapping case connected to the death of a woman whose body was discovered in northwest Missouri in 2019. According to federal court records, 44-year-old Mahamud Tooxoow Mahamed was sentenced by…...
Kansas City man pleads guilty in federal firearms case
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (263+ words) A Kansas City man pleaded guilty in federal court in a firearms case connected to Operation Spring Cleaning. According to federal court records, 34-year-old Mitchell D. Gibbs pleaded guilty before U. S. Chief Magistrate Judge Willie Epps Jr. to one count of being…...
Springfield woman sentenced in Missouri tax fraud scheme
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (155+ words) A Springfield, Illinois, woman has been sentenced in federal court for wire fraud and filing fraudulent claims connected to a tax preparation scheme in southwest Missouri. Yager received a sentence of 38 months in federal prison, followed by three years of…...
Polk County audit details financial and evidence control concerns
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (524+ words) A new audit released by Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick identified multiple deficiencies within the Polk County Public Administrator's Office, while also highlighting concerns involving the Polk County Sheriff's Office and county purchasing practices. The audit assigned Polk County a…...
Marceline man pleads not guilty in infant death case
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (217+ words) A Marceline man charged in connection with the death of an infant pleaded not guilty during proceedings on May 5 in Division One of Linn County Circuit Court. Online court records show Kullen Joe Mc Elhaney waived formal arraignment. The case…...
St. Louis defendant admits child exploitation and sex offenses
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (174+ words) A St. Louis man has admitted in federal court to transporting a 12-year-old girl from Michigan to Missouri, where he engaged in illegal sexual activity with the child. Harold Paul White, 56, pleaded guilty Monday in U. S. District Court in St. Louis…...