Monroe County Circuit Court
PARIS, Mo. — A former public administrator in Monroe County facing 34 counts for forgery, stealing and financial exploitation pled not guilty during her arraignment Wednesday and was denied a bond reduction. Jessica Chase appeared via Webex with attorney Tyler White, who was in person in the Monroe County Circuit Court before Judge Rick Roberts.…
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PARIS, Mo. — Another member of a Hunnewell family is in custody and charged with embezzling $3.5 million from a livestock auction house in Monroe City. Evan M. Edlin, 38, turned himself into the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, June 18. He is lodged in the Randolph County Jail in Moberly on $250,000 bond.…
Read Full Article PARIS, Mo. — A request for a bond reduction was denied Tuesday afternoon during a hearing for a former public administrator for Monroe County facing 34 counts for forgery, stealing and financial exploitation. Jessica A. Chase, 45, of Paris, Mo., appeared in Monroe County Circuit Court with Hannibal attorney Tyler White before Kristen Burks, an…
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PARIS, Mo. — A Hunnewell man made his first appearance in Monroe County Circuit Court on Tuesday morning after he was arrested last week and charged with embezzling $3.5 million from a livestock auction house in Monroe City. Ryan M. Edlin, 41, and his attorney, John P. Rogers of Clayton, appeared by video before Circuit…
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PARIS, Mo. – A Madison man accused of killing an 88-year-old woman in 2021 waived his right to have amended charges read to him and pled not guilty to first-degree murder on Monday morning. Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney Nicole D. Volkert filed her complaint, amending the original second-degree murder charge against Lyle W. Miller, 65…
Read Full Article PARIS, Mo. — A Madison man charged with second-degree murder of an 88-year-old woman is still waiting to hire an attorney and is not yet permitted to post bond. Lyle W. Miller, 65, made his first appearance in Monroe County Circuit Court on Wednesday morning before Judge Talley Smith. Miller was arrested July 28. He…
Read Full Article MADISON, Mo. — Lyle W. Miller allegedly admitted to a witness he struck 88-year-old Betty L. Hayes of Holliday, Mo., in the head and placed her body in a pond on a 40-acre lot he owned, according to a probable cause statement filed Friday in Monroe County Circuit Court. Miller, 65, was arrested Friday night.…
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