Court News
Jeremiah Kowerduck
Jeremiah Kowerduck, 35, of Springfield, appeared before Circuit Judge Craig Carter April 3 and pleaded guilty pursuant to a plea agreement to an amended charge of second-degree statutory sodomy of a person younger than 17 and was sentenced to 7 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. The...
Circuit Judge Craig Carter processed a total of 32 cases during the April 3 session of Ozark County Law Day. Updates on the criminal cases are listed here:
Warrant issued
Amy Poyner, charged with possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, failed to appear...
Dustin Helton, 36, of Gepp, Arkansas, is being held in the Ozark County Jail on a $10,000 cash-only bond in connection with a March 23 high-speed chase in Bakersfield. He is charged with resisting arrest by fleeing - creating a substantial risk of serious injury/death to any person and damage to...
Tabatha R. Adam, 27, of Wasola, is facing two felony charges of statutory rape and incest after officers say a test was performed that proves her child was fathered by her underage relative.
According to the probable cause affidavit, the investigation began last October when the Ozark County...
Noel Cole
Noel Cole, 48, of Theodosia, is being held in the Ozark County Jail on a $2,500 bond in connection with a newly filed case where he is charged with failing to appear in court.
According to the probable cause statement prepared by Ozark County Deputy Josh Sherman, on Dec. 21, 2023, Cole was...
Michael Renne
Michael Renne, 44, of Tecumseh, was released on his own recognizance with supervision by Court Probationary Services during a March 18 hearing before Associate Judge Raymond Gross in connection with a case in which he’s charged with domestic assault, armed criminal action and possession of...
Megan Loftis
Caulfield resident Megan Loftis, 33, appeared before Associate Judge Raymond Gross in court for a case where she’s charged with possession of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
She was released on bond supervision, and is scheduled to return to court April 23 for a...
Jacob Wright
Jacob Roger Wright, 28, of Gainesville, was released on his own recognizance during a March 18 hearing before Associate Judge Raymond Gross in connection with a case in which he’s charged with domestic assault, kidnapping and property damage. He is scheduled for a criminal setting April 23. He was...
During the March 6 session of Ozark County Law Day, Christopher Campbell pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of a controlled substance in a plea agreement with the state. He was sentenced to 5 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections in each case with the sentences to run concurrently...
Victoria “Tori” Fowler, 30, of Caulfield, pleaded guilty in Howell County Court March 9 to two counts of having sexual contact with a student in connection with allegations of an inappropriate romantic and sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student she met while she was employed as a teacher at...