A Milan man was found guilty on one of two charges in a bench trial in Linn County. Fifty-year-old Roger H Cassity appeared before Judge Terry Tschannen for the bench trial. Cassity had waived the right of a Jury Trial. The state and the defense presented the cases on the charges of possession of a controlled substance and sex offender […]
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Several bookings into the Daviess Dekalb Regional Jail are in the Livingston County Sheriff’s Department report for Thursday. 39-year-old Larry Vernon Reynolds of Wheeling was booked into the jail at about 9:00 am for alleged domestic assault. Bond is set at $20,000. 31-year-old Travis James Skinner of Kansas City was booked in at 9:00 am following his arrest on a […]
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The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department has transported several detainees to the Missouri Department of Corrections following sentencing. They include: 49-year-old Loutinia Owens of KC, MO – sentenced to 3 years DOC – 120-day program for a Probation Violation – Failure to Appear. 26-year-old Detrii D. Hyatt of Chillicothe, sentenced to 4 years DOC for Probation Violation – Possession Controlled Substance. […]
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A former Chillicothe resident, currently of Independence, 33-year-old Zachary Ryan Kerns was sentenced to 20 years in prison for two counts of possession of Child Pornography. The conviction was the result of a 2018 case developed by the Platte County Cyber Crimes Task Force. Livingston County Prosecuting Attorney Adam Warren says the case resulted from downloads that were made while […]
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In the court system, the judges are able to impose sentences that including the reimbursement to the victim, or restitution. For the month of August, the Linn County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office collected a total of $2,311.00 in restitution and disbursed $2,135.00 in restitution to victims of crimes. Year-to-date, that Office has collected a total of $29,531.53 in restitution and disbursed […]
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Nineteen-year-old Chandler Bishop Stedem of Chillicothe was sentenced to two years of probation and 48 hours of shock time after pleading guilty to careless and imprudent driving involving an accident and DWI. In addition, Stedem will need to complete a program called “ThinkFirst” by November 1st. The University of Missouri says the “ThinkFirst” Traffic Offenders Program is a hospital-based experiential […]
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This week 600 people in Livingston County will begin receiving prospective juror notices. The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department is required to notify the group of potential juror service from October-February. Sheriff Steve Cox says those were mailed today. The forms must be completed and returned in a timely manner to Circuit Clerk Jane Gann on the 3rd floor of the […]
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The Livingston County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) recently received Court orders to transferred one detainee to the Missouri Department of Corrections in Vandalia to attend a treatment program: 38-year-old Lynette D. King of Chillicothe was sentenced to 10 years and an ITP Program for Delivery of Controlled Substance
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The Livingston County Sheriff’s Department is transporting several detainees to the Missouri Department of Corrections. Sheriff Steve Cox says the detainees had been sentenced in recent court appearances. 20-year-old Corey Gibson of Chillicothe sentenced to 7 years for Assault and 2 years for Possession of Controlled Substance 26-year-old John Carey of Colorado sentenced to 4 years for Property Damage 29-year-old […]
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The Supreme Court of Missouri plans to lift the restrictions for courtroom proceedings beginning June 15th. In the announcement Firday, the Supreme Court states… Given the decrease in the national and local levels of COVID-19 cases and the effectiveness and availability of approved COVID-19 vaccines, effective June 15, Missouri’s appellate and circuit courts – including all associate, family, juvenile, treatment, […]
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