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UPDATE: Convicted murderer Bustamante’s parole hearing is Monday in Chillicothe
Cole County’s prosecutor says his office will attend convicted killer Alyssa Bustamante’s parole hearing Monday in Chillicothe “and will vehemently argue against Ms. Bustamente being granted parole.”. Alyssa Bustamante was 15 when she stabbed nine-year-old Elizabeth Olten to death in 2009 near St. Martin’s. It was a...
Parole hearing set for Cole County woman who killed child as a teen
A Cole County woman who killed a 9-year-old when she was a teenager will get a chance at a release from prison on Monday. The post Parole hearing set for Cole County woman who killed child as a teen appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
Former Missouri prison guards plead not guilty to murder in death of Black man
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Four former Missouri guards have pleaded not guilty to murder in the death of a Black man in prison, and a fifth has pleaded not guilty to accessory to involuntary manslaughter. Othel Moore Jr., 38, died on Dec. 8 in the Jefferson City Correctional...
Three former corrections officers arraigned over inmate death at Jefferson City
Three of the former corrections officers charged in connection to the death of an inmate at the Jefferson City Correctional Center were in Cole County Court on Monday. Justin M. Leggins, Jacob A. Case, and Aaron C. Brown were arraigned. They were on the docket to have a bond review...
Five Former Employees At The DOC Charged In Connection To Inmate Death
Five former employees from the Missouri Department of Corrections have been charged in connection to the death of an inmate. According to the Cole County Prosecutor, they include Justin Leggins, Jacob Case, Aaron Brown, and Gregory Varner, all of whom are charged with 2nd degree assault and felony murder. Another...
Missouri prison staff charged with murder in death of restrained, pepper-sprayed inmate
Four former Missouri correctional officers face murder charges and a fifth is charged with involuntary manslaughter for the December death of a man incarcerated at the Jefferson City Correctional Center. Othel Moore, 38, was pepper-sprayed in the face multiple times, had his face improperly covered by a hood that blocked...
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