Drew Clinton
January 15, 2022 | By Deanne (Plonka) Montgomery
I simply cannot believe what has transpired in the Drew Clinton case. There are no adjectives that can be published to describe how many are feeling about this. Quincy making national news must make some smile and, for those with a conscience, cringe. What occurred is wrong. Reading the transcripts, it is amazing that Judge…
Read Full Article January 14, 2022 | By J. Robert Gough, Publisher
QUINCY — Attorney Drew Schnack’s week didn’t go exactly as planned. Following the initial Muddy River News report on January 7 which detailed Judge Robert Adrian’s decision to reverse his October verdict regarding a sexual assault case, the story has gained traction. Schnack, who represented Drew Clinton in the case that saw and has continued…
Read Full Article January 13, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Judge Bob Adrian, who has gained national attention for the reversal of his decision in a local criminal sexual assault case, is no longer handling criminal cases at the Adams County Courthouse. An administrative order signed Thursday by Pittsfield judge Frank McCartney, chief judge for the Eighth Judicial Circuit, detailed the changes in…
Read Full Article January 12, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Judge Bob Adrian did not complete the remainder of his court docket Wednesday after throwing Josh Jones, lead trial attorney for the Adams County State’s Attorney’s office, out of his courtroom for a “comment” Jones recently made on social media. Frank McCartney of Pittsfield, chief judge of the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court, said…
Read Full Article January 12, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — Judge Bob Adrian threw Josh Jones, lead trial attorney for the Adams County State’s Attorney’s office, out of his courtroom Wednesday morning for a “comment” Jones recently made on social media. Jones and Adrian were in courtroom 1B for status hearings on a series of felony cases in Adams County Circuit Court. After…
Read Full Article January 7, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor
QUINCY — A rare reversal by a judge, who ruled in October that an 18-year-old Quincy man was guilty of criminal sexual assault but changed his mind Monday, has frustrated an assistant state’s attorney and infuriated the father of the accuser. “I’ve been prosecuting for over 40 years — first in Kansas, and for the…
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