Court News

Former Ozark County resident Tracy Todd Presson, who is currently serving a 70-year federal prison sentence in connection with the production of child pornography, still owes divorce attorney Michael Horn $34,789, according to a judgement filed in Ozark County court last week.  The document titled...

Brian Dunaway. Ozark County Jail mug shot.
Court documents filed Tuesday in connection with a murder case filed against 42-year-old Theoodsia resident Brian Dunaway give further details into the fatal June 13 early-morning shooting.  The probable cause statement, prepared by Ozark County Sheriff’s Deputy Matt Rhoades, explains that the...
Jeremiah Kowerduck, 34, of Springfield, is being held in the Ozark County Jail without bond after an Ozark County grand jury indicted him on charges of statutory sodomy and first-degree child molestation of a child younger than 12 on May 18. He was arrested in Springfield without incident on May 25...
Matthew Olsen is being held in the Ozark County Jail on a $1,000 cash-only bond in a case in which he was indicted by an Ozark County grand jury of burglary and stealing (valued less than $150 and no prior stealing offense) in connection with a May 1 incident at Bullseye.  According to the probable...
Theodosia resident Brandon Cowan, 37, posted a $3,000 cash bond and was released from the Ozark County Jail on May 26 in a case in which he’s charged with three counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a dangerous felon.  According to the probable cause statement filed by Ozark County Sheriff’...
Gainesville resident Tesia C. White, 25, has been charged with four counts of felony animal cruelty in Volusia County, Florida, in connection with the death of her four dogs.  According to the New Smyrna Beach Police Department, White “left the four dogs in her vehicle, which she reportedly left...
A warrant with a $4,000 cash-only bond has been issued for the arrest of Herbert Palmer, 63, of West Plains, in connection with a case where he’s charged with possession of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon (possessing a weapon and a felony...
Officers say a nearly 50-mile long, high-speed motorcycle chase that reached speeds of over 100 miles per hour ended in Gainesville around 1 a.m. Sunday, May 8.  Douglas County Sheriff Chris Degase said that the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office received numerous calls of a reckless driver on a...

Brooke Collins
Brooke Collins, 26, of Gainesville, has been charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon (exhibiting) in connection with an April 8 incident in which she reportedly pointed a .22-caliber rifle at her ex-husband, whose car was in front of hers,...
Kandace Newton, a woman who is said to have helped Missouri Department of Corrections inmate Jason Laird during a June 2021 prison escape and resulting manhunt, appeared during the March 9 session of Ozark County Law Day to face her charges.  She pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled...

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