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HANNIBAL, Mo. — Five people facing first-degree assault and second-degree murder charges in connection to the death of a Hannibal man on Oct. 9 have pleaded not guilty. Tiara Bonner, Jason Anderson, Jordan Payne, Thomas Payne and Kaelin Rickey all made appearances by video from the Marion County Jail during their arraignment before Judge Rachel…
Read Full Article HANNIBAL, Mo. — Five people facing first-degree assault and second-degree murder charges in connection to the death of a Hannibal man on Oct. 9 will be arraigned Friday morning in Marion County Circuit Court. Four of those people — Tiara Bonner, Jason Anderson, Jordan Payne and Kaelin Rickey — waived their right to a preliminary…
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HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal man received a 15-year sentence to the Missouri Department of Corrections on Wednesday. John A. Denslow, 26, pled guilty in Marion County Circuit Court to charges of child molestation in the second degree and sexual misconduct involving a child under the age of 15. He appeared before Judge Rachel Bringer Shepherd…
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SHELBYVILLE, Mo. — A trial for a Palmyra man facing charges of first-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm has been set for July. Raymond D. Gum, 35, appeared in Shelby County Circuit Court with public defender Austin Smith on Thursday morning during a brief hearing before Judge Frederick Tucker. A…
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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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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…
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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…
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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…
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