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Cape Girardeau man appeals death sentence based on mental disability
(11/06/09)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Cape Girardeau man on death row for a 1992 triple homicide is mentally disabled and should not be executed, his attorney told the Missouri Supreme Court. Andrew A. Lyons, 52, was sentenced to two death sentences in 1996 for the shooting deaths of Evelyn Sparks and Bridgette Harris, an ex-girlfriend. He also received a seven-year sentence for the shooting death of his 11-month old son Dontay Harris...
Cape Girardeau man accused of downloading child pornography
(11/06/09)
A Cape Girardeau man faces child pornography charges after his girlfriend allegedly found explicit photos on his home computer.
Charges filed against man accused in Chaffee bomb threat
(11/06/09)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- An 18-year-old Chaffee man was charged Thursday with making a false bomb threat against the Rhodes 101 convenience store, Chaffee police chief Jim Chambers said in a news release.
Suspect sought in Thebes double shooting
(11/05/09)
Officers with the Illinois State Police are seeking a suspect involved in a double shooting in Thebes, Ill., Tuesday night. Dion L. Meadows, 24, of Carbondale allegedly shot two people in the parking lot of Mary Alice Meadows Public Housing at about 9 p.m. The Alexander County State's Attorney issued a warrant for aggravated battery with a firearm...
Wayne County, Mo., man arrested for allegedly firing into neighbor's home
(11/04/09)
GREENVILLE, Mo. -- Weapons-related charges were filed Monday against a Greenville man who is accused of shooting into a Shook-area man's home. Donald Ray Holbert is accused of shooting into the home of a neighbor, David Kellick, on whose property he was previously accused of trespassing and hunting...
Bollinger County man sentenced to prison for role in fatal car crash
(11/04/09)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- A Zalma man was sentenced to 10 years in prison last week after pleading guilty to a manslaughter charge in connection with a crash in which his passenger was killed. Nickolas J. Jackson, 22, pleaded guilty as charged to the Class B felony of first-degree involuntary manslaughter before Presiding Circuit Judge Stephen Sharp on Oct. 26, according to Stoddard County Prosecuting Attorney Briney Welborn...
Suspected accomplice in Cape Girardeau homicide asks for time to hire lawyer
(11/03/09)
Samuel R. "Ray Ray" Hughes asked for and was granted more time to find a defense lawyer in his initial appearance in a Cape Girardeau County courtroom Monday on three counts of second-degree murder, one count of first-degree burglary and one count of attempted arson in the shooting death of Jamie Lynn Orman, her 15-year-old son Derrick and her unborn child.
Six juveniles arrested for Sikeston burglaries
(11/02/09)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Six juveniles were arrested last week for burglary and property damage following an investigation by the Sikeston Department of Public Safety. Sgt. Jim McMillen, public information officer for DPS, said the investigation began when a concerned parent spoke with a school resource officer about her son...
Suspects face additional charges in Cape Girardeau murder
(11/01/09)
The two men accused of murder in the Cape Girardeau deaths of a woman and her son early Tuesday will also face attempted arson charges, Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle said today. Ryan T. Patterson, 28, and Samuel R. "Ray Ray" Hughes, 25, will be charged with felony attempted arson for bringing a full can of gasoline with them when they went to 1224 N. ...
Scott County treasurer expresses concerns about funds for Lawless case DNA work
(10/30/09)
BENTON, Mo. -- Family and friends of Angela Mischelle Lawless have turned over close to $7,000 to the Scott County treasurer's office to help pay for lab work to solve the 1992 murder case. But Glenda Enderle, Scott County treasurer, said she hasn't yet been able to disperse any of the funds...
Third suspect in Missouri Avenue killings arrested; prosecutor says all involved now in custody
(10/30/09)
A man persuaded to go to 1224 N. Missouri Ave. to take part in a burglary today became the third suspect facing a long prison term after a woman, her son and her unborn child were murdered Tuesday.
Law enforcement to do check on sex offenders on Halloween night
(10/30/09)
Some area law enforcement agencies are stepping up efforts to watch sex offenders this Halloween. "We're doing what we can to make sure children are safe when they go trick-or-treating," said Sgt. Sharon Jones of the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department. "And that's what we're supposed to do -- protect kids."...
Authorities allege estranged husband was target in Missouri Avenue shootings
(10/29/09)
Jamie Lynn Orman and her 15-year-old son died Tuesday morning when a murder conspiracy aimed at Jamie Orman's boyfriend went wrong, documents filed with murder charges revealed.
Ryan Patterson, 28, entered the home that John Lawrence shared with Jamie Orman at 1224 N. Missouri Ave., in the predawn hours Tuesday and shot a .44 caliber bullet through a comforter into Orman's head, Scott Eakers of the Jackson Police Department wrote in a sworn statement detailing the investigation by the Cape Girardeau/Bollinger County Major Case Squad.
Bitter divorce case preceded Tuesday Cape Girardeau slayings
(10/29/09)
The estranged wife accused of a murder conspiracy that resulted in Tuesday's shooting of a pregnant woman and a teenager in Cape Girardeau was in the middle of an apparently bitter divorce.
Police: 15-year-old in Cape Girardeau shooting reached brothers before dying
(10/28/09)
A 15-year-old boy shot in his mother's residence before dawn Tuesday reached his two younger brothers, one of whom called 911, before he died of his injuries, Cape Girardeau Police Department spokesman Sgt. Jason Selzer said.
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