William E. Earle

Hannibal man receives 14-year sentence for statutory sodomy as part of Alford plea agreement

January 12, 2024 | By Megan Duncan Muddy River News Correspondent

PALMYRA, Mo. — Judge David Mobley sentenced a Hannibal man on Wednesday to 14 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections after he entered an Alford plea to two counts of second-degree statutory sodomy. William E. Earle, 41, now is serving two consecutive seven-year sentences after accepting a plea agreement earlier this month, in which…