Court News
Eric Jonathon Hogard, 65, of Kansas City, is now facing several charges in Ozark County after behaving erratically at a local business.
According to the probable cause statement prepared by Ozark County Lt. Matthew Rhoades, at around 1:35 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, the Ozark County Sheriff’s...
A Wasola man, 37-year-old Samuel Miller, is charged with making a terrorist threat, harassment and armed criminal action in connection with a March 25, 2025, incident in which he allegedly shot several rounds from an automatic weapon his former workplace.
According to the probable cause statement...
Michelle Wilcox pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance when she appeared before Circuit Court Judge Craig Carter on Wednesday, March 19. Possession of a controlled substance is a D class felony.
Wilcox was sentenced to 5 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. According to...
A warrant has been issued for the re-arrest of Theodosia resident Dennis Glenn Dale, in connection with an underlying case in which he’s charged with forgery and drug possession. A post on the Ozark County Sheriff’s Faceook page outlined Dale’s alleged transgressions.
“On Jan. 24, 2025, deputies...
Joshua Benson, born in 1974, and girlfriend Lashanna Lambert, born in 1988, are on the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department’s list of those recently charged with possession of illegal drugs. The others listed in this section, below this article, have also been recently charged.
Benson is facing three...
Circuit Court Judge Craig Carter processed 21 defendants during the March 19 session of Ozark County Circuit Court.
Michelle Wilcox (see related story, page A9) pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance, a D class felony. She was sentenced to 5 years in the Missouri Department of...
Sandra Coons, 66, pleaded guilty by way of Alford plea to second degree trafficking drugs. She was sentenced to 7 years in the Department of Corrections with credit for time served in the Ozark County Jail. Charges of possession of a controlled substance and two misdemeanor charges of unlawful...
Darin Van Evans, Benjamin Hutchinson and Andrew Wesley Lovelace each pleaded guilty to DWI charges during the March 5 court session
Andrew Lovelace
Lovelace, 28, pleaded guilty to felony DWI causing physical injury. He was sentenced to SIS and 5 years probation. An SIS, or suspended imposition of...
Adam Bartlett, 33, pleaded guilty to the charge of resisting arrest, detention or stop by fleeing-creating a substantial risk of serious injury or death to any person. According to a plea agreement with the state, misdemeanor charges of operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner...
Circuit Court Judge Craig Carter processed 30 defendants during the March 5 session of Ozark County Circuit Court.
Charges of financial exploitation of an elder or disabled person and misdemeanor abuse of an elderly, disabled or vulnerable person against Patricia Anna Santos-Duvalier were dismissed...








