Court News
Samuel Miller
Samuel Miller, 38, of Gainesville, pleaded guilty by way of Alford plea to the charge of first degree harassment. In connection with a plea agreement, charges of terrorist threatening and two counts of armed criminal action were dismissed. Miller was sentenced to SIS, 5 years probation and complete...
Albert Stanford
Four men pleaded guilty to various charges and three warrants were issued during the Sept. 24 Ozark County Law Day.
Guilty pleas
Albert Lee Stanford, born in 1986, of Isabella, pleaded guilty to three charges of the class E felony of driving while revoked. He was sentenced to SIS and 5 years...
Gainesville resident Amanda Frazier Myrick, born in 1976, is charged with second degree endangering the welfare of a child when she was allegedly intoxicated and caused a disturbance at a Pontiac restaurant.
According to the probable cause statement filed by Ozark County Deputy Hunter Ryan, an...
Van Buren resident, Diane Amanda Carter, born in 1958, faces charges of stalking and violation of an order of protection after allegedly showing up at her sister’s Tecumseh home.
According to a probable cause statement filed by Ozark County Sheriff’s Deputy Josh Sherman, he and Ozark County Deputy...
Brian Cuthberson
Two trials were scheduled and two people pleaded guilty before Judge Craig Carter during the Aug. 25 session of Ozark County Circuit Court.
Trials set
A jury trial is scheduled for January 2026 for Brandon W. Williams. A pretrial will be held at 9 a.m. Dec. 3. Williams is charged with second...
Jason Duke
Jason Duke, 44, of Pontiac, has been charged with domestic assault, in connection with an altercation occurring last Saturday, Aug. 23.
According to the probable cause statement, prepared by Ozark County Deputy Josh Sherman, the OCSD dispatch office received a report of a domestic assault in...
Walnut Grove resident Lisa Wilson, born in 1981, is facing charges of drug possession and child endangerment after an Aug. 15, incident at an Ozark County campground led to her arrest.
According to the probable cause statement filed by Ozark County Deputy Josh Sherman, the Ozark County Sheriff’s...
Nancy Blackburn of Tecumseh, born in 1960, is now facing several charges, including possession of a controlled substance, after a search warrant was executed at her Tecumseh home.
According to a probable cause statement filed by Ozark County Deputy Josh Sherman, the search warrant was executed at 6...
Christopher Greenough
Christopher Greenough, a former Theodosia resident who had been living in West Plains for the last several years, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter during a July 25 disposition hearing in Howell County. The plea deal with the state reduced the...
When people show up for a court appearance for a failure to appear charge, most of them don’t plan on going to jail that day. At least that was the case for Texarkana, Arkansas, resident Bret Wayne Anderson.
But that’s exactly where Anderson landed - all thanks to his actions in and outside the...