Court News


Kaitlyn Brown
Thanks to the dedicated work of the Ozark County Sheriff’s Department, with aid from the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office and Mountain Home Police Department, the families of two teens now know that the girls are safe. The Ozark County Sheriff’s Department posted the photos above to its Facebook page...

Blake Dalton White
Blake Dalton White, 20, appeared before Circuit Judge Craig Carter July 19 and pleaded guilty to one count of statutory rape pursuant to a plea agreement with the state. As part of the agreement, an additional count of statutory rape and two counts of statutory sodomy were dismissed. He was given a...
A warrant with a $2,500 cash-only bond has been issued for the arrest of Nathan T. Rodman, who is charged with burglary and theft at the Cedar Ridge RV and Storage Unit in Bakersfield in the fall of 2021. He joins Erik Vandiver and George Rodman, who are also suspects in the burglary.   According...
The Ozark County Sheriff’s Department recently brought its armored humvee to a residence in Ava at the request of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department after its dispatch office received a report of shots being fired from a residence into a neighboring residence. Before officers left the scene,...
Jay D. Clark, of Mountain Grove, appeared in Ozark County court July 5 for a plea hearing or trial setting in a case in which he’s charged with sexual abuse, possession of child pornography and furnishing pornographic material to a minor. He is scheduled to return to court for the hearing at 9 a.m...
Circuit Judge Craig Carter processed 11 civil cases and 17 criminal cases during the July 5 session of Ozark County Law Day. Updates in the criminal cases on that session’s docket are listed here:   Warrant issued Tasha L. Carter, charged with non-support of a child with total arrears in excess of...
Kimberly Hemphill is scheduled to be arraigned July 19 on a felony charge of possession of a controlled substance in connection with a Feb. 2, 2018, incident.  According to the probable cause statement filed in the case, prepared by former Ozark County Sheriff’s Deputy Justin Urich, the officer...
Timothy William Kendrick is scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 9 in Ozark County on a felony charge of driving with a revoked or suspended license.  The classification of a felony versus the usual misdemeanor for the alleged action is due to Kendrick’s prior convictions of driving with a revoked or...
Brian Cuthbertson, 50, of Theodosia, is being held in the Ozark County Jail on a $7,500 cash-only bond in connection with a case in which he’s charged with resisting/interfering with an arrest for a felony and failure to register as a sex offender. He was scheduled to be arraigned in the case on...

Herbert Palmer
A warrant with a $1,500 cash-only bond has been issued by Associate Judge Raymond Gross for the arrest of Herbert Palmer in connection with a case in which he’s charged with the felony of failure to appear in court.  According to the probable cause statement prepared by Ozark County Circuit Clerk...

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