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Goodman man to stand trial on drunken driving fatality charge

NEOSHO, Mo. — A 48-year-old defendant waived a preliminary hearing Monday and was ordered to stand trial on a charge of driving while intoxicated resulting in the death of another. ....

Jeremyj Olmstead , Newton County Circuit Court , Newton County Circuit , Neosho Boulevard , Riminal Law ,

Rural Neosho man waives hearing in domestic assault case

NEOSHO, Mo. — A 40-year-old defendant waived a preliminary hearing this week and was ordered to stand trial on domestic assault and kidnapping charges. ....

Christine Rhoades , Benjamina Shrader , Newton County Circuit Court , Riminal Law ,

Kansas woman takes plea deal on attempted kidnapping charge

NEOSHO, Mo. — A Kansas woman charged with attempted kidnapping of her teenage son from his adoptive parents in Missouri pleaded guilty Monday to a reduced charge and was granted ....

United States , Dodge City , Newton County , Christine Rhoades , Alexia Tweedy , Kabrenar Alexander , Newton County Circuit Court , Criminal Law , On Criminal Law ,

Driver pleads guilty in fatal crash in Neosho

NEOSHO, Mo. — A 28-year-old defendant pleaded guilty this week to a charge of driving while intoxicated in a 2022 crash that claimed the life of another Neosho woman. ....

Kearah Lovett , Newton County Circuit Court , Baxter Street , Hickory Street , Criminal Law , Motor Vehicles , Ecurity And Public Safety , Oads And Traffic ,

Probation granted in plea deal on gun and drug charges

NEOSHO, Mo. — A 36-year-old Joplin man took a plea deal this week on felony drug and gun charges and received a suspended imposition of sentence. ....

Kevin Selby , Timothyj Martin , Newton County Circuit Court , Judge Kevin Selby , Criminal Law ,