Courthouse News: Campbell pleads to lesser charge, sent to DOC

James Lewis, road and bridge supervisor, met with commissioners regarding issues around the county.  Crews are replacing corrugated metal pipes in Lincoln and Sheridan Township.

Commissioners viewed the memorial area on the northeast side of the courthouse and discussed prepping the cannon and the need for it to be repainted.

Danny Bridgeman, KAW board member, discussed upcoming items and issues with KAW Fire.

John Dwiggins, Howe & Company, discussed outstanding BRO projects and funding issues with the commissioners. David Cox joined the meeting at noon.

In the afternoon commissioners reviewed roads, bridges and culverts in Sheridan, Colfax, Jefferson and Union Townships.

The meeting adjourned at 4:20 p.m.

These are the unapproved minutes of May 31, 2017. Randy Sims, presiding commissioner, and Wayne Uthe, second district commissioner, were present.  David Cox, first district commissioner, was absent. Minutes were approved and bills were authorized.

Circuit Court

Pursuant to a plea agreement, Emmett Campbell plead guilty to endangering the welfare of a child, class C felony and was sentenced to four years in the Department of Corrections. The case was heard by Judge Thomas Chapman on June 1.

Campbell was first charged with attempted rape first degree, an unclassified felony, in April 2015 in connection with an incident which occurred at his Jamesport residence involving a 14-year-old juvenile. Campbell later plead guilty to the lesser charge of sexual abuse first degree, but withdrew his guilty plea when he said that he was provided erroneous information regarding minimum parole eligibility for the crime. When his guilty plea was set aside, the original attempted rape charge was re-filed, and with the plea agreement was amended to the lesser charge of endangering the welfare of a child. Campbell was held in the Daviess-Dekalb County jail since the original charge on a bond of $250,000, cash only.

Campbell had been set for a jury trial on June 1, which was vacated.

A jury trial was set for Sept. 27, 2017, for Jericho S. Richardson, on a charge of assault first degree, B felony.

Cases bound over from the Associate Division: State vs. Donald G. Shield, Cameron, failure to register as sex offender, class E felony.

Civil cases filed: JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. vs. Robert Sweiger and Rachel Sweiger, both of Pattonsburg, quiet title; William L. Bear, Karen Bear, and Barbara Ahrendt, all of Trenton, vs. Martin L. Landes, quiet title; State of Missouri Department of Revenue Collections Enforcement vs. Kelsea R. Unruh, Jamesport, certificate of lien, DOR, taxes.

Associate Division

Municipal Court

In Village of Altamont vs. Lonnie Milton Norris, Norris was found guilty of a nuisance violation and failure to obey lawful order. He received a suspended imposition of sentence and was ordered to serve one year probation.

In Village of Altamont vs. Carolyn Sue Belsher, Belsher was found guilty of a nuisance violation and failure to obey lawful order. She received a suspended imposition of sentence and was ordered to serve one year probation.

Marriage

William Wesley Hunt, 23, and Tanna Rose McBee, 23, both of Turney, were married May 31, 2017, by Judge Daren Adkins.

Land Transfers

Warranty Deeds

Tract in Jamesport Township from Donnie and Naida Harrington to Donnie and Naida Harrington, trustees of the Donnie Harrington and Naida Harrington Revocable Trust; lot in Pattonsburg from Ronald and Pamela Huston to Daviess-DeKalb Regional Jail District; Lake Viking lot #1092 from Robert and Laurie Morrison to Craig and Michelle Laber; partial blocks in Gallatin from Jennifer and Larry Johnson to Meghan and Isaac Demke, an undivided one-half interest, and Bruce Sharrar, an undivided one-half interest, as tenants in common; tract in Sheridan Township, an undivided one-half interest, from Francis Michael Grooms to Paul and Rhonda Grooms, co-trustees of the Paul G. Grooms and Rhonda J. Grooms Revocable Trust; lots in Jamesport from Stanley and Joyce Peery to Donald and Irene Dowell; tract in Jamesport Township from David and Denise Blackburn to John and Romala Burgess; tracts in Jackson Township from Barbara and Larry Hill to Kent and Regina Koehn, an undivided one-half interest, and Lee and Sylvia Graber, an undivided one-half interest; tracts in Jackson Township, an undivided one-half interest, from Lee and Sylvia Graber to Kent and Regina Koehn; tract in Grand River Township from Elmendorf Hutterian Brethren Inc. to Grand River H.B. Cemetery; tract in Benton Township from Michael and Jacqueline Emerson to Albert and Arlene Gardner.

Trustee’s Deed under Active Trust

Partial lots in Gallatin from Peggy Noel, trustee of the Peggy Noel Revocable Trust, to Dennis and Beverly Williams, Jason T. Williams, and Jeffrey S. Williams as joint tenants with right of survivorship.

Quit Claim Deeds

Lots in Gallatin from Jule and Beverly Terrill to Beverly Jean Terrill; Lake Viking lot #2026 from Kenneth and Dalene Ruffcorn to Jamie and Amy Loomis; tracts in Liberty Township from John Mort to Shad Mort and Chris Mort, joint tenants with right of survivorship; tracts in Monroe Township from Anne Foley Rauth and Scott T. Rauth to Anne Foley Rauth and Scott T. Rauth; tract in Jackson Township from Aaron and Katie Balsbaugh to Joni and Meri Ann Troyer.

Beneficiary Deeds

Lots in Gallatin from Beverly Jean Terrill to Julia A. Hansen and Jill D. Terrill; tract in Jefferson Township from Lewis G. Youtsey Sr. to Lewis Youtsey Jr.; tract in Jefferson Township from Lewis G. Youtsey to Larry Youtsey; tract in Jefferson Township from Lewis Youtsey Sr. to Christopher M. Youtsey; tract in Jamesport Township and partial lot in Jamesport from Bobbie and Betty Curtis to Shelly Curtis; tract in Jamesport Township from Mary Ann Kimberling to Phillip Lewis Kimberling, Ronald Edward Kimberling, Elizabeth Janet Spencer, Natha Marie McAllister, Rebecca Ann Lang, Terry Eugene Schroll, and Dennis Wayne Schroll, as tenants in common with right of survivorship.