Court News
Larry Elliott, 49, of Norwood, was arrested by Sgt. Aaron Box, of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, on March 5 on a Douglas County warrant for failure to appear for driving without a license and operating a motor vehicle without insurance.While Elliott was in custody, a grand jury indictment was...
The Mountain Grove Police Department as part of a big team that took into custody two people who have federal indictments for trafficking methamphetamine.John Zastrow, 34, of Bakersfield, and Virginia Perreira, 36, of Mountain Home, Ark., were arrested on Friday, April 18 following a nine-count...
Larry Elliott, 49, of Norwood, was arrested by Sgt. Aaron Box, of the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, on March 5 on a Douglas County warrant for failure to appear for driving without a license and operating a motor vehicle without insurance.While Elliott was in custody, a grand jury indictment was...
The Mountain Grove Police Department as part of a big team that took into custody two people who have federal indictments for trafficking methamphetamine.John Zastrow, 34, of Bakersfield, and Virginia Perreira, 36, of Mountain Home, Ark., were arrested on Friday, April 18 following a nine-count...
Three Wright County residents have recently been arrested by the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.Pickens arrestedOn March 28, at approximately 10 p.m., Douglas County Sheriff Chris Degase and deputies with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and Ava Police Department served a search warrant on...
An arrest was made in Wright County for a Douglas County warrant for possession of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia back on March 25.According to a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Report, the warrant was the result of an investigation conducted by Sgt. Aaron Box and...
Randy Lee Liles, Jr.
A Hartville man has received a four year sentence to the Department of Corrections.According to a Wright County Sheriff’s Office report, Randy Lee Liltes, Jr., of Hartville plead guilty to child molestation in the fourth degree back on Monday, March 18.Wright County Judge Craig Carter, of the 44th...
Cevin Briley
Mansfield man has been arrested after the Wright County Special Operations Group executed a narcotics search warrant on Tuesday, March 19 in Mansfield.According to a Wright County Sheriff’s Office report, Cevin Briley, of Mansfield, was arrested and charged with distribution of a controlled...
A Phelps County jury has delivered a guilty verdict in the Wright County murder case from back on June 1, 2022.
According to a Wright County Sheriff’s Report, the Phelps County jury delivered the guilty verdict on March 12 in the case of Nick Owens, 60, of Sparta.
He was convicted of second degree murder with the jury declaring a 25-year sentence in the Department of Corrections.
They also declared a 15-year sentence for an armed criminal action charge.
The murder of his nephew, Zachery Owens, a Mansfield barber, occurred south of Mansfield back in 2022. Nick Owens reportedly was attempting to steal a trailer from Zachery’s property, and when he was approached, he reportedly shot his nephew in the chest.
Due to the change of venue request, the trial was moved from Wright to Phelps County.
A sentencing ruling from the 25th Judicial Circuit will take place on April 24, pending the completion of a sentencing assessment report by Probation and Parole.
The case was thoroughly investigated by Wright County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Kristi Akers.
Wright County Sheriff Sonny Byerley extends his deepest sympathies to the family of Zachery Owens, acknowledging the pain and loss they have endured as a result of this tragic and senseless crime.
A Phelps County jury has delivered a guilty verdict in the Wright County murder case from back on June 1, 2022.According to a Wright County Sheriff’s Report, the Phelps County jury delivered the guilty verdict on March 12 in the case of Nick Owens, 60, of Sparta.He was convicted of second degree...
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office announced several arrests in relation to burglary.According to a report, back on Feb. 16, Detective Long, Deputy Martin and Deputy Wilson responded to a burglary in progress on Highway EE. Upon arrival, the suspects had fled in a black vehicle.Detective Long was...