BLOOMFIELD, Mo. — A 17-year-old man from Dexter pleaded not guilty this week to sodomy and restraint charges.
Making his first appearance early Thursday morning, Zachariah Hedrick, alongside attorney Natalie Riley, went before Judge Stephen Mitchell and waived his formal arraignment.
A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Dec. 18.
The case against Hedrick is the result of a continuing investigation by Detective Cory Mills of the Dexter Police Department.
Hedrick was arrested Oct. 10, posted the full $50,000 cash-only bond and was immediately released.
Hedrick has been charged with felony forcible sodomy and felonious restraint.
The charges stem from an incident that took place Oct. 4 at a Dexter business.
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