crime
Josilyne Creason: Boxx’s excuses are an insult to victims
I could write a book about what waiting five years for justice — only to end with a $1,000 plea deal — has done to my family.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Murder on the tracks — who killed Justin Hocutt?
The body of a 14-year-old boy was found on the train tracks in Seligman on the cool, crisp fall morning of Oct. 9, 1999. The body belonged to Justin Hocutt, a Southwest student, and resident of Seligman.
Cassville mother: ‘Justice system has failed my daughter’
A Cassville mother is speaking out about a recently adjudicated criminal case in Barry County, believing her juvenile daughter's victim rights were violated and hoping to spur action to prevent similar situations in the future.
Cassville man charged for vehicle thefts
A Cassville man is facing two felonies relating to alleged vehicle thefts in Barry County.
Charged filed in July fleeing case
A Cassville man is facing a felony charge relating to an alleged fleeing incident in the city in July.
2 charged in Dollar General theft
Criminal summons have been issued for two Seligman residents for allegedly stealing items from Dollar General in Washburn, and possibly other locations in Barry County.
Jury trial set in Exeter murder case
An Exeter man accused of murdering a woman and abandoning her corpse will stand trial in Jasper County next year.
Woman charged with terroristic threatening
36-year-old threatened to burn down jail, assault deputy
Roller bond revocation motion denied
A motion to revoke the bond of a Washburn man accused of multiple sex crimes has been denied.
Request made to revoke Roller’s bond
Barry County Prosecutor Amy Boxx has filed a motion to revoke the bond of a Washburn man facing multiple child sex crimes charges across three cases.



