Independence man sentenced on meth conviction
Jeff Lehr
The Joplin Globe
NEVADA, Mo. – A Vernon County judge has sentenced an Independence man to some shock time in prison on convictions for dealing meth from a motel room in Nevada while in possession of a firearm.
Joshua T. Stoneking, 36, pleaded guilty June 15 in Vernon County Circuit Court to counts of delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a firearm in a plea deal dismissing a related count of second-degree trafficking in drugs.
Judge David Munton accepted the plea bargain and assessed the defendant the agreed-upon length of sentences of 14 years for the drug conviction and four years for the firearm offense. The judge ordered that the terms run concurrently and be served at the Institutional Treatment Center under the state s shock incarceration program, with the court to review the case after 120 days for possible placement of the defendant on probation.
Manure spills cost accused a hefty price for fish killed swnews4u.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from swnews4u.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
April 26, 2021
MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General
Josh Kaul announced today a settlement with K & D Manure Handling, Inc. (K & D Manure Handling),
Kevin D. Hintz, and Wild Rose Dairy, LLC (Wild Rose Dairy), requiring them collectively to pay $242,000 to resolve violations of Wisconsin’s wastewater and hazardous substance spills laws.
The settlement resolves violations arising from three manure spills that caused fish kills in high-quality trout streams, Otter Creek in Vernon County and Bostwick Creek in La Crosse County. The settlement includes $126,000 in total to be paid to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for the trout killed by the manure spills and lost fishing opportunities for the public. The settlement was approved by the Vernon County Circuit Court on April 21, 2021 and the La Crosse County Circuit Court on April 19, 2021.
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NEVADA, Mo. â A 21-year-old Nevada man pleaded guilty this week in Vernon County Circuit Court to sexual abuse of a minor three years ago in Sheldon.
Zachary L. Garren pleaded guilty to five counts of statutory sodomy with a child under 12 years old in a plea deal calling for 10-year suspended sentences on each count with the requirement that the defendant complete 120 days in the state s sexual offender treatment program prior to court review for placement on supervised probation for five years.
Circuit Judge David Munton has set Garren s sentencing hearing for Feb. 9.
The defendant is accused of sexually abusing a boy on multiple occasions when he was 17 years old and the boy 10 or 11 years old. The boy s mother brought the matter to the attention of law enforcement in May of this year, and both the boy and his brother were interviewed at the Children s Center in Nevada.
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