Court News
An Ozark County grand jury has indicted April Perry, 36, of Gainesville, with two cases where she is charged with possession of a controlled substance and two counts of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. A criminal summons has been issued for her to appear in court before Associate Judge...
Carl Foster, 53, of Gainesville, was granted pre-trial release on his own recognizance (OR bond) Feb. 13 before Associate Judge Raymond Gross in a case in which he allegedly beat a man up in Antler Pizza & Package Store in Gainesville. Officers also reportedly found methamphetamine on him...
During the Feb. 7 Ozark County Law Day, Dewayne Allen, far left, admitted to violating his probation. His original 4-year prison sentences were executed. Officers recently arrested him on a warrant while he was riding horseback. Timothy “Kyle” Sprague, center, also got an OCSD escort to the MoDOC after violating his probation in a voluntary manslaughter case by racking up two more domestic assault cases. He is ordered to complete a 120-day institutional drug treatment program. Michelle Wilcox, far right, had to spend a week in jail following a positive drug test, signaling that she’d used meth while on probation.
Circuit Judge Craig Carter sent three defendants to prison and one to jail after the Feb. 7 session of Ozark County Law Day. Carter processed a total of seven civil cases and 30 criminal cases that day.
Sent to prison
Dewayne R. Allen, who was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm by a...
Andrew “Brandt” Clay
Andrew “Brandt” Clay, 25, of Gainesville, was scheduled to appear for a bond hearing at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in a case where he is facing charges of stalking, three counts of harassment and peace disturbance in connection with a Jan. 27 incident, just five days after he said he had been released from...
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....