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TANEY COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY’S OFFICE TO HOST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TRAINING NEXT WEEK
July 22, 2010
Taney County Prosecuting Attorney, Jeffrey M. Merrell is pleased to announce that on July 29th, 2010 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm, a free training, “Determining the Dominant Aggressor in Domestic Violence Cases” is being hosted for law enforcement, prosecutors and allied professionals. This course will delve into the dynamics of family violence, will show how to determine the dominant aggressor, as well as offer investigation and documentation strategies for success in the resolution of these cases. The training is certified for 2 hours of POST Continuing Education Legal credits & 2 hours Interpersonal Credit by the Missouri Department of Public Safety POST program or 4 hours of CLE by the Missouri Bar.
For more information about this training please download the forms below:
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FIVE YEARS FOR ASSAULTING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
July 19, 2010
Taney County Prosecuting Attorney, Jeffrey M. Merrell announced today that PETER OLSON, dob: 9/16/1972 was sentenced by Taney County Circuit Judge Mark Orr last Thursday to five years (5) for the class C felony of assault of a law enforcement officer in the second degree, five years (5) for the class C felony of stealing, five years (5) for the class C felony of unlawful use of a weapon and four (4) years for the class D felony of property damage in the first degree. Probation was denied.
On July 15, 2009, during a investigation at the Lost Tree Apartment Complex in Taney County, Missouri PETER OLSON was arrested and detained inside a Stone County Sheriff’s vehicle. During his arrest, PETER OLSON got in the driver seat of the vehicle and attempted to escape. During his escape PETER OLSON struck another patrol vehicle, and nearly ran over a law enforcement officer. A spike strip was deployed at U.S. 65 and Route EE, and the vehicle was finally stopped. Deputies had to deploy a taser device to subdue the defendant PETER OLSON. PETER OLSON was a convicted felon and present inside the Stone County Sheriff’s vehicle was a service rifle.
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PAUL LIGHT SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS FOR ENTICEMENT OF A CHILD
July 19, 2010
Taney County Prosecuting Attorney, Jeffrey M. Merrell announced today that PAUL K. LIGHT, dob 12/15/1963 of Jefferson City, Missouri was sentenced to seven (7) years in the Missouri Department of Corrections last Thursday by Taney County Circuit Judge Mark Orr for the unclassified felony of enticement of a child. Probation was denied.
Between June 16, 2009 and July 27, 2009, a detective with the Taney County Sheriff’s Department was operating in an undercover capacity on the internet in connection with the Tri-Lakes Regional Internet Crimes Task Force. The detective was posing as a female under the age of fourteen in Yahoo! chatrooms. During her undercover operation, the detective made contact with a individual with the username muneeshot63. During contact over a month long period, muneeshot63 engaged in sexually explicit chat with the detective posing as a minor and sent her pornographic movies and a video of his genitalia. Muneeshot63 attempted to entice the detective posing as a minor into engaging sexual acts with him. Through internet logs and IP addresses, muneeshot63 was later identified as PAUL K. LIGHT.
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JANELLE HARTNESS RECEIVES TWELVE (12) YEARS FOR TRAFFICKING
July 13, 2010
Taney County Prosecuting Attorney, Jeffrey M. Merrell announced today that Janelle Hartness, dob: 08/19/1964 of Ozark, Missouri was sentenced last Friday by Taney County Circuit Judge Mark Orr to twelve (12) years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for the class A felony of trafficking in the second degree, and twelve (12) years on each of two counts of distribution of a controlled substance and as a prior and persistent felony offender. Probation was denied and all sentences are to run concurrent.
On October 14, 2005 officers from the COMET drug task force, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Soutease MIssouri Drug Task Force, and the Drug Enforcement Administration executed a search warrant at the residence of JANELLE HARTNESS in Ridgedale, Missouri. Officers had received information from a confidential source that JANELLE HARTNESS had been dealing methamphetamine from her residence over the past five years, and the confidential source further state that on one occasion he/she had observed a pound of methamphetamine inside the Ridgedale residence. During the execution of the search warrant officers located multiple items used in the trafficking of narcotics along with 248.3 grams of methamphetamine that was discovered in a shed in the back yard of the residence. In connection with this offense JANELLE HARTNESS was charged with the A felony of trafficking in the second degree.
On December 14, 2006 undercover officers withe COMET drug task force purchased an eightball of methamphetamine for $275.00 from JANELLE HARTNESS through a confidential informant in the parking lot of Blockbuster of Hollister, Missouri. In connection with this offense JANELLE HARTNESS was charged with the felony of distribution of a controlled substance as a prior and persistent felony offender.
On February 14, 2007 undercover officers with the COMET drug task force again purchased an eight-ball of methamphetamine for $250.00 from JANELLE HARTNESS through a confidential informant at the Fast Trip Car Wash in Hollister, Missouri. In connection with this offense JANELLE HARTNESS was charged with the felony of distribution of a controlled substance as a prior and persistent felony offender.
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