Child abuse case postponed in Ray County

June 7, 2018, 4:08 am

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RAY COUNTY, Mo. – Melissa Ann Holloway, 27, of Camden, was arraigned yesterday morning, June 6, on charges related to child abuse in Ray County.

Melissa Holloway, VINELink

Holloway appeared before Circuit Judge Kevin Walden at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, to face 22 counts of felony abuse or neglect of a child, one count of hindering prosecution of a felony and a felony count of tampering with a witness in a felony. Holloway waived the reading of the charges and entered a not guilty plea.

She is accused along with her boyfriend, Mario Barreto, of relentlessly beating and torturing a young girl placed in their care. Holloway allegedly did nothing to stop the extensive abuse.

The court placed a criminal setting and motion for bond reduction on the docket at 8:30 a.m. on July 11.

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Warrensburg man sentenced for sodomy and abuse

June 13, 2018, 6:42 pm

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WARRENSBURG, MO – A Warrensburg man may spend the rest of his life in prison.

A report by the Daily Star Journal in Warrensburg, says Robert Brown, 40, was sentenced to 189 years for counts of physical and sexual abuse of a 10-year-old, and 8-year-old. According to prosecutors, Brown padlocked the girls in their rooms, and whipped them.

The sentence accounts for nine sodomy charges, five counts of child abuse or neglect, and witness tampering. An appeal of the conviction is planned by Brown’s attorney.

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Man sentenced for sodomy and abuse after found guilty

June 20, 2018, 6:51 pm

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SAVANNAH, MO – An Albany man was sentenced Wednesday for sex crimes committed in the early 1990’s.

Court records indicate Lewis Marshall, 58, was sentenced to life in prison for sodomy and sexual abuse from 1993 and 1990. He was found guilty by jury April 6 2018. A motion for a new trial was also denied by the court in May.

The case in Buchanan County is considered closed.

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Suspected child molester given new court date

July 20, 2018, 3:43 am

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PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. – A man accused of sexually abusing a boy in Pettis County has a counsel status hearing scheduled for early next week.

Eric Fields, PCSO

After his initial arraignment Tuesday, Eric W. Fields, 45, of Sedalia, was given a hearing at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Field is charged with five felony counts of Attempted Statutory Sodomy in the first degree and a misdemeanor count of furnishing pornography to a minor.

The victim was between 7 and 9 years old when the alleged abuse took place from 2012 and 2014.

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Child abuse hearing scheduled in Ray County Wednesday morning

August 1, 2018, 3:21 am

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RAY COUNTY, Mo. – A Blue Springs woman will appear for a criminal setting hearing at 9 o’clock this morning, on child abuse charges in Ray County.

Shelby Mattson, 26, is charged with two felony counts of Abuse or Neglect of a Child, causing serious injury and one count of felony Abuse or Neglect of a Child. A probable cause statement alleges that a 16 month old child in Mattson’s care, was returned to the parents in February of 2015, with bruises on it’s penis.

A medical examination later determined the child had other injuries and broken bones.

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Woman charged with 22 counts of child abuse to appear in Ray County

August 1, 2018, 3:36 am

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RAY COUNTY, Mo. — A criminal setting is scheduled to take place at 8:30 a.m., this morning, for a woman charged with 22 counts of abuse or neglect of a child, as well as felony hindering a prosecution and tampering with a witness in a felony prosecution.

Melissa Holloway, VINELink

Melissa Ann Holloway, 25 will appear in the Circuit Court of Ray County to have a trial date set in her case. Holloway and her boyfriend, Mario Barretto, 29, of Camden, are charged with the non sexual abuse of a 9 year old victim who resided in their home.

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Co-defendant in abuse case to receive hearing in Ray Co

September 10, 2018, 3:32 am

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RAY COUNTY, MO – A preliminary hearing for a Camden man accused of abuse or neglect of a child is scheduled for Monday morning in Ray County.

The court case against Mario Barreto, 29, alleges nearly 30 felonies for abuse or neglect of a child. That hearing is at 10 a.m.

A Rayville woman, Melissa Holloway is also charged in the case. A plea or trial setting for Holloway was rescheduled last week for November 7.

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Not guilty plea entered by man accused of extensive child abuse

September 20, 2018, 4:46 am

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PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. — A Sedalia man was arraigned in Pettis County Wednesday on three felony counts of abuse or neglect of a child, causing serious injury.

48-year old James L. Hays, Jr. pleded not guilty to the charges and a counsel status hearing was scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 25th.

Sedalia Police began in investigation in July after the three children of Hays’ girlfriend, ages 8, 9 and 12, were taken to Bothwell Hospital by their grandmother.

The children told investigators that Hays had been physically and mentally abusive while their mother was not home.

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Sedalia duo charged over child’s injury from 2017

September 21, 2018, 7:13 pm

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COOPER COUNTY, MO – A child abuse case out of Pettis County that originated from events December 2017, has been transferred to another county.

During a review Thursday in Cooper County, abuse, and endangerment cases against Stephen Brandkamp, 28, and Brittany Brandkamp, 28, of Sedalia will go to trials tentatively set for February 2019.

According to a probable cause statement, a six-year-old in the care of both defendants had suffered injuries consistent with being struck in the abdomen. Significant bruising was discovered by doctors. Prosecutors also believe the child was found alone in the care of Stephen Brandkamp, after a previous court decision disallowing that.

Stephen Brandkamp is charged with assault and abuse, Brittany Brandkamp faces a charge of child endangerment.

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Man charged after missing child found in Kirksville

September 25, 2018, 3:22 am

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KIRKSVILLE, MO – A Kirksville man was charged after police resolved an investigation regarding a missing three-year-old.

According to a probable cause statement, police responded to 909 W Gardner in Kirksville, September 19, and were advised the missing child had been gone for 30 minutes. The mother told police she had left the boy with his father, Theodore Holloway, while she ran errands. After searching the premises, officers located the crying child in Spur Pond. Police believe he fell in the water. A statement indicates Holloway was not aware of the child leaving the residence due to a broken door on the trailer.

Prosecutors charged Holloway with a class D felony for abuse or neglect of a child. Bond is set at $10,000.

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Father of 3 year-old rescued from pond arraigned on neglect charge

September 26, 2018, 3:37 am

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ADAIR COUNTY, Mo. – The father who allegedly played video games while his three year old wandered away and fell into a pond was arraigned in Adair County Tuesday.

Theodore F. Holloway, 28, of Kirksville, was charged Friday with abuse or neglect of a child. Police were called when the mother returned from running some errands and found the child missing. Holloway said he gave the toddler a bottle and put him down for a nap. He claims the child must have gotten out through a broken door on their trailer. The boy was pulled from Spur Pond by a police officer searching for the missing child.

After entering a not guilty plea yesterday, Holloway was ordered to appear at 8:30 a.m. on October 3, 2018 for a preliminary setting hearing.

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Lawson man facing nearly a dozen counts of child abuse in Ray County

October 1, 2018, 8:00 am

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RAY COUNTY, Mo. — Bond has been set at $100,000 cash only for a Lawson man accused of multiple child abuse charges in Ray County.

Gary Wyant (VINELink)

According to a probable cause statement filed Saturday in a Ray County courtroom, Gary Wyant, 32 tied up children in his care and placed them in small cardboard boxes as ‘punishment’ on multiple occasions.

Two children told investigators that Wyant would use zip ties to bind their hands together and place them in cardboard boxes sealed with tape for extended periods of time. One child alleged that Wyant would grab them by their throat and choke them as they were carried.

Wyant allegedly “hog tied” one child on numerous occasions, with the most recent abuse against the children occurring in May 2018.

The alleged abuse reportedly began in Spring 2017 and continued until May 2018.

The young victims also told authorities that Wyant kept a paddle with holes drilled in its body emblazoned with “the enforcer”, which the children allege Wyant would use to beat them with. Wyant would also use a belt for the alleged beatings.

Investigators alleged in the probable cause statement that Wyant burned the string, boxes and paddle described in the children’s testimony.

Wyant was formally charged Saturday with 11 felony counts of abuse or neglect of a child – no sexual contact, tampering with a victim in a felony prosecution and tampering with evidence in a felony investigation.

Wyant remains behind bars at the Ray County Jail on $100,000 bond, cash only. No court dates had been scheduled at the time of publication.

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$500,000 bond set for Sedalia man accused of sexually abusing a minor

October 2, 2018, 5:55 am

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PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. — A man is charged with child sex-related crimes for incidents which occurred more than a decade ago in Pettis County.

According to a probable cause statement filed in a Pettis County courtroom, Jon Mark Wilson, 54 of Sedalia allegedly had sexual contact with a boy for a period spanning two years when the victim was between the ages of 10 and 12.

The victim, who is now in his mid-20s, told investigators of the abuse early in September. The victim had remained silent about the abuse until 2017, when he told his mother of the allegations.

The victim told investigators that Wilson had forced him to perform sexual acts “between 100 and 200 times,” according to the probable cause statement.

When confronted by the victim’s mother, Wilson allegedly confessed to the allegations of molestation. Jon then wrote a check for $5,000, which investigators were told was for her to “keep her mouth shut about the abuse.”

Officers were shown bank records indicating the check had been written in 2017.

When interviewed by investigators, Wilson first denied ever having sexual contact with the boy. When pressed about the $5,000 payment, he said the allegations had been “made up” and that he had made the payment to avoid the allegations being made public.

Wilson is charged with two felony counts of first degree statutory sodomy – deviate sexual intercourse with a person less than 14 years old.

He is held on $500,000 bond, cash or surety allowed, with conditions of no contact with the victim or the victim’s mother.

Wilson will appear in a Pettis County courtroom for a bond reduction hearing at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 3.

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Accused child molestor to appear in Linn County Thursday

October 11, 2018, 4:12 am

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LINN COUNTY, Mo. — A defendant from Brookfield will appear for a setting or disposition hearing in Linn County Thursday morning.

Rodger L. Gannan, 45 is on the docket at 9:30 a.m. Thursday to face charges of statutory rape or attempted statutory rape in the first degree, patronizing prostitution and other sex-related crimes, all with a victim under the age of 14.

The now-teenage victim told Linn County authorities that Gannan used to give her cigarettes and money in exchange for sex.

The abuse reportedly began in 2012, when the victim was 10 years old.

Gannan remains behind bars at the Macon County Jail, where he is held on $100,000 cash only bond.

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Case against Camden man accused of child abuse moved to Clay County

October 13, 2018, 7:58 am

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RAY COUNTY, Mo. — A man from Camden who allegedly abused a young girl placed in his care and that of his girlfriend was granted a change of venue during a hearing in Ray County on Thursday.

Court records show that the defense for Mario Allen Barreto, 29 requested and were granted a change of venue from Ray County to Clay County during a hearing Thursday morning.

Barreto is accused of beating a girl under the age of ten extensively on numerous occasions. At one point during the abuse, Barreto allegedly bit part of a finger of his young victim off.

His girlfriend, Natalie Holloway, 26, also of Camden is accused of knowing about the abuse, but doing nothing to stop it.

Baretto is formally charged with 29 felony counts of abuse or neglect of a child.

A judge has not yet been assigned in Clay County and future court dates are currently pending. Barreto remains jailed in Ray County.

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Appeals court vacates convictions in death of 3 month old child

October 18, 2018, 3:45 am

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CLAY COUNTY, Mo. – The first hearing takes place in Clay County this morning, in a Ray County child death case overturned by the Missouri Court of Appeals.

Dennis Judson Matthews, 31, pleaded guilty in September of 2016 (when he was 29) to abuse of a child resulting in death, two counts of abuse of a child and four counts of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree. Matthews was sentenced to life in prison for the death and seven years on each of the other charges.  Rebecca Matthews, 29, his wife, was found guilty and sentenced to 40 years in prison for her part in the death of their three week old daughter in 2012, and the abuse of two other children.

Rebecca Matthews was the first to have her sentence overturned, when the Court of Appeals ruled that Prosecutors inappropriately brought up several reptiles in cages and pools at the residence during closing arguments in the case. A motion for appointment of a special prosecutor has been filed in the case.

The hearing begins at 9:30 a.m. this morning in Clay County, where the case was moved by a change of venue.

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Sodomy case reaches preliminary hearing

November 6, 2018, 3:30 am

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PETTIS COUNTY, MO – A sodomy case out of Pettis County is to be considered at a preliminary hearing Tuesday afternoon.

Felony charges for first degree statutory sodomy are listed in court records against Jon Wilson, 54. A victim under 14 years of age who came forward to law enforcement claimed Wilson sexually abused him in 2006.

The case will be heard 1:30 p.m. in Pettis County.

Jamesport resident to be arraigned for abuse allegations

November 11, 2018, 3:06 am

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DAVIESS COUNTY, MO – A resident of Jamesport is to be formally arraigned this week for alleged child abuse.

Court records indicate Michael Lee King, 39, is charged with felony abuse or neglect of a child dating from September 29. Bond is set at $15,000. The arraignment hearing is scheduled for Tuesday at 9 a.m.

Change of judge under consideration for Ray County child abuse case

November 21, 2018, 6:17 am

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RAY COUNTY, Mo. — An arraignment was continued in Ray County Tuesday morning, but not before the prosecuting attorney asked for a change of judge.

During the hearing for 29-year-old Tiffany M. Gorham, of Lawson a not guilty plea was entered on 26 felony counts of child abuse or neglect without sexual contact.

Gorham and her husband, 30-year-old Joseph Gorham were charged after their children reported being taped inside boxes and struck with a special paddle as punishment over an extended period of time.

Gorham also asked for and was granted a public defender to represent her.

A new judge is expected to be appointed before the next scheduled hearing on Monday, December 18.

Woman facing over two dozen child abuse counts due in Ray County court

November 27, 2018, 6:07 am

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RAY COUNTY, Mo. — A motion for change of judge will be taken up Tuesday morning in a Ray County child abuse case.

The prosecuting attorney in Ray County filed the motion last week to remove the honorable Lori Jeanette Haskins from the case against Tiffany Michelle Gorham, 29, of Lawson.

Gorham and her husband, Joseph M. Gorham, 30 are each charged with 26 felony counts of abuse or neglect of a child.

The 8-year-old victim claims she had been abused both physically and mentally for nearly three years.

The hearing is on the docket at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.