Three plead guilty to various charges

Several guilty pleas were accepted during the June 4 session of Ozark County Circuit Court’s Law Day.

William Hansen refused a plea offer and his case will go to trial as scheduled. Hansen is charged with the D class felony of stealing $750 or more.

Guilty pleas

Robert Hudson pleaded guilty to the class D felony of possession of a controlled substance. He was sentenced to 4 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections, suspended execution of sentence, 5 years probation and ordered to successfully complete drug court. An SES means a defendant will be placed on probation and will not go to prison unless they violate the terms of their probation.

A second charge of misdemeanor unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia with prior drug offense was dismissed.

According to the probable cause statement, prepared by Ozark County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Sherman, at 5:44 p.m. April 14, 2024, a residential search warrant was executed at a Tecumseh area residence. Hudson and two other individuals were taken into custody. During the search, several pieces of drug paraphernalia and controlled substances were seized.

Hudson also pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge of second degree harassment. He was sentenced to 30 days in the Ozark County Jail, SES, 2 years probation, and ordered to complete drug court, all to run concurrent with the felony sentencing of the possession conviction.

According to that probable cause statement, prepared by Ozark County Sheriff’s Lt. Matt Rhoades, at 2:30 a.m. June 15, 2024, the officer was assigned to a call of a possible attempted break in on Martingale Drive in Theodosia. 

When he arrived on scene, the homeowners met with the officer to explain what had happened. They said they were asleep inside their home when someone knocked on the front door. They went to the door and looked out the peephole and saw Hudson in a red shirt along with a thin black man with dread locks dressed in a white shirt.

The woman said Hudson kept telling her that he wanted to speak with her “ol’ man.” Both the woman and her husband told the officer that they didn’t know or recognize either of the men. Uncomfortable with the situation, they told the men to leave.

They said Hudson then became angry and began beating on the door aggressively “to the point the victims thought he would break through the door.”

The man inside the home armed himself, thinking Hudson was attempting to break into the home. Then he and his wife attempted to barricade the door to keep the men from getting inside. The suspects left, yelling curse words and threats. 

The two men got into a gray SUV and drove around the neighborhood for several minutes, the report says. When they passed back by the house, one of the men yelled additional threats to the victims out the window of the vehicle.

After hearing what the victims had to say, Rhoades conducted an area search and located a vehicle at a Theodosia-area bar that matched the description of the suspect vehicle. Rhoades said that as he pulled into the parking lot, he saw a man standing outside the bar that matched the description of one of the suspects. Upon seeing the officer’s vehicle, the man ducked inside the bar, the statement says. 

Rhoades went inside and found both suspects. He approached them and asked them why they were at that house. 

“Both, who were obviously extremely intoxicated, became extremely belligerent and refused/were unable to answer most of my questions,” Rhoades wrote in the report. 

Rhoades separated the two men to speak with them individually, and  Hudson reportedly told the officer that he was at the house to buy “weed” and that he knew the homeowners were selling it. 

“He became angrier and demanded that I take him back to their house, so he could assault them,” Rhoades said in the report.

He placed Hudson in handcuffs and put him inside the patrol vehicle. He then arrested the other man and began the ride to the Ozark County Jail.

Danielle Rosario pleaded guilty by way of an Alford plea to the class D felony of possession of a controlled substance. She was sentenced to 10 years DOC, SES, 5 years probation. A misdemeanor charge of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia with prior drug offense was dismissed.

According to the probable cause statement, prepared by Deputy Gannon Moss, at 6:45 p.m. Jan. 12, 2025, the officer was serving a search warrant at Rosario’s house in Udall with Ozark County’s Special Enforcement Team (SET). 

Officers found a glass alcohol bottle equipped with a short glass pipe, multiple pipes in Rosario’s bedroom with white powder on them and black burn marks and a small plastic baggie with a white, crystalline substance. All items field-tested positive for meth, the report says.

Aaron Lee Davis pleaded guilty by way of an Alford plea to the class D felony of possession of a controlled substance and the class E felony of unlawful use of a weapon by possessing a weapon and a felony controlled substance. For the felony possession charge, Davis was sentenced to 7 years in the DOC. On the charge of unlawful use of a weapon, Davis was sentenced to 4 years in the DOC. Both sentences are to run concurrent with a Howell County charge. He was also ordered to be enrolled in the 120 day in person treatment program at the DOC.

Two class D felonies of possession of a controlled substance were dismissed.

According to the probable cause statement prepared by Ozark County Sheriff’s Deputy Matt Rhoades, officers with the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department executed a warrant at Aaron’s house around 6:30 p.m. Jan. 29, 2025.

“After clearing the residence and the rest of the property, I began searching the residence. Next to the bed there was a small cabinet with female clothing inside. There was also a used hypodermic needle.

“Right inside the door of the residence was a kitchen counter. On the counter was a white powdery substance, which I recognized...as cocaine,” Rhoades wrote in the report. 

“There was also a dollar rolled up and had the same suspected-cocaine on the end. Next to those items was a bill fold with [Aaron’s] state-issued ID. There was also a 22 LifeCard single shot pistol laying next to the cocaine and in a duffle bag located in the garage there were two prescription pill bottles with multiple Alprazolam pills inside. The prescriptions were made out to two deceased individuals in Caulfield and possibly stolen.

“Inside the residence I located a rental agreement for a storage shed. The agreement was made out to [wife Brittany] and had all of her personal information on it. There were multiple items in the residence that indicated a female is living at the location with the male suspect...

“The suspects were not at the residence at the time of the search warrant. [Aaron] was at the residence on Jan. 28. Myself and another deputy both saw him at the location while patrolling the area. I believe a warrant is necessary for the suspect due to him being on probation with a high possibility of his probation being revoked, there is a high possibility of both of them going on the run. He has a violent criminal history, and we recovered a gun at the residence,” the report said.

Probations revoked

Sondra Clark admitted violating terms of her probation by failing to successfully complete Drug Court. Her probation was revoked and her sentence of 7 years executed and she was ordered to be transferred to the Missouri Department of Corrections.

Brian Mottus admitted to violating the terms of his probation by failing to successfully complete drug court. He was sentenced to 120 days in the DOC in person treatment program.

Justin Bell was found to have violated terms of his probation. His original sentence of 7 years was executed and he was ordered to be transported to the DOC.

Michelle Mahler was ordered to serve seven days shock incarceration in the Ozark County Jail then appear at later date after she was found to have violated terms of her probation. She is scheduled to appear at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 25.

Cases continued

A capias warrant was issued for Gregory Broya Hambelton after he failed to appear to Court Probationary Services as directed. According to online court records, new charges were filed against Hambelton in Ozark County Associate Court. He is ordered to appear on those charges on July 9.

Michael Cory Collins appeared with his attorney after allegedly testing positive for methamphetamine at CORE program. He was taken into custody and ordered to appear at 1:30 p.m. June 18.

Three cases were continued to 1:30 p.m. June 18.

Three cases were continued to 9 a.m. July 9 and one case was continued to 1:30 p.m. July 23.

Two cases were continued to 9 a.m. Aug. 6 with one case continued to 9 a.m. Sept. 3.

Three other defendants were continued on probation.