Detective in David Robinson case placed on leave; Sikeston requests investigation into case

Monday, February 5, 2018

The city of Sikeston, Missouri, has placed a detective on administrative leave after a judge issued a report Friday that stated police and prosecutors violated David Robinson’s due process in the Sheila Box murder trial and called out the detective in a searing assessment that said detective John Blakely “is lacking in candor or competence, or both.”

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