Court News


Samuel Deatherage Jr.
Tecumseh resident Samuel Deatherage pleaded guilty pursuant to a plea agreement with the Ozark  County Prosecuting Attorney Feb. 7 to amended charges of assault and discharging a firearm at a person.  He was sentenced to a 120-day institutional drug treatment program within the Missouri Department...

Greg Hambelton
Greg Broya Hambelton, 52, of Dora, is being held in the Ozark County Jail without bond in a case in which he’s charged with felony harassment and making a terroristic threat, as well as misdemeanor charges of domestic assault, driving with a revoked or suspended license and trespassing. He was...
Circuit Judge Craig Carter processed a total of 25 criminal cases during the Jan. 17 criminal docket. Updates in the cases are listed here:   Plea/sentencing Michael L. Jones pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) pursuant to a plea agreement with the state. He was...

Michael Jones
In a Jan. 17 criminal hearing before Circuit Judge Craig Cater, Michael L. Jones, 42, of Theodosia, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine) pursuant to a plea agreement with the state.  He was placed on supervised probation for a term of 5 years and given an SIS (...

Mary Polen
Mary F. Polen pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and keeping or maintaining a public nuisance pursuant to a plea before Circuit Judge Craig Carter Jan. 17. The plea was made as part of a plea agreement with the state.  She was sentenced to prison under 559.115, a 120-day...
Donnivan D. Davis, 26, of Gainesville, was arrested Jan. 9, in a second case that has been filed against him recently for domestic assault. He had been held in jail since that time and was scheduled for a bond hearing at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday. Results of that hearing were not available at presstime....

Justin Bell
Justin Bell, 39, of Dora, was arrested Jan. 9 on a $3,000 cash-only bond in a case in which he’s charged with possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony, and unlawful use of drug paraphernalia with prior drug offense, a class A misdemeanor. He was scheduled to have a bond hearing before...

Auden Vaneperen
Auden Vaneperen, 20, of Gainesville, is scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 1:30 p.m. Jan. 30, before Associate Judge Raymond Gross in a case in which he’s charged with delivery of a controlled substance, a class C felony.  According to the probable cause statement, prepared by Ozark County...
Craig S. Rhoads, 65, of Gainesville, was arrested Jan. 5, in a case in which he’s charged with third-degree domestic assault, a class E felony.  He was released two days later on a personal surety bond, also known as “on his own recognizance” or an OR bond. That means the court takes his word that...
Circuit Judge Craig Carter presided over six civil cases and 26 criminal cases during the Jan. 3 session of Ozark County Law Day. Updates on the criminal cases are listed here:   Warrant issued Steven Long, charged in six different cases with possession of a controlled substance and seven counts of...

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