Court News
Corey Smith
On Feb. 4, Corey Smith of Gainesville, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and was sentenced to 5 years in the DOC, SES, 5 years probation and ordered to successfully complete the one year program at the Action Recovery Center in Gainesville. An SES, or suspended execution of...
Six people pleaded guilty during the Feb. 4 and 19 Ozark County Circuit Court law days.
During a pre-trial conference held Feb. 4, Chad McKee rejected a plea offer from Ozark County Prosecuting Attorney Lee Pipkins. Pipkins kept the offer open until Feb. 12. However, McKee continued to reject the...
Mitch Risley
What began as a promise to stay in touch after a parking lot accident at a Gainesville convenience store has escalated into felony charges after the alleged at-fault driver stopped responding, officers say.
Kelly “Mitch” Risley, 37, of Squires, is now charged with two felonies of leaving the scene...
Levi Hambelton
Suspicious activity at a closed gas station in Ocie late the evening of Dec. 5, 2025, led Ozark County deputies to arrest a man after allegedly discovering methamphetamine, prescription pills and drug paraphernalia during a vehicle search.
Levi Hambelton, 43, is charged with two class D felonies of...
Robert Kelley
Isabella resident Robert Kelley, 64, became a frequent visitor to Ozark County Jail last year, with local officers serving three search warrants and three arrest warrants at his residence within a six-month span.
Kelley was first arrested in July 2025 after deputies executed a search warrant at his...
Jessie Cullen
A Gainesville woman already charged in connection with one burglary is now accused of committing another, with investigators alleging she stole items from two separate Ozark County residences within weeks of each other.
Jessie Cullen, 26, is now facing two additional felony charges of burglary and...
George Krumsick
A reported theft in Bakersfield last fall took an unusual turn when a woman later contacted the victim’s family, claiming she knew the suspect and offered to return the items he stole if charges were not filed.
According to the probable cause statement, prepared by Deputy Gannan Moss, at...
Edward Britt
A 71-year-old Gainesville man is facing multiple felony charges, including child rape, sexual abuse and incest, after authorities allege he impregnated his 15-year-old adoptive daughter and later married her, going on to have six additional children with her over two and a half decades.
According...
Wanita Moffite
A routine traffic stop for a missing front license plate on Highway 160 last August resulted in felony and misdemeanor drug charges after a trooper reported discovering a meth pipe inside the vehicle.
Wanita Marie Moffite, a Theodosia woman born in 1988, is charged with a class D felony of...
A Gainesville woman admitted in Ozark County Circuit Court last week to endangering the welfare of her two young children, bringing an end to a case involving an April 2025 incident in which she reportedly used a BB gun to punish her kids.
Amy Dunn Trout, born in 1987, pleaded guilty to two charges...