HANNIBAL, Mo. — Marion County judge Holly Conger-Koenig ruled Monday afternoon that Luke Bryant, prosecuting attorney for Marion County, must be recused and Alex Ellison, prosecuting attorney in Pike County (Mo.), has been appointed as special prosecuting attorney in the case against Hannibal attorney Tyler White. Conger-Koenig listened to testimony provided Friday afternoon in Marion […]
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Minnesota man coaching gymnastics in West Virginia charged in Adams County with four sexual assault felonies with children under age 13
QUINCY — A gymnastics coach from West Virginia facing four charges of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child under the age of 13 in Adams County made his first appearance Wednesday in Adams County Circuit Court with his attorney, Drew Schnack. Leonard Johnson, 63, of Rochester, Minn., was lodged in the Adams County Jail […]
Hannibal man pleads guilty to June 2020 shooting death and drug possession, will serve 17 years in Department of Corrections
HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter and possession of a controlled substance in a county jail in exchange for a prison term of 17 years. Corey L. Cobb, 28, had been charged with one count of second-degree murder, a Class A felony, in the June 4, 2020 shooting […]
Hannibal attorney running for judge charged with felony for attempted tampering with victim
HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal attorney running to become an associate judge in the 10th Judicial Circuit was charged with a felony earlier this month for offering a victim $4,000 not to testify against his client. Luke Bryant, prosecuting attorney for Marion County, filed a complaint in Marion County Circuit Court on June 23. He […]
