Court News

There were 47 cases on the docket for Judge Craig Carter on July 9 with a few guilty pleas entered.Joseph Magera, 62, of New Market, Ala., received two years unsupervised probation for interference with custody.Rebecca Magera, 62, of Mountain Grove,  received two years unsupervised probation for...

Daniel Mack

On July 3, at approximately 10:39 p.m., deputies with the Wright County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported hostage situation at a residence north of Mountain Grove. The investigation determined that Daniel Mack, 28, of Miamiville, Ohio, had traveled to Missouri and confronted multiple victims...

Dallas Lansdown

Dallas Lansdown, 29, of Mansfield, is facing multiple felony charges following an investigation by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office.On Aug. 13, deputies with the Wright County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report involving four young children who had left a residence on foot and were found...
Judge Craig Carter had 49 cases on the docket on June 4 that a pair of guilty pleas entered.Jeremiah Johns, 40, of Mountain Grove, received seven years in the Department of Corrections (DOC) for possession of a controlled substance.Joshua Burdick, 23, of Cabool,, received five years supervised...
A pair of Wright County residents were recently injured in accidents as reported in Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) Crash Reports. A 53-year-old Mountain Grove man was moderately injured on July 30 after his 1990 Freightliner blew a tire. The vehicle went off Highway 60, just one mile east of...
Two years after a crazy scene unfolded in Grovespring involving a hatchet, a suspect has officially been sentenced.On June 30, Jason Bailey, of Grovespring, pled guilty to a second degree assault.He was later sentenced to seven years in prison, though he did receive credit for 399 days served in...
A man from Ohio was arrested by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office after a reported kidnapping and domestic assault that reportedly took place on Friday, July 3.In the probable cause statement, witnesses reported to Sheriff Deputy Kristi Akers that Daniel Mack, from Miamiville, Ohio, arrived at a...

Jason Bailey

Two years after a crazy scene unfolded in Grovespring involving a hatchet, a suspect has officially been sentenced.On June 30, Jason Bailey, of Grovespring, pled guilty to a second degree assault.He was later sentenced to seven years in prison, though he did receive credit for 399 days served in...

Daniel Mack

A man from Ohio was arrested by the Wright County Sheriff’s Office after a reported kidnapping and domestic assault that reportedly took place on Friday, July 3.In the probable cause statement, witnesses reported to Sheriff Deputy Kristi Akers that Daniel Mack, from Miamiville, Ohio, arrived at a...
The Wri-Comm 911 Board recently recognized Board members for their years of service. Left: Dan Divine is recognized for being the Board chair since 2024 and will go back to being a Board member. Right: Tim Short was recognized for his years of service on the Board. Past vice chair and new chair,...

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