Court News
(Editors note: The graphic above the headline shows a summary of the number of cases filed in each category for 2024 and 2025.)2025 was another busy year for the court system in Wright County. Overall, case numbers were down from 2024. Some case categories had substantial increases in filings from...
Morgan French
A Mountain Grove man has officially been charged with second degree assault after an alleged incident involving a hammer and a pizza delivery driver’s car window back on Feb. 4.Morgan French, approximately 66, was taken into custody by the Mountain Grove Police Department and was put on a 24-hour...
On Jan. 8, at approximately 3:30 a.m., the Wright County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to Grovespring, to a call for service regarding a camper that was on fire in close proximity to an occupied residence.An attempt had previously been made to set the same camper on fire and a suspect had been...
The Wright County Sheriff’s Office recently announced a pair of arrests.Grovespring assaultOn Jan. 17, Wright County Sheriff deputies Cunningham and Kinser were dispatched to the Grovespring area in reference to an assault in progress. Upon arrival, deputies observed the victim bleeding from the...
There were 57 cases on the docket for Judge Craig Carter back on Aug. 7 with a couple of guilty pleas entered.Jennifer Lampe, 44, of Mt. Vernon, received five years supervised probation for possession of a controlled substance.Bryan Gilpatrick, 40, of Springfield, received seven years in the...
Dr. Matthew Brown
The Wright County Sheriff’s Office has reported a domestic disturbance arrest involving a firearm.According to their report, on Aug. 16, Corporal Campbell was dispatched to a domestic disturbance involving a firearm near Mountain Grove. Due to the nature of the call, assistance from the Mountain...
Robert Smith
A Norwood man is arrested in Douglas County and has received several criminal charges related to his work as a contractor. According to a Douglas County Sheriff’s Report, Robert Smith, 44, was arrested on Aug. 20 on a Douglas County Grand Jury Indictment for three criminal charges of stealing more...
As previously passed by the Mansfield City Council, the Municipal Court is scheduled to transfer to the Wright County Circuit Court effective Sep. 1, 2025.The City is responsible for providing their own prosecuting attorney. The Mansfield Police Department will continue issuing the citations, with...
There were 88 cases on the docket for Judge Craig Carter on June 5 in Wright County Circuit Court.Troy Russell, 64, of Hartville, received two years unsupervised probation for peace disturbance, a first offense.Darrell Liebe II, 50, of Lago Vista, Texas, had a first degree harassment charge....
The Wright County Sheriff’s Office recently made two traffic stops that led to felony drug arrests.Traffic stop in ManesA felony drug arrest was made by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office at around 10:51 a.m. on Tuesday, July 1.According to a report, Corporal Jimmy conducted a traffic stop near the...