Court News
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...
John Reed
A Mountain Grove man convicted of repeatedly sexually abusing children in Ozark County more than two decades ago was sentenced to 15 years in prison last week.
John Reed, 73, was handed the prison sentence during a Jan. 7 hearing before Circuit Judge Craig Carter in Ozark County court, bringing a...
Sentencing for convicted child molester John Reed was given out during the Jan. 7, 2026, session of Ozark County Circuit Court (see above). After hearing several victims’ statements, Reed was sentenced to 15 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections after the court had accepted his guilty...
Gary Donley
Two Theodosia residents are facing steep charges after officers say they uncovered more than 170 grams of meth, $1,700 in cash, drug paraphernalia including digital scales, a rifle and more at their home, pointing to what they believe was a meth distribution hub for the area.
The probable cause...