Court News
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...
Daniel Smith
A Mountain Grove was indicted by a Douglas County jury on Feb. 14 for charges dating back to Dec. 17, 2024.According to a Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report, Daniel Smith, 44, was arrested after being indicted by the jury for unlawful possession of a controlled substance and unlawful possession...
Several candidates officially signed up by the Dec. 31, 2024 deadline to run for one of several Wright County city and school district positions up for election on April 8, 2025.Mountain GroveThere are several contested races on tap for the April election with the City of Mountain Grove.Incumbent...
Jason Osborn, formerly Leon Dronet Jr.
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today that his Sexually Violent Predator (SVP) unit successfully committed Jason Osborn to the Missouri Department of Mental Health after a Wright County Court found he met the criteria to be classified as a Sexually Violent Predator. The SVP Unit...
Brian Keith Minier
On Jan. 24, Sgt. Aaron Box and Detective Nathan Long attempted to contact Brian Keith Minier, 55, of Mountain Grove, regarding a burglary case they were investigating.According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Report, Minier had an active warrant for absconding from Probation and Parole. It was...
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office recently made three arrests near the Wright County line.On Jan. 29, a search warrant was served on a residence in northern Douglas County on Old Highway 5, this according to a Douglas County Sheriff’s report.Floyd M Lansdown, Meichkala Rawlings and Jessie...
Wright County Associate Judge Lynette Veenstra noted that the Wright County court system had another busy year in 2024. This was included in a detailed report that she released to the public recently.Overall, the total number of cases were up from 2023. Judge Veenstra said that was primarily due to...
On Sunday, Dec. 29, the Mansfield Police Department requested assistance from the Wright County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division to investigate a suspicious death within the City limits of Mansfield. Since then, several interviews have been conducted, and numerous leads have been...
Janissa Wilson
In the early morning hours of Jan. 8, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office reportedly received vehicle information from the Mansfield Police Department regarding a stolen vehicle. The vehicle was last seen on Highway 5 south heading toward Ava.According to a Douglas County Sheriff’s Report, Cpl....
David Ruiz
Back on Dec. 5, the Wright County Sheriff’s Office noted that it charged David Ruiz, of Mountain Grove, with arson in the second degree for knowing burning and burglary in the second degree involving a structure fire that took place on Dec. 1, south of Mountain Grove.Ruiz is being held on a $25,000...