Posted on: December 8, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 8, 2023
A Kansas City man has been charged for the fatal shooting of another Kansas City man on Nov. 28, 2023, inside his Kansas City residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Kequan O. Herring faces M...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: December 6, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 6, 2023
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker will appear today before the Jackson County Legislature's Justice and Law Enforcement Committee to urge approval of a contribution to a national effort to relocate forme...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: December 1, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 1, 2023
A south Kansas City man has been charged in the Nov. 30, 2023, fatal shooting of another man in the basement of their residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Gregory J. Foster faces Murder 2n...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 30, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 30, 2023
A Kansas City man faces multiple felony charges for the fatal shooting on Tuesday of a man who officers found in a vacant lot after being shot multiple times, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced this eve...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 29, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 30, 2023
A Kansas City man has been charged in the Nov. 18, 2023, fatal shooting of a man in Kansas City found by police behind a residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Keylen Madge faces Murder 2nd...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 29, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 29, 2023
A Kansas City man has been charged in the Nov. 21, 2023, fatal shooting of a man in Kansas City, as well as the wounding of a woman, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Wayne A. Hunt faces Murder 2...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 27, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 28, 2023
A Jackson County judge sentenced a Kansas City man Monday to 25 years in state prison for the fatal shooting of a Kansas City man in June 2022, as well as the wounding of a female victim, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Pe...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 21, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 21, 2023
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker issued this statement today:
Today, the Western District Court of Appeals denied all pending motions that challenged the courts affirming the manslaughter conviction of a Kansas ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 17, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 17, 2023
A Kansas City man, 54, was sentenced to 23 years in state prison after he pleaded guilty to charges in connection with the 2021 fatal shooting of Jason L. Stuart in Grandview, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker a...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 16, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 16, 2023
The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office issues the following statement this evening:
Media reports today stated two potential criminal cases involving the fentanyl deaths of a child in Kansas City were not in the J...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 15, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 15, 2023
A Kansas City man has been charged this evening for his role in causing injuries to a young woman whose body was found in a Grandview parking lot near a residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced thi...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 14, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 14, 2023
A Jackson County judge on Tuesday sentenced a 63-year-old Kansas City man to 13 years in state prison for the fatal shooting in 2022 in Kansas City of a man who threw a traffic cone at the defendant's v...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 13, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 13,, 2023
An Independence, MO, man has been charged in connection with the shootings at the Independence Center that injured three persons, including one critically, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Mark...
Posted on: November 10, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 10, 2023
A Jackson County jury convicted late Thursday evening an eastern Jackson County man of sexual acts with a minor, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
The jury found Chad J. Stark guilty of three cou...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 10, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 10, 2023
A Jackson County jury on Thursday convicted a Kansas City man in the fatal shootings in January 2023 of his girlfriend and her cousin outside the girlfriend's home in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean P...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 7, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 7, 2023
A Kansas City, Kan., man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting last month of a man found in a parking lot in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Osvaldo Rangel faces char...
Posted on: November 6, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 7, 2023
A Grandview, MO, man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting last Friday in the area of 12th and White and other crimes, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Keith D. Adkins fa...
Posted on: November 6, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 6, 2023
A Kansas City man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting in August this year inside a Kansas City residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Anthony T. Adams faces Involuntary Mans...
Posted on: November 4, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 4, 2023
An Independence man has been charged in connection with a double homicide earlier this week in an Independence residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Terrill S. Anderson faces charges of Mur...
Posted on: November 3, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 3, 2023
A Kansas City man faces felony charges, including Murder 2nd Degree, for the fatal shooting in February 2023 of a man found later in the area of 35th and Prospect Avenue in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peter...
Posted on: October 31, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseOct. 31, 2023
A Kansas City woman who last Thursday evening entered another woman's vehicle and drove off with a 1-year-old child in the back seat, has been charged with kidnapping and other felony charges, Jackson County Prosecutor Je...
Posted on: October 24, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseOct. 24, 2023
The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office released this statement today on reports of clemency requests on behalf of a police officer:
We strongly oppose. The rule of law has spoken clearly on this matter through a J...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 17, 2023
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker's statement on today’s appeals court ruling:
The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office appreciates the deliberation and judgment of the Missouri Court of Appeals in upholding today the T...
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Posted on: October 18, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseOct. 18, 2023
A Kansas City, Kan., man faces felony charges for recklessly causing an automobile accident on Saturday in Kansas City that killed two passengers in his vehicle including a 2-year-old child, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean...
Posted on: October 13, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseOct. 14, 2023
A Blue Springs man now faces 13 felony charges, including murder and assault, for violent attacks late last month in Independence, MO, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Tyler Christopher Rizer fa...
Posted on: October 5, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseOct. 6, 2023
A Grandview man now faces an additional 14 felony charges for an Aug. 2, 2023, shooting spree that began in Grandview and ended in Kansas City, plus charges for an earlier Raytown shooting, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean P...
Posted on: September 29, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 29, 2023
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker and Police Chief Stacey Graves announced Friday the award of a new two-year $500,000 federal grant focused on reducing and solving non-fatal shootings in Kansas City.
The city o...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 28, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 28, 2023
An Independence man faces multiple felony charges for fleeing and killing another driver in a vehicular crash, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Matthew T Brooks, faces Murder 2nd Degr...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 27, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 27, 2023
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker issued a statement today congratulating the Independence Police Department for winning a new Justice Department grant that will allow the city to purchase body camera...
Posted on: September 25, 2023
A licensed chiropractor, who has worked since the 1980s at Health Plus in Oak Grove, MO, faces multiple criminal charges in connection with sexual assaults of juveniles and adult women, mostly from the Amish community, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peter...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 20, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 20, 2023
The Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys is donating $5,000 to the national Prosecutors for Prosecutors campaign, an effort organized nationally to help Afghan colleagues who were left behind in Afghanistan two ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 19, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 19, 2023
A Kansas man faces multiple felony charges in connection with a fatal shooting Monday morning in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Eric L. Morrow faces Murder 2nd Degree, Unlawful U...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 15, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 15, 2023
A 25-year-old Kansas City man was sentenced Friday to life in prison for the kidnapping and murder in May 2021 of Gilberto Gutierrez, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
A Jackson County judge sen...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 12, 2023
For Immediate Release, Sept. 12, 2023
A Jackson County judge on Tuesday sentenced Michael Hendricks and Maggie Ybarra to life sentences plus decades more for the gruesome murder of Kensie Aubry, whose body was recovered from a Grain Valley, MO, property, J...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 12, 2023
For Immediate Release, Sept. 12, 2023
A Jackson County judge this morning sentenced Jonathan L. Bradford to life in prison plus seven years for the fatal shooting in July 2020 of Lodillar R. Styles, who had driven the defendant to a residence when the defe...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 9, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 9, 2023
A Dixon, MO, woman has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting outside an Independence, MO, motel in August, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Courtney Joe Wilcox faces Murder 2nd Degr...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 6, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 6, 2023
After a Jackson County jury convicted a KC man in the 2017 fatal shooting of Tamara Randolf, judge sentences defendant to Life Without Parole plus 20 years today, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced toda...
Posted on: September 6, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 6, 2023
A Kansas City, Kan., man has been charged in connection with the Aug. 3, 2023, fatal shooting of a man outside a motel on 40 Highway in Independence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Charles J. ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 5, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 5, 2023
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker issued this statement today regarding the oral arguments earlier today before the Missouri Court of Appeals:
Today we asked the Court to uphold the rule of law – just as we have ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 28, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 28, 2023
New charges have been filed against a Kansas City security guard who sexually assaulted women this summer in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Brandon Wells faces the unclassified fe...
Posted on: August 28, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 28, 2023
A Kansas City woman has been charged in connection with the death and abandonment of an infant whose body was found in a field in the area of 40th and Pittman in May, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced ...
Posted on: August 14, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 14, 2023
A Kansas City man has been charged in the July 13, 2023, fatal shooting of a man behind an office supply store on Main Street in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Dynell R. Jones fac...
Posted on: August 11, 2023
Aug. 11, 2023
The Jackson County Prosecutor will be joined by Police Chief Stacey Graves to announced new criminal charges filed today. The press conference will be on the 11th floor of the Jackson County Courthouse at noon.
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 11, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 11, 2023
The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office announced today 20 criminal counts have been filed against a Kansas City man in connection with sexual attacks and robberies on three women in May and June 2023, Jackson County Prose...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 4, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 4, 2023
A Jackson County jury late Thursday recommended a prison sentence of 35 years after convicting the defendant, a Kansas City man, of three felonies in connection with sexual assaults of a child, Jackson County Prosecutor Je...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 3, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 3, 2023
A Grandview man faces three felony charges, including Murder 2nd Degree, in connection with the shooting Wednesday of a man in his vehicle outside a Grandview residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announce...
Posted on: August 2, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 2, 2023
A Jackson County judge today sentenced a Raytown man to 24 years in prison after he was convicted by a jury of sexual assaults involving a child, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Jeremy S. Callih...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 30, 2023
For Immediate Release
July 30, 2023
.A Jackson County judge on Friday sentenced a Kansas City woman to 20 years in prison after she was convicted for severely beating two children while the children were in her care in a Kansas City residence, Jackson Count...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 28, 2023
For Immediate Release, July 28, 2023
A Jackson County jury this afternoon convicted a Kansas City man, 25, in the kidnapping and murder of Gilberto Gutierrez in 2021, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Jury convicted Rashaud Lewis ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 27, 2023
Embargoed until 1 p.m. today, July 27, 2023
Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office Joins “Prosecutors For Prosecutors” Campaign to Get 1,500 Prosecutors out of Afghanistan
Campaign Launched by Association of Pro...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 23, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 23, 2023
A Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting on July 17 of Jami Duncan in her Kansas City residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Mantonia M. Duncan faces felony charges of Murde...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 19, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 19, 2023
A Kansas City man faces charges in the June 19, 2023, fatal shooting of Marquis Kindred after a struggle over a handgun, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Mekhi D. Curry faces Murder 2nd Degree a...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 17, 2023
Media Advisory
July 17, 2023
If you plan to release information today from charging documents regarding a homicide committed in Kansas City in the last week, please check with my office before releasing that information.
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 14, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 14, 2023
A Kansas City man who robbed a local drugstore this month has been charged with felony counts for those crimes, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
William Lawrence Shade faces Robbery 1st Degree a...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 13, 2023
For Immediate Release
July 13, 2023
A Jackson County jury late Thursday convicted Michael Hendricks and Maggie Ybarra in the murder of Kensie Aubry, whose body was recovered from a Grain Valley, MO, property, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker anno...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 12, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 12, 2023
A Kansas City man faces multiple felony charges for a fatal shooting on Monday morning along East U.S. 40 Highway, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Tyrell Young faces Murder 2nd Degree, Unlawful...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 10, 2023
For Immediate Release
July 11, 2023
A Kansas City man charged in connection with the stabbing in April 2022 of an 18-month old boy apparently after a vehicular accident has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker an...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 5, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 6, 2023
A 33-year-old Kansas City man was sentenced Wednesday to 46 years in prison for the kidnapping and murder in May 2021 of Gilberto Gutierrez, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
A Jackson County judg...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 30, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJune 30, 2023
A Kansas City man, 30, faces a charge of Animal Abuse, an E felony, in connection with a dog's abuse and death in October 2022, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Ryan R. Jackson, dob: 3/23/1999, ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 30, 2023
For Immediate Release
Jackson County Prosector in a new blog post today dives deep into the the number of homicides and her office's success rate in filing and winning convictions in these cases. The post examines data for 2023 and larger data set...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 30, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJune 30, 2023
A 24-year-old Independence, MO, man faces four counts of Robbery in the 1st Degree for business robberies in Independence in April, May and June, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Zachary I. Cald...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 28, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJune 28, 2023
A Kansas City man, 26, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison for conviction in double homicide of two men in March 2021, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
A Jackson County judge last week sent...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 27, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJune 27, 2023
A Kansas City man, 30, has been charged in the fatal shooting in Downtown Kansas City of Cyree C. Crook, whose body was found in the 500 block of East 10th Street where a video camera captured the murder, Jackson County P...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 27, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJune 26, 2023
A 26-year-old Kansas City man faces multiple felony charges for the fatal shooting of three persons at an after hours club near 57th and Prospect Avenue early Sunday in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters B...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 27, 2023
June 27, 2023
For Immediate Release
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker will announce new criminal charges in connection with the early Sunday shooting of multiple persons in the area of 57th and Prospect Avenue. The announcement...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 26, 2023
For Immediate Release
June 26, 2023
For Immediate Release
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker is announcing a press conference on the 11th floor of the Jackson County Courthouse at 5:15 p.m. in the lobby. Please enter on Oak Sreet side of b...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 26, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJune 26, 2023
A 26-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the early Sunday shooting at 57th and Prospect, but further charges are expected this week as the investigation of the shooting continues, Jackson County P...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 26, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJune 26, 2023
A 22-year-old Blue Springs woman faces felony charges for the fatal vehicular crash that killed a motorcyle driver on Saturday evening in Lee's Summit, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today....
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 24, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJune 24, 2023
The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office has filed felony charges against a south Kansas City man who fatally shot a woman at his apartment complex, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Mauri...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 23, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJune 23, 2023
A Kansas City, 24, has been sentenced to 29 years in prison for the fatal shooting in March 2022 of Anthony Villareal in the northeast area of Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
A Jac...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 8, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJune 8, 2023
An 18-year-old Lee's Summit resident faces Involuntary Manslaughter for recklessly causing the death of Dakota Wrightsman by shooting him, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Cooper D. Ashley, dob: ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 6, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJune 6, 2023
A 25-year-old Blue Springs man has been charged in conneciton with the fatal shooting Monday morning of Demarkus B. Pleasant in the area of 45th and Paseo, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Christ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 1, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJune 1, 2023
A 24-year-old Kansas City, Kan., woman has been charged with multiple felony counts in connection with a recent shooting at a hotel in Blue Springs, MO, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Samantha ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 30, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseMay 30, 2023
A Kansas City man faces a manslaughter charge for the fatal shooting on May 20, 2023, in the parking lot of a Kansas City apartment complex, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Mikell R. Grigsby, do...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 27, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseMay 27, 2023
A Jackson County judge sentenced a Sugar Creek man, 30 , to 20 years in prison for a 2021 knife attack of a woman in an Independence public park, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
The defendant Ro...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 25, 2023
For Immediate Release
A Jackson County judge sentenced a Lee's Summit man, 24, today to 30 years in a Missouri prison after he pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his father last year at a Lee's Summit residence, Jackson County Prosecutor ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 18, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseMay 18, 2023
A Kansas City man, 25, has been charged in connections with shots fired last evening at Lea McKeighan Park in Lee's Summit, MO, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Antonio Harris, dob: 2/25...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 16, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseMay 16, 2023
A Grandview, MO, man has been charged in a domestic assault of three persons inside a Grandview residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Collins I. Milimu, dob: 11/4/1985, faces three counts o...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 10, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseMay 11, 2023
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker's issued today the following statement on the Kansas City Council's actions:
I firmly support the Kansas City Council’s action today. All forms of gove...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 5, 2023
For Immediate Release
May 5, 2023
A Grandview man, 24, charged today with two counts of Murder 2nd Degree, other felonies in February shootings in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Damyon D. Cook, dob: 12/23/1998, face...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 5, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseMay 5, 2023
A Kansas City 17-year-old faces felony charges in the fatal shooting of Maruice Brown in September 2022 as Brown was walking along street near 30th and Montgall, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
M...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 3, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseMay 3, 2023
A Jackson County judge sentenced a Grandview man today to 25 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to multiple felonies including rape, sodomy, kidnapping, robbery and assault of women in Kansas City, Jackson County Prose...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 2, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseMay 2, 2023
A Kansas City man, 26, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison on Thursday (April 27) for the stabbing in December 2018 of a woman inside a Walmart Supercenter, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
A...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 29, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseApril 29, 2023
Two men in town for the NFL Draft face burglary and charotherges for stealing NFL jerseys for top draft picks from areas requiring special NFL Draft access credentials, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Bak...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 29, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseApril 29, 2023
A Jackson County jury late Friday convicted a Kansas City man in the fatal shooting in 2017 of Tamara Randolf outside a residence she had gone to in order to retrieve her two children, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Pete...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 27, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseApril 27, 2023
In acknowledgement of National Crime Victims Rights Week, victims of violent crime in Kansas City, service agencies invested in helping those victims and many from the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office will gather Frida...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 26, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseApril 26, 2023
A Raytown woman has been charged with Animal Abuse for leaving a female dog in the cold, causing substantial harm to the animal, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Onica M. Morgan, dob: 5/8/1984,...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 24, 2023
April 24, 2023
For Immediate Release
In July 2021, a Jackson County jury convicted David A. Harris in the Sept. 2018 fatal shooting of Mary K. Scmitze. He was ordered to serve 35 years in prison for those convictions. As Harris was leaving the courthouse, h...
Posted on: April 24, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseApril 24, 2023
An 18-year-old Raytown, MO, mans has been charged in the fatal shoting last Thursday, April 20, 2023, of Nehemiah Newton outside a Raytown residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today..
Jay&a...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 20, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseApril 20, 2023
An 18-year-old Cape Girardeau, MO, man has been charged in the fatal 'road rage' shooting of an Oak Grove, MO, man near his home on Interstate 70, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced t...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 20, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseApril 20, 2023
The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office issued an update today on the status of the officer-involved shooting Wednesday involving Kansas City police officers, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Th...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 15, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseApril 15, 2023
Two Kansas City siblings, ages 29 and 31, face charges in connection with the early-April fatal shooting of Keith E. Martin, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
David L. Randall, dob: 1/21/1992, a...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 13, 2023
For Immediate Release
April 13, 2023
A Jackson County judge on Thursday sentenced Gene Birdsong to life in prison without the possibility of parole -- plus 17 years more -- for Birdsong's fatal stabbing in November 2018 of his wife Tabitha, Jackson County P...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 12, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseApril 12, 2023
A former Grain Valley police officer faces multiple felony charges after an investigation by the Missouri Highway Patrol found the officer had engaged in sex acts with a juvenile in Grain Valley, Jackson County Prosecuto...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 11, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseApril 11, 2023
A Kansas City man, 54, faces felony charges for the fatal shooting of his son in a Kansas City residence earlier this month, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Jose P. Pilar, dob: 8/9/1968, faces...
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Posted on: April 10, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseApril 10, 2023
A Jackson County jury convicted today a a 32-year-old Kansas City man in the murder and kidnaping of Gilberto Gutierrez in May 2021, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Ahmad R. Herring, dob: 4/24...
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Posted on: April 10, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseApril 10, 2023
A Jackson County jury convicted today a Shawnee, Kan., man for fleeing from Independence, Mo., police officers while firing multiple shots at the officers, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: April 6, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseApril 6, 2023
A Jackson County jury convicted a Kansas City man, 22, of the murder of Donald Moore in October 2022 near 12th and Grand in Downtown KC, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
The jury convicted Toney...
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Posted on: April 6, 2023
For Immediate Release
April 6, 2023
A Jackson County jury late today convicted Byron Fowler, 32, of multiple felony charges in connection with the November 2021 fatal shooting of Edmon E. Alexander outside a market near 43rd and Cleveland Avenue in Kansas C...
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Posted on: April 5, 2023
Immediate ReleaseApril 5, 2023
A Kansas City man, 28, faces felony charges for the fatal shooting of Carl Stewart on Tuesday night in a hotel room on Hillcrest in south Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Makail L. Roge...
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Posted on: April 1, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseApril 1, 2023
A Jackson County judge on Friday sentenced a 44-year-old Eastern Jackson County man to four consecutive life sentences in prison for his convictions in multiple sex crimes, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker anno...
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Posted on: March 31, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 31, 2023
A Jackson County jury today convicted Martel L. Harrison, 26, of Murder 1st Degree and other felonies in connection with the August 2020 fatal shooting of Sage Walston, whose body was found in the area of Linwo...
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Posted on: March 29, 2023
Immediate ReleaseMarch 29, 2023
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced this afternoon that criminal charges against a 42-year-old Independence, Mo, who left threatening messages this week at the office of a 16th Circuit judge, have...
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Posted on: March 29, 2023
Immediate ReleaseMarch 31, 2023
A 31-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting on March 13, 2023, inside a south Kansas City residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced this evening.
Jaylen E. McDaniel, dob: 3/7/19...
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Posted on: March 28, 2023
Immediate ReleaseMarch 28, 2023
A 42-year-old Independence, Mo, man faces two felony charges for leaving threatening messages at the office of a 16th Circuit judge, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced this evening.
Michael A. Deb...
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Posted on: March 24, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 17, 2023
A 26-year-old Independence man has been charged in connection with the double-fatality crash in Independnece on Wednesday, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Melvin T. Brown, dob: 8/17/1996, face...
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Posted on: March 24, 2023
Immediate ReleaseMarch 24, 2023
A Kansas City man, 24, has been charged in the fatal beating and strangulation of Elizabeth Stivers, who was found deceased in the yard of a Northeast area residence on March 14, 2023, Jackson County Prosecutor Jea...
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Posted on: March 17, 2023
Immediate ReleaseMarch 17, 2023
A Kansas City man, 38, has been charged in the fatal shooting Wednesday of Abdullahi Yussuf as he was a passenger in a vehicle driven by the defendant, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Ibrahim Abdi...
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Posted on: March 17, 2023
Immediate ReleaseMarch 17, 2023
The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office is set to lanuch a new blog to address issues of crime, punishment and the Jacksoun County public safety system.
For media representatives who already subscribe to our press releases sho...
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Posted on: March 16, 2023
Immediate ReleaseMarch 16, 2023
A Kansas City man, 57, faces felony charges in the fatal beating of Dickens F. Taima with a metal bolt yesterday of another man in a Kansas City residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Charles ...
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Posted on: March 14, 2023
Immediate ReleaseMarch 14, 2023
A Kansas City man, 24, faces Murder 2nd Degree and other criminal charges in connection with the March 12, 2023, fatal shooting of Darryl B. Brown III, who answered the door of a south Kansas City residence and was met by gu...
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Posted on: March 11, 2023
Immediate ReleaseMarch 10, 2023
A Kansas City man, 25, has been charged with Assault 1st Degree of a Law Enforcement Officer and other felonies after he was seen shooting with a gun later determined to be altered to be fully automatic at a chasing Cass Cou...
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Posted on: March 10, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 10, 2022
A Jackson County judge Thursday sentenced a Kansas City man convicted of domestic assault and other felonies to 15 years in prison, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
In November, a Jackson Count...
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Posted on: March 9, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 9, 2023
A Kansas City man, 24, has been charged in the fatal shooting on Nov. 29, 2021, of Justin Michael Doza-Adams at a vacant lot on Independence Avenue in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced tod...
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Posted on: March 8, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 8, 2023
.A Jackson County judge on Friday sentenced a Kansas City woman to 20 years in prison after she was convicted for severely beating two children while the children were in her care in a Kansas City residence, Jackson Count...
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Posted on: March 7, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 4, 2023
.A Jackson County jury on Friday convicted a Kansas City man, 37, in the March 2021 fatal shooting of Michael Uttley, as well as a burglary in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: March 2, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 2, 2023
A Kansas City man is charged in the fatal shooting in January 2022 of Desmond Matthews at city BP station, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Shyrone H. Daniels, dob: 3/27/2004, faces Murder 2nd D...
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Posted on: March 2, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 2, 2023
In response to media reports and questions asked of Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas this morning, the Jackson County Prosecutor is issuing this statement to correct the record regarding our office's involvement i...
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Posted on: March 2, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 2, 2023
A second defendant has been convicted in the November 2019 fatal shootings of three persons in the 4500 block of South Benton in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
A Jackson County ju...
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Posted on: March 1, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 1, 2023
A Kansas Cit homeless man has been charged in the Feb. 25, 2023, fatal stabbing of James Perry inside a homeless camp near 1st Street in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Tracy E. Mc...
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Posted on: February 27, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseFeb. 27, 2023
A Jackson County jury on Monday convicted Gene Birdsong and recommended he be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole -- plus 17 years more -- for Birdsong's fatal stabbing in November 2018 of his wi...
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Posted on: February 23, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseFeb. 23, 2023
A Jackson County judge on Thursday sentenced a 29-year-old woman to 15 years in prison for the fatal shooting in Febtuary 2021 of Zachary Jewell in Blue Summit, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today....
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Posted on: February 18, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseFeb. 18, 2023
It took a decade, but Martin Olmedo is in custody in Jackson County for the murder in 2012 of a 4-year-old child, Aydan Perea, in the Northeast area of Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced to...
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Posted on: February 21, 2023
For Immediate Release Feb. 21, 2023
A Kansas City firefighter -- who in December 2021 killed three persons by driving a Kansas City Fire Department pumper truck into a Westport Road intersection against a red light without braking or ens...
Posted on: February 16, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseFeb. 17, 2023
A Tonganoxie, Kan., man, 18, has been charged with two manslaughter counts for operating a vehicle at an excessive speed and running a red light, causing the vehicular crash that Wednesday night took the life of a Kansas ...
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Posted on: February 8, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseFeb. 9, 2023
The elected prosecutors in Jackson County, MO, Wyandotte County, Kan., and Phladelphia, Penn., have challenged each other in a friendly wager over Super Bowl LVII, in which the Kansas City Chiefs square off against the Phi...
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Posted on: February 8, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseFeb. 8, 2023
Building a new Crime Strategies Unit so you can use data, not beliefs, to guide your office. Prosecuting a long list of significant crimes, including the fatal shooting of Legend Taliferro, a 4-year-old whose death sparked...
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Posted on: February 2, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseFeb. 2, 2023
A Jackson County jury convicted a Kansas City man, 63, on multiple child sex charges for sexual abuse he perpetrated on a child under 14 years old, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Robert J. Warr...
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Posted on: January 27, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJan. 27, 2023
A Kansas City man has been charged in an assault of a Raytown Police officer after the defendant caused the officer to fall down stairs and break an ankle, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Twann...
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Posted on: January 27, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJan. 27,, 2022
A Jackson County judge today setnenced a 31-year-old Prairie Village, Kan., man to 13 years in prison in connection with the June 2022 fatal crash at 75th and Ward Parkway that the defendant caused while driving intoxica...
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Posted on: January 25, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJan. 25, 2023
A 19-year-old Independence man has been charged in connection with the fatal Dec. 17, 2022, fatal shooting of James Smith in an Independence parking lot during a narcotics transaction, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peter...
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Posted on: January 24, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJan. 24, 2023
A Lee's Summit man, 31, has been charged in connection with a domestic assault that also involved firing a handgun inside and outside a Lee's Summit residence that the suspect later failed to come out of...
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Posted on: January 20, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJan. 20, 2023
A Kansas City man, 39, has been charged in the fatal shooting yesterday, Jan. 19, 2023, inside a residence in south Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Donald E. Crowe, dob: 1/20/1984,...
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Posted on: January 20, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJan. 20, 2023
A Kansas City man, 21, faces six felony charges related to a domestic violence incident in Kansas City that was followed by him turning himself into police on Thursday, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announce...
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Posted on: January 19, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJan. 19, 2023
A Kansas City man, 21, faces multiple felony counts in connection with the July 10, 2022, shootings in Westport that killed one victim, Cardell Crawford, and injured others, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker ann...
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Posted on: January 17, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJan. 17, 2023
A Greenwood man, 48, has pleaded guilty to multiple felonies in connection with the June 2019 fatal shooting of Kimberly Renee Alcorn in a Greenwood residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
D...
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Posted on: January 13, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJan. 13, 2023
A Kansas City man, 24, has been charged in fatal New Year's Day shooting in Independence of Christopher Wright, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Daqunne E. Green, dob: 06/25/1...
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Posted on: January 12, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJan. 12, 2023
A Kansas City, Kan, man, 30, faces multiple felony charges in connection with the deaths of two persons killed when KCK man crashed into their vehicle as he attempted to flee from police, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Pe...
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Posted on: January 11, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseJan. 11, 2023
A Kansas City man, 31, has been charged in a sexual assault in the victim's residence in Grandview on Monday afternoon, Jan. 9, 2023, Jackson County Proseuctor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Deonte' T. Watson, 4/7/1991...
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Posted on: January 6, 2023
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 21, 2022
A Kansas City man, 18, faces felony criminal charges in connection with the Dec. 11, 2022, fatal shooting of Robert Butler outside an Independence residence, Jackson County Proseuctor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Vys...
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Posted on: January 5, 2023
For Immediate Release
Jan 5, 2023
A Jackson County judge today ordered Issac Fisher to serve consecutive sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole after he was convicted of multiple felonies in connection with three fatal shoot...
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Posted on: December 21, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 21, 2022
A Kansas City man,18, faces multiple felony charges in connection with the September 2021 fatal shooting of 14-year-old Gabriel Williams outside a south Kansas City residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker a...
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Posted on: December 20, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 20, 2022
A Kansas City man, 51, faces multiple felony charges in connection with the Dec. 14, 2022, fatal shooting of Curtis Henderson in the 3600 block of Jefferson Street in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Bak...
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Posted on: December 17, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 17, 2022
Two defendants in separate fatal DWI crashes in Jackson County were sentenced Friday to 15- and 16-year prison sentences, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Colby Byrd, dob: 3/13/1995, was sentenc...
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Posted on: December 15, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 15, 2022
A statement from Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker on the appointment of Stacey Graves as new chief of the KCPD:
We should acknowledge that the board has named its first permanent woman chief in nearly 150 years....
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Posted on: December 15, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 15, 2022
A 28-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the October 2022 fatal shootings of Chantell Gipson and Austin Scott, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Glenn A. Pulluaim II, dob: 7/15/1994, fac...
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Posted on: December 12, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 12, 2022
A Jackson County jury late Thursday convicted Dmarius M. Bozeman in the fatal shooting in February 2021 of Khasheme Strother, who was inside a Kansas City residence on W. Pennway with her three children, Jackson County Pr...
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Posted on: December 8, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 8, 2022
A 33-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting of Shayla Curts, 22, on Tuesday inside a Kansas City residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Emmett C. Williams,...
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Posted on: December 3, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 4, 2022
A Kansas City woman has been charged in connection with the death of one child and the death of another in their KC residence Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Adair R. Fish, dob: 11/28/1979, face...
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Posted on: December 2, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 2, 2022
Felony charges have been filed against 62-year-old Kansas City man who fired shots from his vehicle, fatally wounding man on the street, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Andrew Harold Bostic, dob...
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Posted on: December 2, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 2, 2022
A 24-year-old Kansas City man pleaded guilty today to fatally shooting 4-year-old Legend M. Taliferro, who was asleep the morning of June 29, 2020, when the fired bullet went into his residence and struck him, Jackson Coun...
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Posted on: November 30, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 30, 2022
A Jackson County jury on Tuesday convicted a Kansas City man of domestic assault, harassment, conspiracy to commit assault, and violations of protection orders regarding a family member over several weeks in 2019, Jackson...
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Posted on: November 28, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 28, 2022
A Jackson County judge today sentenced a 31-year-old Kansas City-area man to 12 years in a Missouri prison after he was convicted of multiple Kansas City burglaries and thefts, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker ...
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Posted on: November 23, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 23, 2022
Two Kansas City brothers face First Degree Murder and other charges related to Tuesday's double homicide near 28th and Prospect Avenue, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: November 18, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 18, 2022
A Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Nicolett Marshall in an Independence, MO, apartment, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Bobby G. Peoples III, dob:10/29/...
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Posted on: November 16, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 16, 2022
The mother and father of a 10-week old child have been charged with Child Abuse after the child was found dead from malnutrition, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Austen M. Taub Hack, dob: 1/6/2...
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Posted on: November 14, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 14, 2022
Two former Kansas City Police Department officers pleaded guilty today to a felony assault involving the use of excessive force in arresting a citizen on a Kansas City sidewalk in May 2019, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean ...
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Posted on: November 12, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 11, 2022
Two 26-year-old Kansas City men have been charged in a Westport area beating of a man and woman after citizens helped police identify the suspects, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Collin E. Lon...
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Posted on: November 9, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 9, 2022
An Independence man and woman face child abuse charges after police responded to reports of a video showing the child's beating, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Terry L. Watson, dob: 11...
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Posted on: November 4, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 4, 2022
A Jackson County judge today sentenced a 28-year-old Independence man to 30 years in prison for the fatal shooting on Dec. 16, 2020, of Oriana Starr inside an Independence residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters B...
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Posted on: November 3, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 2, 2022
An Independence man, 30, faces felony charges after he fired a shot at an Independence Police Officer, whose gun belt stopped the round and prevented injury to the officer, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters B...
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Posted on: November 2, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 2, 2022
Consistent with longstanding practice, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office will be on the lookout for voting irregularities on Election Day, November 8, 2022. This election, however, we will also remain fully engaged af...
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Posted on: November 2, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 2, 2022
A Kansas City man, 23, faces Murder 1st Degree charge in August 2022 fatal shooting of Myana Henderson, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
D'Angelo L. Fisher, dob: 4/7/1999, faces Murder 1st Degree...
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Posted on: November 1, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 1, 2022
An Independence, MO, man, 35, has been charged in the fatal shooting of a woman who was found by passers-by along a Raytown roadway Monday evening, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced tonight.
Aaron C. Ale...
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Posted on: November 1, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 1, 2022
A Jackson County judge on Tuesday sentenced former Kansas City Chiefs coach Britt Reid to three years in prison, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
In September, Reid pleaded guilty to th...
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Posted on: October 27, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseOct. 27, 2022
The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office applauds the efforts of Kansas City Police Department detectives and the KCPD Crime Lab in solving the double homicide that occurred on or about October 1, 2022 in an apart...
Posted on: October 27, 2022
For Immediate Release Oct. 27, 2022
A former Kansas City Police Department sergeant, Matthew Neal, 42, pleaded guilty today to felony assault charges for excessive force he used against a Kansas City juvenile in November 2019, Jackson County Prose...
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Posted on: October 26, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseOct. 26, 2022
A Jackson County jury today convicted Issac Fisher, 39, of multiple felonies, including two Murder 1st Degree charges, for a violent rampage in 2018 that killed three and injured a 4-year-old, Jackson County Prosecutor Je...
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Posted on: October 17, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseOct. 17, 2022
Three metro area men charged in last week's fleeing from police at high speeds as shots were fired from their vehicle at Independence police, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Kammron C. Tucker, ...
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Posted on: October 17, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseOct. 17, 2022
A 28-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man faces 2nd Degree murder and other felony charges for the Oct. 2, 2022, crash Downtown that killed two individuals, including a driver stopped at a red light, Jackson County Prosecutor ...
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Posted on: October 5, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseOct. 5, 2022
A Kansas City man, 23, has been charged in a fatal Independence, MO, shooting on Saturday of James P. Robertson, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Jordan Huff, 10/18/1998, faces Murder 2nd Degree ...
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Posted on: October 4, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseOct. 4, 2022
A 61-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing Saturday evening in the Northeast area of Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
David F. Cornell, dob:...
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Posted on: October 3, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseOct. 3, 2022
A Kansas City, Kan, man, 26, charged in Friday morning fatal shooting of Antwon Jones inside apartment on Benton Boulevard, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Michael L. Young, 10/24/1995 faces Mur...
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Posted on: September 30, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 30, 2022
A 64-year-old Blue Springs, MO, man has been charged in the fatal shooting on Thursday of Gregory D. Ultican inside a Blue Springs residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Jeffrey A. Ultican...
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Posted on: September 29, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 29, 2022
A 21-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of John L. Greer on Aug. 19, 2022, in the 3500 block of Wayne Avenue, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Natha...
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Posted on: September 28, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 28, 2022
A Jackson County jury late Tuesday convicted Gustavo Ramos, 29, of the felony of Child Molestation involving a then-5-year-old child, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: September 26, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 26, 2022
A 35-year-old Kansas City man faces multiple felony charges for the fatal shooting in September 2021 of Morte4z Falkner in the 18th and Vine District, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Celon D. ...
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Posted on: September 23, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 23, 2022
A Jackson County jury late Thursday convicted Dmarius M. Bozeman in the fatal shooting in February 2021 of Khasheme Strother, who was inside a Kansas City residence on W. Pennway with her three children, Jackson County P...
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Posted on: September 22, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 22, 2022
A Jackson County jury today convicted a Raytown man in the 2017 murder of Kansas City lawyer Thomas Pickert in front of his residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
David Jungerman, dob, 3/0...
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Posted on: September 13, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 13, 2022
A 27-year-old Wisconsin woman has been charged with two felonies in connection with the crash Aug. 27, 2022, that killed a bicyclist, a father of 10, near Longview Lake and View High Drive, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean...
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Posted on: September 12, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 12, 2022
Former Kansas City Chiefs coach Britt Reid waived his right to a jury trial today and pleaded guilty to the Class D felony of Driving While Intoxicated -- Resulting in Serious Physical Injury, for the Feb. 4, 2021 crash ...
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Posted on: September 2, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 2, 2022
A 23-year-old Lee's Summit man has been charged in the fatal shooting of his father on Wednesday at a Lee's Summit residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Michael E. Hamilt...
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Posted on: September 2, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 2, 2022
An investigation this week of a Kansas City homicide in the 3000 block of Harrison has resulted in charges being filed against a Kansas City man who was a suspect in a 2021 homicide, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters ...
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Posted on: September 2, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 2, 2022
A 40-year-old Kansas City woman has been charged in the fatal shooting on Wednesday of her husband who was shot in his bed, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Melanie Biggins, dob: 3/2/1982, faces...
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Posted on: August 30, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 30, 2022
A Blue Springs man, 39, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after he was convicted of smuggling drugs into the Jackson County Detention Center, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Christopher ...
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Posted on: August 28, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 28, 2022
An Independence woman was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for the fatal shooting in July 2021 of her boyfriend, Ryan Wheeler, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
A Jackson County judge sente...
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Posted on: August 26, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 27, 2022
A Blue Springs man, 32, was sentenced Friday to 15 years in state prison after he pleaded guilty to two counts of Abuse or Neglect of a Child, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
A Jackson County j...
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Posted on: August 26, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 26, 2022
A Kansas City man has been charged with a felony count of forgery for presenting to county officials a fraudulent Warranty Deed to obtain possession of a south Kansas City residential property, Jackson County Prosecutor J...
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Posted on: August 23, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 23, 2022
A 23-year-old Independence, MO, man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man in Independence on Sunday, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Jayvon D. Rabb, dob: 8/21/99, faces Mu...
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Posted on: August 20, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 20, 2022
A 59-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting on Thursday of Leslie Taylor in Blue Hills Park after a reported argument, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Timothy Green, do...
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Posted on: August 18, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 18, 2022
A 36-year-old Kansas City woman faces felony charges after one of her children was found lifeless in the residence on Wednesday, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Michaela L. Chism, dob: 12/9/198...
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Posted on: August 16, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 16, 2022
A Kansas City man, 19, faces felony charges for firing a weapon from one vehicle into another, injuring a passenger, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Jeremy D. Brown Jr, dob: 5/8/2003, Unlawful ...
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Posted on: August 8, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 8, 2022
A 42-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting on Sunday of Warner Alexander Trotter inside a residence in the 3500 block of Garfield Avenue in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker...
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Posted on: August 7, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 7, 2022
Felony charges have been filed in the August 5, 2022, fatal stabbing of the defendant's former girlfriend, Latoya Brown, outside a Raytown nursing home, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today....
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Posted on: August 4, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 4, 2022
A Jackson County jury on Wednesday convicted an Independence man, 27, of charges related to the Dec. 16, 2020, fatal shooting of Oriana Starr inside an Independence residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker an...
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Posted on: July 27, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 27., 2022
Felony charges filed in the July 4, 2022, fatal shooting of Carlos Martinez-Ramirez whose body was found in the 8900 block of Longview Road in south Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced this...
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Posted on: July 18, 2022
July 18, 2022
During business hours July 18 - 28, 2022, any members of the media seeking information should contact Jennifer Dameron, Director of Intergovernmental Affairs & Policy. She can be reached at JKDameron@jacksongov.org or by phone at...
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Posted on: July 15, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 15, 2022
A Jackson County judge sentenced Friday a 28-year-old Independence, MO, man to 30 years in prison for the fatal shooting of Barbara Mae Harper in her vehicle near Downtown Kansas City in January 2019, Jackson County Prose...
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Posted on: July 13, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 13, 2022
A 23-year-old Independence, MO, man has pleaded guilty to criminal charges related to a street car stunt incident in the middle of Interstate 70 in June, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Noah D....
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Posted on: July 13, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 13, 2022
A 25-year-old Independence, MO, man has been charged in the fatal shooting on July 7, 2022, of Demarion Benjamin in the area of 51st and Lawn Avenue, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: July 10, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 10, 2022
A Jackson County judge sentenced Timothy Fernandez, 45, to 27 years in prison for his murder conviction in the February 2019 fatal shooting of Michael E. Bryan outside a Downtown Kansas City store, Jackson County Prosecut...
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Posted on: July 1, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseJune 27, 2022
A Jackson County judge has sentenced Felipe Reyna Jr, 32, the second defendant convicted in the murder of Charles Williams in July 2017 in a residence on the Eastside of Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters ...
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Posted on: June 27, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseJune 27, 2022
A Jackson County judge has sentenced 25-year-old man to 28 years in a Missouri prison for the deaths of Michael McLin and Kevin Waters in August 2019 in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced t...
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Posted on: June 22, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseJune 22, 2022
A 39-year-old Kansas City man was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in prison for the shooting in July 2020 of Sharon Heifner-Douglas who was riding an ATV in the area of East Red Bridge and Bennington, Jackson County Prosecu...
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Posted on: June 18, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseJune 18, 2022
Two KC-area men who were doing car stunts on Interstate 70 after 2 a.m. on June 12, 2022, have been charged in connection with them confronting and firing shots at others trying to pass through in order to get a child to ...
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Posted on: June 15, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseJune 15, 2022
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker issued the following statement today with charges related to the threat that closed eastern Jackson County schools this week:
I want to thank Blue Springs police department, Chie...
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Posted on: June 10, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseJune 10, 2022
A Kansas City man, 28, faces multiple felony charges in connection with the June 1, 2022, fatal shooting of Charles Bradham during a reported robbery, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today. ...
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Posted on: June 10, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseJune 10, 2022
A Kansas City juvenile has been charged in a February 2022 fatal shooting in Independence of another youth after an alleged gun exchange was set up among them, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.&...
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Posted on: June 9, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseJune 9, 2022
A 31-year-old Prairie Village, Kan., man has been charged driving while intoxicated and causing another driver's death on Wednesday at 75th and Ward Parkway in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker annou...
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Posted on: June 1, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 3, 2022
A Jackson County judge on Wednesday sentenced Damon Kerr to 24 years in prison for the Nov. 35, 2018, fatal shooting of Donna McKeown, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
The judge sentenced Kerr, ...
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Posted on: June 1, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseJune 1, 2022
A 26-year-old Kansas City woman has been charged with exhibiting a weapon in her encounter Friday evening with Kansas City police officers, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Leonna M. Ha...
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Posted on: May 30, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMay 30, 2022
A 21-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the shooting of a frisbee golfer participating in a frisbee golf tournament at Kessler Park on Saturday, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Osman I...
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Posted on: May 27, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMay 27, 2022
A 22-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal crash that killed a pedestrian near Interstate 435 and Truman Road on Wednesday, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Corey M. Holloway, do...
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Posted on: May 27, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMay 27, 2022
A St. Louis man with a distinctive crescent tattoo between his eyes has been charged in the November 2021 fatal shooting of Stephon D. Johnson, whose body was found inside a Midtown Kansas City, MO, apartment, Ja...
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Posted on: May 26, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMay 26, 2022
A 43-year-old Independence man has been charged in the fatal shooting Tuesday of Elijah Flores in a vacant lot in the 700 block of Ditman Avenue in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: May 21, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMay 21, 2022
A Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting of Christina Nevels, as she was driving a vehicle with a 4-year-old child in the backseat while the vehicle was in front of Central Patrol for the Kansas City Police...
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Posted on: May 19, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMay 19, 2022
A 19-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting Tuesday, May 17, 2022, of Andreone T. Hall at a gas station at 33rd and Linwood in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Bak...
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Posted on: May 18, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMay 18, 2022
The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office's Chief Deputy, Dion Sankar, is being honored this week by the KCMBA (Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association) with the Thomas J. Conway Award for 2022.
The award is one of the 2022 B...
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Posted on: May 13, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMay 10, 2022
A Kansas City North man has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in the death of a Chiefs fan who was struck in traffic following an October 2021 game, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Bake...
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Posted on: May 13, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMay 13, 2022
A 60-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the May 10, 2022, fatal shooting of Terylle Gorham in a parking lot near 49th and Bellefontaine in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker ...
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Posted on: May 10, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMay 10, 2022
A Jackson County jury has convicted an Independence man, 36, of multiple child-sex charges related to sexual abuse of children 11- and 12-years old, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
The jury late...
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Posted on: May 5, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMay 6, 2022
A 23-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the April 12, 2022, fatal shooting of Alfred Brown in Kansas City outside a Family Dollar store, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today....
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Posted on: April 24, 2022
April 24, 2022
During business hours April 25 -29, 2022, any members of the media seeking information should contact Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Theresa Crayon. She can be reached at TCrayon@jacksongov.org or by phone, 816-881-3525. Michael Mansur will ...
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Posted on: April 21, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseApril 21, 2022
A Kansas City man, 28, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the 2019 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Deontae Campbell near the Landing in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: April 21, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseApril 21, 2022
A 31-year-old Kansas City man has been charged with multiple felony counts in connection with the fatal shooting on April 15, 2022 at a gas station on East Gregory Blvd. in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Pet...
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Posted on: April 21, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseApril 21, 2022
An Independence man, convicted already of felonies, has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting on April 14, 2022, of George R. Dale in an Independence store parking lot, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters ...
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Posted on: April 19, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseApril 19, 2022
A Kansas City man and woman have been charged in connection with the stabbing on Monday of an 18-month old boy apparently after their vehicle was involved in an accident and in fleeing police, Jackson County Prosecutor J...
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Posted on: April 19, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseApril 19, 2022
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker is hosting a run/walk from 7 to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in recognition of National Crime Victims Rights Week -- with the theme: Community: Better Together....
Posted on: April 18, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseApril 18, 2022
A Kansas City woman, 30, has been charged in the fatal shooting of Jenna Nava inside a Kansas City apartment, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Makayla R. Smith, dob: 3/24,1992, faces Murder 2nd...
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Posted on: April 17, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseApril 17, 2022
A Jackson County judge on Friday found Timothy Fernandez guilty of two felony counts related to the fatal shooting in February 2019 of Michael Bryan outside a business near 17th and Grand Boulevard, Jackson County Prosec...
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Posted on: April 16, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseApril 16, 2022
A Jackson County jury finds 28-year-old Independence, MO, man guilty in the fatal shooting of a woman in her vehicle near Downtown Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
The jury, late T...
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Posted on: April 8, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseApril 8, 2022
The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office released the following statement today on the Keith Carnes case:
On April 5, 2022, after hearings handled by the Missouri Attorney General’s Office, the Missouri Su...
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Posted on: April 5, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseApril 5, 2022
Statement issued this afternoon by the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office:
"We are actively reviewing now, and we await any other information the Missouri Supreme Court sends to us."
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Posted on: April 1, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseApril 1, 2022
A 29-year-old KC man has been charged in the fatal shooting March 29, 2022, of David Rove outside closed Independence gasoline station, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today
Aaron L Simmon Jr., dob: 3...
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Posted on: April 1, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseApril 1, 2022
A Kansas City man, 23, faces Murder 1st Degree charge in March 25 fatal shooting of Anthony Villareal in the northeast area of Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Gerald R. Robinson II...
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Posted on: March 24, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 24, 2022
A 19-year-old Kansas City man is being held on no bond after he was charged late Wednesday in the fatal February 2022 shooting of Davonte Robinson, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Terrance J. ...
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Posted on: March 21, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 21, 2022
A 29-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting on March 14, 2022, outside a gas station in the 8100 block of Bannister Road in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced toda...
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Posted on: March 16, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 16, 2022
A Jackson County judge sentences Trever A. Young to 20 years in prison for the fatal stabbing in November 2020 of Daniel Atkinson, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Trever A. Young, dob: 7/2/199...
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Posted on: March 15, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 15, 2022
A 31-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the May 2021 fatal kidnapping and stabbing or beating of Gilberto Gutierrez, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Ahmad R. Herring, dob: 4/24/1990,...
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Posted on: March 11, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 10, 2022
A suspended Kansas City Police Department officer has been charged with felony Stealing By Deceit for failing to work off-duty shifts he was paid to work, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: March 7, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 8, 2022
A 34-year-old Belton man has been charged with child kidnapping after he got into an idling vehicle parked at a Raytown gas station and drove off with the vehicle with a child inside it, setting up an Amber Alert on Monda...
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Posted on: March 7, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 7, 2022
A 21-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting and the wounding of another person in the area of 29th and Montgall Avenue in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker a...
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Posted on: March 7, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 7, 2022
A 43-year-old Blue Springs, MO, man has been charged in the fatal shooting on March 3, 2022, of Jarod T. Young in a Blue Springs residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Jared M. Bailey, dob:...
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Posted on: March 6, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 6, 2022
An 18-year-old Kansas City man has been charged with multiple felony counts in connection with the the shooting of three victims in February 2022, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.&...
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Posted on: March 3, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 3, 2022
A Jackson County jury late today convicted Damon Kerr in the Nov. 35, 2018, fatal shooting of Donna McKeown, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
The jury convicted Damon Kerr, dob 7/12/1975, of Mur...
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Posted on: March 2, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseMarch 2, 2022
A 21-year-old Kansas City man is the second defendant charged in a fatal shooting that took the lives of three victims in October 2021, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Joshua A. Bell,...
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Posted on: February 23, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseFeb. 23, 2022
A Jackson County judge on Tuesday sentenced a 34-year-old Kansas City man to 17 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in the June 2021 fatal shooting of Andrea Dean inside a Kansas City residence, Jackson County Prosecu...
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Posted on: February 19, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseFeb. 19, 2022
A 31-year-old Kansas City man faces felony charges in connection with the attempted rape of a woman patient who was in her hospital room when she was assaulted, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today....
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Posted on: February 17, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseFeb. 16, 2022
A Jackson County jury on Wednesday convicted a 28-year-old Kansas City man in connection with the April 5, 2019, fatal shooting of Deontae Campbell, 17, near 63rd and Paseo in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean P...
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Posted on: February 17, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseFeb. 17, 2022
A 21-year-old Kansas City man faces multiple felony charges in connection with a Dec. 6, 2021, fatal shooting of Jabraughn James and the wounding of two other men, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced tod...
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Posted on: February 16, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseFeb. 16, 2022
A 35-year-old Kansas City woman has been charged in the homicide of her 6-year-old son and is being held in Jackson County on no bond, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Tasha Haefs, dob: 1/7/1987...
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Posted on: February 16, 2022
For Immediate Release
Feb. 16, 2022
Statement from Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker
The community now knows some of the terrible details of the death of this 6-year-old child. It takes our breath away. My office, as it always has, pledges to do ev...
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Posted on: February 14, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseFeb. 14, 2022
A man who took a running vehicle from a Lee's Summit driveway with two young children inside the vehicle has been charged with felonies, including kidnapping, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Mi...
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Posted on: February 11, 2022
For Immediate Release
Feb. 11, 2022
Jackson County Prosecutors filed charges this evening in the fatal shooting of Riley Youngblood, 23, who was found wounded in his vehicle in Independence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced this evening...
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Posted on: February 10, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseFeb. 10, 2021
A Jackson County judge has sentenced a Kansas City man, 56, to Life in prison for the the Jan. 4, 2018, fatal shooting of Thomas J. Rice III, the first homicide victim of 2018 in Kansas City, Jackson County Pros...
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Posted on: February 1, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseFeb. 1, 2022
A 21-year-old Kansas City man, who surrendered after a police standoff Monday night, has been charged in a fatal shooting on an Amtrak train while it was in Lee's Summit on January 14, 2022,, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean...
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Posted on: February 1, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseFeb. 1, 2022
An unprecedented pandemic. Shutdown of our courts for months. And the devastating spread of gun violence. See how the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office responded and addressed these great challenges in 2020 and 2021. Clic...
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Posted on: January 31, 2022
Jan. 31, 2022
For Immediate Release
A 24-year-old Kansas City North man has been charged in the fatal shooting on Sept. 28, 2021 of Wyshaud Smith, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Corey Marrett, dob: 5/27/1997, faces Murder 2nd De...
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Posted on: February 1, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseFeb. 1, 2022
In response to news reports today regarding information related to the Kansas City firefighters' case, the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office is issuing this statement:
"Our office was asked to review this new evidence...
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Posted on: January 27, 2022
For Immediate Release
Jan. 27, 2022
A Jackson County judge sentenced today a former nurse in an Independence hospital to 20 years in a Missouri prison for the rape of a patient, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
In November, a judg...
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Posted on: January 27, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseJan. 27, 2022
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today two key changes in her executive staff: Veteran prosecutor Theresa Crayon has been named Program Director and Keith Harrison has been promoted to the position of...
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Posted on: January 20, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseJan. 20, 2022
A 22-year-old Raytown man has been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of Zackiery Lister yesterday, Jan. 19, 2022, in a Raytown residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
F...
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Posted on: January 20, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseJan. 20, 2022
A 21-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in a carjacking and vehicular crash that injured a child who was a passenger in another vehicle, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Stephen E. Thomas...
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Posted on: January 20, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseJan. 20, 2022
An 18-year-old Independence, MO, man has been charged in connection with the Jan. 13, 2022 fatal shooting of Timothy Phillips in Independence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Brayden ...
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Posted on: January 18, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseJan. 18, 2022
A 28-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man has been charged in connection with a fatal beating of a 24-year-old KC woman and the assault of a 4-year-old, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Jose E. Escal...
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Posted on: January 8, 2022
For Immediate Release
Jan. 8, 2022
A Jackson County judge on Friday sentenced a 26-year-old Kansas City man to 12 years in prison for the fatal shooting in April 2020 of Damen Taylor, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
A Jackson Cou...
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Posted on: January 7, 2022
For Immediate ReleaseJan. 7, 2022
A Jackson County judge on Thursday sentenced a 54-year-old Kansas City woman to six years in a Missouri prison after she was convicted of DWI -- Death of Another Person not a Passenger related to a December 2019 ...
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Posted on: December 29, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 29, 2021
A 44-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the Dec. 27, 2021, fatal shooting of Naaman Williams at a KC residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
William F. Betts, dob: ...
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Posted on: December 28, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 29, 2021
A Kansas City man, 26, has been charged in connection with the Dec 13, 2021, fatal shooting of Corey A. Haley in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Roy Justin Puls, dob: 6/1...
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Posted on: December 24, 2021
For Immediate Release
Dec. 24, 2021
A Kansas City 17-year-old, certified by Family Court to stand trial as an adult, has been charged in the fatal shootings in March 2021 of two 15-year-olds near 73rd and Norton in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jea...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: December 23, 2021
For Immediate Release Dec. 23, 2021
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today that a key member of her executive staff who has overseen diversion programs, grand jury and the review of police use-of-force cases will become her ne...
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Dion Sankar Portrait
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: December 22, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 22, 2021
A Jackson County judge on Wednesday sentenced Jason Cook to six years in prison for the fatal Jan. 21, 2019 shooting of Cameron Douglas, 23, following the jury's recommendation after jurors convicted Cook of invo...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: December 21, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 21, 2021
A Jackson County judge on Tuesday sentenced a Kansas City woman to three consecutive Life Without Parole sentences for a triple murder in October 2019 near 45th and South Benton Avenue in KC, Jackson County Prosecutor Jea...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: December 17, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 17, 2021
A Jackson County judge on Friday sentenced a 61-year-old Pleasant Hill man to consecutive life sentences for the fatal May 2018 road rage incident, the stabbing of Cody M. Harter on an interstate roadside in Lee'...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: December 17, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 17, 2021
An Independence 19-year-old has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old victim in an Independence residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Elijah L. Soli...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: December 15, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 15, 2021
A Kansas woman, 65, has been charged with multiple counts of Child Abuse or Neglect involving a 10-month old child in a Downtown child care center, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Cheryl Tate, ...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: December 1, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseDec. 1, 2021
Two Kansas City siblings and a woman each face four felony charges, including Murder 2nd Degree, in connection with the fatal shooting last Friday evening outside a market near 43rd and Cleveland Avenue in Kansas City, Jac...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: December 1, 2021
For Immediate Release
Dec. 1, 2021
A Jackson County judge has found an Overland Park, Kan., man guilty of Rape 1st Degree for allegedly raping a patient while the defendant was working as a nurse at an Independence hospital, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean P...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 23, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 23, 2021
A Jackson County judge on Tuesday sentenced a Lee's Summit man, 27, to 25 years in prison for the fatal shooting of a woman in November 2019 inside an Independence Thai restaurant, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean ...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 23, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 23, 2021
Senior Judge James Welsh on Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021, at 11:22 a.m. filed his ruling that sets aside the conviction of Kevin Strickland, who has served 43 years in a Missouri prison, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Ba...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 15, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 15, 2021
A Jackson County jury convicted a Kansas City man, 56, in the Jan. 4, 2018, fatal shooting of Thomas J. Rice III, who was the first homicide victim of 2018 in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters B...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 8, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 8, 2021
A Kansas City man, 19, faces felony charges in connection with the July 20, 2020 fatal shooting of Diamon Eichelburger as she walked with her 1-year-old child in a stroller along a busy street in Kansas City, Jackson Count...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 5, 2021
For Immediate Release
Nov. 5, 2021
A Jackson County judge today sentenced Louis J. Watts to 30 years in prison for his convictions related to the October 2019 shooting in Kansas City of his ex-girlfriend, who survived to testify against her attacker, Jackso...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 4, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 4, 2021
A Jackson County jury late Thursday convicted a Kansas City woman in the triple murder in October 2019 in the area of 45th and South Benton Avenue in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 3, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 3,, 2021
An Independence man, 43,was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison for the fatal shooting in July 2020 of his wife, Daina M. Smith, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Ryan D. Smith, dob: 9/18/197...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 3, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseNov. 3, 2021
A Kansas City man faces charges related to the fatal shooting on May 23, 2021 of Kailey Love, who police found in a parking lot in the 8500 block of E. Winner Road in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean P...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 27, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseOct. 27, 2021
A third Kansas City man faces charges related to the fatal shooting on Aug. 23, 2021 of a woman who was found in an overturned vehicle in the area of Independence Avenue and the Paseo, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peter...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 22, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseOct. 22, 2021
A Jackson County jury today convicted Jason Cook of the Jan. 21, 2019 fatal shooting of Cameron Douglas, 23, and the jury recommended up to 6 years in prison for Cook on an involuntary manslaughter conviction, Jackson Cou...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 21, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseOct. 22, 2021
Two Kansas City men face felony charges in connection with the fatal shooting on Aug. 23, 2021 of a woman who was found in an overturned vehicle in the area of Independence Avenue and the Paseo, Jackson County Prosecutor ...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 13, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseOct. 9, 2021
Two Kansas City men each face seven felony counts, including Murder 1st Degree, in connection with fatal shootings in March 2021 of two men inside a vehicle on Norton Avenue in KC, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean ...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 8, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseOct. 9, 2021
An Independence man, 36, has been indicted for the fatal shooting Oct. 5, 2021, of Waylon Williams inside an Independence residence on Huttig Avenue, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today. An Independ...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 8, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseOct. 8, 2021
A Kansas City man, 29, faces nine felony counts today in connection with the fatal shooting of Sheybeon Wyatt-Thompson and the injuring of others on Sept. 11, 2021, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced tod...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 30, 2021
September 30, 2021
For Immediate Release:
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Kelsey Blackwell was honored today by Missouri Lawyer’s Weekly with the “Up and Coming” Award in the category of Public Service.
According to Liz Irwin of ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 27, 2021
Sept. 27, 2021
Today until Thursday afternoon, Communications Director Mike Mansur will be away from the office. Media representatives should contact Jared Bustamante with any questions or requests. He can be reached at jbustamante@jacksongov.org or (816) ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 23, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 23, 2021
A 34-year-old Kansas City man faces a murder charge in connection with the fatal shooting on Wednesday of Ernest Gibson in the 4000 block of East 69th Street in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker an...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 21, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 22, 2021
A Kansas City man faces multiple felony charges in connection with the fatal shooting Monday of a woman and the injuring of a man in the 300 block of Lawn in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker annou...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 21, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 21, 2021
A Jackson County judge on Tuesday sentenced a 64-year-old Kansas City man to 30 years in prison for the fatal shooting in August 2020 of his wife, Kimah McDonald, inside an Independence residence, Jackson County Prosecut...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 21, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseSept. 21, 2021
A Jackson County judge on Tuesday sentenced a 22-year-old Kansas City man to 20 years in state prison for his role in the fatal shooting on March 4, 2019 of Riley McCrackin, outside a pool hall in Raytown, MO, Jackson Co...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 18, 2021
For Immediate Release
Sept. 18, 2021
A Jackson County jury on Friday found Louis J. Watts guilty of multiple felony charges in connection with the October 2019 shooting in Kansas City of his ex-girlfriend, who survived to testify against her attacker, Jacks...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 17, 2021
Sept. 17, 2021
Joint statement issued today by KCPD and Jackson County Prosecutor's Office on Cody Harrison
When faced with a tragedy like this we are called upon to improve ways to intervene and prevent senseless gun violence in our community. &a...
Posted on: September 1, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 30, 2021
Jackson County judge sentenced David Harris to 35 years in prison for the fatal shooting of Mary Schmitz and the wounding of another victim in Independence, MO, in September 2018, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Bak...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 30, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 30, 2021
A 29-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Kurreem D. Graves who was found Friday in a vehicle in south Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 30, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 30, 2021
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker today took legal action to free Kevin Strickland from a Missouri prison, citing clear and convincing evidence that he is actually innocent.
A motion to set aside Strick...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 17, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 18, 2021
A Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting in August 2019 of Elliott Herring along U.S. 49 in south Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Douglas V. Griffin...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 13, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 13, 2021
A Jackson County judge on Thursday sentenced a 43-year-old Kansas City man to 22 years in prison for the fatal shooting of Brooklyn Lindsey, a transgender woman who was found shot on June 25, 2019, in the 600 block of Spr...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 10, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 10, 2021
A 20-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with a fight inside Independence Center that involved a firearm, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Leonzo Harvey Jr., dob: 8/6/2001, f...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 9, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 5, 2021
A 22-year-old Kansas City man faces multiple felony charges in connection with the fatal shooting on Sunday of Fred D. Brewster Jr. in south Kansas City hotel, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Ch...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 5, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 5, 2021
A Jackson County jury has convicted a 61-year-old Pleasant Hill man in a fatal May 2018 road rage incident, the fatal stabbing of Cody M. Harter on an interstate roadside in Lee's Summit, Jackson County Prosecutor...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 30, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseAug. 2, 2021
Michael Hendricks and Maggie Ybarra now each face Murder 1st Degree, plus nine other felony and misdemeanor charges, related to the death of Kensie Aubry, whose body was recovered recently from a Grain Valley, MO, property...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 30, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 30, 2021
A Lee's Summit man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the fatal shooting of Matthew Bland-Williams in 2020 outside an Independence, MO, residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced t...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 26, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 26, 2021
The Jackson County Prosecutor's office today issued a letter in support of community and racial justice groups asking for an investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.
This letter was updated today to correct an erro...
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Letter of Support
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 22, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 22, 2021
A Jackson County jury late Wednesday convicted a Nevada, MO, man, 56, of 33 counts related to sexual abuse of children over a 14-year period in Jackson County residences, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announ...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 20, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 20, 2021
A Jackson County judge sentenced a Kansas City man to 18 years in prison for the fatal shooting in August 2019 of 25-year-old Erin Langhofer, who was standing at food trucks near 18th and Main Street during a First Friday...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 19, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 19, 2021
A 38-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection to the murders of three persons found on July 15, 2021, by police after family members inquired about their welfare inside a Kansas City residence in the 3200 b...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 18, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 18, 2021
A Jackson County judge has sentenced a Kansas City man who shot a metro bus passenger as the city bus pulled up to a bus stop in the Northeast area of Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced tod...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 18, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 18, 2021
A 20-year-old Kansas City man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to Murder 2nd Degree and Armed Criminal Action in connection with the 2018 fatal stabbing of Deandrea R. Vine, who was found d...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 9, 2021
For Immediate Release July 9, 2021
Jeffery E. Morgan, of Kansas City, Missouri, was convicted Friday by a Jackson County Jury in the 2019 shooting of his wife. Morgan, dob: 4/9/1978, was found guilty of Unlawful Use of a Weapon – Shooting at a Mot...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 6, 2021
Media Advisory
July 6, 2021
As of July 6, 2021, the media should contact Jared D. Bustamante, assistant prosecuting attorney, regarding cases or any questions related to the Jackson County Prosecutor's Offices criminal cases. Bustamante will fill i...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: July 2, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJuly 2, 2021
An Oak Grove man -- convicted Thursday by a Jackson County jury in Sept. 2018 fatal shooting of Mary Schmitz and the wounding of another victim in an Independence incident -- is now being investigated for attempted escape ...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 30, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJune 30, 2021
A 35-year-old A Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting Tuesday of Darron Mitchem inside the Sheraton Suites County Club Plaza, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Derell E. Thompson...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 28, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJune 25, 2021
The State will be prepared and ready to proceed with trial on both of the Hammerly cases. We will fight for justice on both cases independently. The plea agreement scheduled this morning in the Emily Ham...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 25, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJune 25, 2021
A 32-year-old homeless man has been charged in the fatal shooting on June 15, 2021, of Derrick Williams in the 3600 block of Olive in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Kevin Randolph...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 25, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJune 25, 2021
A Jackson County judge on Thursday sentenced a Kansas City to life in prison without parole, plus at least 30 years more, after he was convicted of multiple felony counts in connection with the fatal strangling of 24-year...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 25, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJune 25, 2021
A Jackson County judge on Thursday sentenced Caitlyn Riffle to life in prison, plus 15 years, in the fatal shooting of Rodney V. Thurber whose body was found inside a 2nd floor apartment on Tracy Avenue in Kansas City on ...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 24, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJune 23, 2021
An Independence man, 37, has been charged in the fatal shooting of Ales Carr on June 20, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Ryan Gillispie, dob: 1/29/1984, faces Murder 2nd Degree and Armed Crimin...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 24, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJune 23, 2021
A Jackson County judge has sentenced a Kansas City man to life in prison for his conviction in the fatal stabbing his father inside his father's Independence residence in April 2018, Jackson County Pros...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 23, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJune 23, 2021
A Jackson County jury on Tuesday convicted a Kansas City man of child sex offenses with a 10-year-old girl and the jury recommended a prison sentence of life, plus more, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announc...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 17, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJune 17, 2021
A Raytown man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a roommate on Wednesday at a Raytown residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Robert E. Matlock, dob: 10/16/1977, faces...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 16, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJune 14, 2021
A Kansas City, Kan., 16-year-old has been charged in Oct. 19, 2020, fatal shooting of Cristobal Gutierrez-Castillas in Kansas City's urban core, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Jayvon G. Hunter...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 16, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJune 16, 2021
A 51-year-old Independence man faces multiple misdemeanor and a felony charge for soliciting sex with and furnishing pornographic materials to a minor, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Robert C....
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 17, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJune 16, 2021
A statement from Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker:
On Friday, our community has a chance to celebrate, or maybe more appropriately, remember Juneteenth, the annual holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 15, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJune 15, 2021
Domestic Violence & Youth Employment Focus Of COMBAT Mid-Year Funding News Conference On Wednesday
Jackson County COMBAT will be awarding nearly $1.5 million in funding to address two crucial anti-violence issues: domes...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 14, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJune 14, 2021
A 30-year-old Kansas City man faces multiple charges, including Murder 2nd Degree, after he fled from police on June 4, 2021, and in Lake Lotawana struck the vehicle of Patsy Arnold, killing her, Jackson County Prosecutor...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 14, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJune 14, 2021
A 33-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting Sunday of Andrea Dean inside a Kansas City residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Christopher L. Spears, dob: 1/1/1988, ...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 4, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJune 4, 2021
A Jackson County judge has sentenced a 27-year-old Blue Springs man, to 25 years in prison for the fatal shooting in March 2019 of Joseph Corum inside a Kansas City residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker an...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 4, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJune 4, 2021
A Jackson County judge has sentenced a Kansas City woman, 27, to 20 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to four counts of Murder 2nd Degree for causing a fatal vehicular crash in 2018 that killed four persons, Jackson...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 3, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJune 2, 2021
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker released the following statement today regarding videos released today by community members regarding the March 2021 fatal shooting of Malcolm Johnson in Kansas City:
We have rece...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 2, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJune 2, 2021
A former Northland high school coach has pleaded guilty to eight felony counts for sex with a former high school student in Holden, MO, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Joshua D. Hood, dob: 1/11/...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 2, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJune 2, 2021
A Jackson County judge on Tuesday sentenced a 29-year-old Kansas City man to a sentence of life in prison or 30 years for the fatal stabbing around March 15, 2019 of Ladajah Oliver, whose body was found inside an...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: June 2, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseJune 2, 2021
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, in response to Tuesday's decision by the Supreme Court to not hear Kevin Strickland's attempt to exonerate himself, issued this statement Wednesday:
"We are disappointed. Bu...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 27, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseMay 26, 2021
A 44-year-old Higginsville man faces two counts of Murder 1st Degree and other charges for the fatal shooting last Sunday in Independence of Billy M. Davis and Ashley D. Walker, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker ...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 26, 2021
For Immediate ReleaseMay 26, 2021
The police agencies of Independence and Grandview, supported by the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office, are asking the public for any information regarding 32-year-old Kensie Aubry, who has not had contact with her family ...
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Kensie Aubry photo
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 2, 2021
For Immediate Release
May 2, 2021
A Jackson County jury on Friday convicted 51-year-old Jesus Torres, of Kansas City, on 13 counts of sex charges, including sodomy, involving children seven to 13 years old at the time, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters ...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 25, 2021
For Immediate Release
May 25, 2021
A 22-year-old Kansas City man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for causing the November 2019 death of Steve Norris, who was thrown from the back of a truck after the defendant attempted to drive off with the vehicl...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 25, 2021
For Immediate Release
May 25, 2021
A Jackson County judge on Monday sentenced a Kansas City man to 25 years in prison for breaking into a woman's residence and assaulting her at knife point before she fought back, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Pet...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 23, 2021
For Immediate Release
May 24, 2021
A Kansas City man has been sentenced to 20 years in a Missouri prison for the fatal shooting in April 2015 of Dominique Stafford, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Derius Taylor, dob: 7/31/1988, p...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 20, 2021
For Immediate Release
May 20, 2021
A Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the April 25, 2021, fatal shooting of Gary Taylor near 19th and Vine Street in the 19th and Vine entertainment area of Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peter...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 20, 2021
For Immediate Release
May 20, 2021
Media advisory: Jackson Count Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker will hold a press conference at 3:30 pm at 18th and Vine about new criminal charges.
A Zoom link is provided to see the press conference:
https://zoom.us/j/996118235...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 19, 2021
For Immediate Release
May 19, 2021
A Kansas City man faces multiple felony counts in connection with incidents Downtown when he allegedly threatened or assaulted individuals with a gun, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Alf Cheffen...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 17, 2021
For Immediate Release
May 17, 2021
A Kansas City man, 32, charged in fatal shooting Sunday of Jerone Weathers outside Raytown residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Rodney D. Byrd, dob: 8/5/1988, faces Murder 2nd Degree and A...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 14, 2021
For Immediate Release
May 14, 2021
An Independence man, 26, faces felony charges in connection with the Dec. 16, 2020, fatal shooting of Oriana Starr inside an Independence residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Brandon A. Mc...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 13, 2021
For Immediate Release
May 13, 2021
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker released today the following statement regarding the Missouri General Assembly's passage of new legislation related to wrongful convictions in Missouri:
We are grateful that the M...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 11, 2021
A Kansas City man has pleaded guilty to two felony charges in connection with the fatal shooting in August 2019 of 25-year-old Erin Langhofer, who was standing at food trucks near 18th and Main Street during a First Friday event, Jackson County Prosecutor...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 10, 2021
For Immediate Release
May 10, 2021,
The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office, following its press conference on the wrongful conviction of inmate Kevin Strickland, releases friend-of-the-court brief filed with Missouri Supreme Court, Jackson County P...
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Amicus Brief on Strickland
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 7, 2021
For Immediate Release
May 7, 2021
A Jackson County jury on Thursday convicted a Kansas City man who shot a metro bus passenger as bus pulled up to a bus stop in the Northeast area of Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
T...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 6, 2021
For Immediate Release
May 7, 2021
A Liberty, MO, man, 19, faces more than a dozen felony child sex charges for his contact with a 13-year-old girl he friended through social media, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Michael D. Myers...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 10, 2021
Media Advisory: The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office will hold a press conference at 3 p.m. today with the attorneys for Kevin Strickland regarding his wrongful conviction and to call for his release from prison. Press conference will be held a...
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CIU review letter
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 5, 2021
For Immediate Release
May 5, 2021
A Grandview man, 21, has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Roosevelt Williamson on May 2, 2021 in Grandview, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Davion Lamont Fugate, dob: 1/17/19...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 1, 2021
For Immediate Release
May 1, 2021
A second accomplice in an Independence robbery early Thursday has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Elijah Lockhart during the robbery attempt, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: May 1, 2021
For Immediate Release
May 1, 2021
A Kansas City man who admitted to taking part in Independence robbery charged in fatal shooting of his accomplice, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Antonio D. Johnson, dob: 5/12/2002, faces Murder...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 30, 2021
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April 30, 2021
An Independence, MO, man faces a felony charge after he threatened to kill a Jackson County judge, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Bryon G. Postlethwait, dob: 1/18/1985, faces a Class D felony...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 23, 2021
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April 23, 2021
A 24- year-old KC woman has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for fatally shooting a 15-year-old girl in February 2019 outside Central High School, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
A Jackson...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 20, 2021
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April 20, 20201
The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office issued the following statement regarding the jury's verdict in the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis:
Justice is served.
For more information, contact:
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 16, 2021
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April 16, 2021
A 35-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal beating on this week of Michelle Long inside her KC residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Anthony D. Jones, dob: 9/16/1985, fac...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 16, 2021
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April 16, 2021
A Jackson County jury today convicted Caitlyn Riffle in the fatal shooting of Rodney V. Thurber whose body was found inside a 2nd floor apartment on Tracy Avenue in Kansas City on Nov. 11, 2017, Jackson County Prosecutor...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 16, 2021
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April 16, 2021
A Jackson County jury on Thursday convicted Jose F. Hernandez of multiple felony charges in connection with the 2016 shooting of his former girlfriend, found bound and shot inside Blue Springs residence, Jackson County P...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 12, 2021
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April 12, 2021
A criminal charge of driving while intoxicated and causing the vehicular crash near Arrowhead Stadium, severely injuring a 5-year-old girl, was filed today against former Chiefs coach Britt Reid, Jackson County Prosecuto...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 9, 2021
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April 9, 2021
A 23-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the double fatal shooting at 68th and Walrond in Kansas City on April 1, 2021, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Michael L. Gilmore, dob: 2/23/19...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 9, 2021
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April 9, 2021
A Jackson County jury on Thursday convicted a Kansas City man of Murder 1st Degree and Armed Criminal Action charges in connection with the April 2018 fatal stabbing of his father, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Ba...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 9, 2021
For Immediate Release
April 9, 2021
A 28-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the August 3, 2020, fatal shooting of Antony Taylor near 46th and Indiana in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Michael L. Finnell, d...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 8, 2021
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April 8, 2021
A Kansas City man has been charged for an attack of another man at the City Hall homeless camp late on April 5, 2021, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Carl E. Frazier, dob: 7/7/1970, faces a cha...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 6, 2021
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April 6, 2021
A Jackson County jury on Tuesday convicted a Kansas City in the 2017 fatal strangling of 24-year-old Ashley Geddes, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
The jury convicted Cedric O. Russell, 6/2/199...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 29, 2021
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March 29, 2021
A Lee's Summit man, 34, faces a serious felony charge for driving the wrong way while intoxicated, resulting in the death of Kevin Daniels on US 50 Highway in Lee's Summit on March 6, 2021, Jackson Coun...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 25, 2021
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March 25, 2021
Johnson County, Kan,, man, 26, charged in fatal shooting early Thursday of woman in Raytown, wounding of a second woman, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Travione Rogelio Batey Herna...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 25, 2021
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March 25, 2021
A Jackson County judge on Thursday sentenced a former Jackson County sheriff's deputy to 180 days in jail as shock time for shooting a woman in the back during a August 2019 incident following the deputy&apo...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 19, 2021
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March 19, 2021
The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office released today a new webpage – the Jackson County Criminal Case Dashboard – that allows the public to track in a variety of ways every criminal case submitted to the office.
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 18, 2021
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March 18, 2021
A 20-year-old Blue Springs man has been charged in connection with the Tuesday evening fatal shooting of Xavier at an Independence Quik Trip on U.S. 24 Highway, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 18, 2021
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March 18, 2021
A 40-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the homicide of a nearly 4-month old child who suffered mutliple skull fractures and other trauma-related injuries, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 12, 2021
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March 12, 2021
A Jackson County grand jury has indicted a Kansas City police officer who sprayed a juvenile protester in the face on May 30, 2020, during daytime protests at the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecu...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 10, 2021
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March 10, 2021
A second man has been charged in the fatal shooting early Monday of Tomas Galvan inside an Independence hotel room, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Tyler Russell, dob: 12/3/1991, of ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 9, 2021
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March 9, 2021
An Independence man, 26, has been charged in connection with an early morning fatal shooting on Monday at an Independence hotel, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Steven T. Decker, dob: 8/30/1994...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 8, 2021
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March 8, 2021
A Kansas City North man faces multiple felony counts for discharging an assault rifle after he pulled into the Missouri Highway Patrol's Troop A Headquarters in Lee's Summit on Jan. 4, 2021, and for also...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 2, 2021
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March 2, 2021
A Kansas City man will serve 20 years in prison after a judge found him guilty of Murder 2nd Degree in connection to the fatal beating of Brandy K. Helbock-Castaneda in late 2015 or early 2016, Jackson County Prosecutor J...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 1, 2021
For Immediate Release
March 1, 2021
Statement from Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker:
My office today is announcing the results of our review of the shooting of Donnie Sanders, a member of our community, who died from his injuries in March 2020. Th...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: February 27, 2021
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Feb. 27, 2021
Two Kansas City men have been charged in connection with a fatal shooting of Gregory B. Marchand on Friday in Blue Springs, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Zaylen Z. Smith, dob: 0/31/2999, face...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: February 24, 2021
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Feb. 24, 2021
A 24-year-old Independence woman has been charged in the fatal shooting earlier today of Mitchell T Wright in a Raytown, MO, apartment, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Daizhane M. Redmond, dob:...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: February 20, 2021
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Feb. 20, 2021
A 32-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting Wednesday of Khasheme Strother, 35, in a residence at 1900 W. Pennway Terrace, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced tod...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: February 17, 2021
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Feb. 17, 2021
Nearly four years after the fatal shooting, murder charges are filed in the homicide of 3-year-old Marcus Haislip III who was shot in May 2017 near 54th and Park, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced toda...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: February 17, 2021
For Immediate Release
Feb. 17, 2021
Media Advisory: A press conference is set for noon today (Feb. 17, 2021) with Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, ATF Special Agent in Charge Fred Winston and the Kansas City Police Department about new charges i...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: February 15, 2021
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Feb. 15, 2021
A Blue Summit woman has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting on Friday evening of Zachary Jewell, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Sarah Devera, dob: 8/6/1993, faces Murder 2nd Deg...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: February 15, 2021
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Feb. 15, 2021
A Kansas City man, 68, has been charged in the fatal stabbing of his sister in his Kansas City residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Michael H. Childs, dob: 6/14/1952, faces Murder 2nd Deg...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: February 11, 2021
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Feb. 11, 2021
A 30-year-old Kansas City woman has been charged in the fatal shooting last Sunday of Charles Harris inside a Kansas City residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Marvina Stemmons, dob: 12/3/...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: February 10, 2021
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Feb. 10, 2021
A 53-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Charles Blakey on Jan. 26, 2021 in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Curtis Harris, dob: 3/15/...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: February 10, 2021
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Feb. 10, 2021
A 35-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting of Brandon Johnson on Sept. 2, 2016 near 28th and Mersington in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Terrance A. Jon...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: February 6, 2021
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Feb. 6, 2021
An 38-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting on Feb. 4 of Dionte Harris and the wounding by gunshot of another victim, a woman, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Keaire L....
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: February 5, 2021
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Feb. 5, 2021
With their Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers set to face off in Sunday’s Super Bowl, Jean Peters Baker and Andrew Warren—the elected prosecutors serving the two cities—have challenged each other on social media t...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: February 1, 2021
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Feb. 1, 2021
Concerned about a girl's welfare, Kansas City police followed blood into a man's residence, where he fired a shot at and struggled with police officers before being taken into custody, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: January 29, 2021
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Jan. 29, 2021
A 39-year-old Kansas City man who was a suspect in multiple property crimes on Thursday faces multiple felony charges for fleeing from police at high speeds and firing a. weapon at police officers, Jackson County Prosecut...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: January 29, 2021
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Jan. 29, 2021
A 29-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the Jan. 13 fatal attacks and stabbings of his aunt and uncle in Raytown, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Desmond C. Richardson, dob: 5/6/1991,...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: January 29, 2021
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Jan. 29, 2021
A 27-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting in November 2019 of a man, David Como, as he walked home from his bus stop in the evening, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker a...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: January 25, 2021
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Jan. 25, 2021
Keith J. Hernandez, 22, faces multiple felony counts in connection with the Dec. 4, 2020, fatal shooting of Devonta Dunson in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Hernandez, dob: 1/11/1...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: January 25, 2021
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Jan. 25, 2021
Popular music artist Trey Songz was released early Monday from custody as an investigation into the incident that resulted in his arrest Sunday night during the Kansas City Chiefs game at Arrowhead in Kansas City continue...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: January 25, 2021
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Jan. 25, 2021
A Jackson County sheriff's deputy has pleaded guilty to felony charges in connection to an August 2019 incident in which a woman was shot in the back in Midtown Kansas City following the deputy's attempt...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: January 23, 2021
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Jan. 23, 2021
Murder 1st Degree and other felony counts have been filed in connection with the Jan. 2, 2021, fatal shooting of Linda Gantt outside a Kansas City residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Tra...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: January 17, 2021
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Jan. 17, 2021
A 23-year-old Kansas City man has been charged with sex and other crimes including the Jan. 9, 2021, rape of an Independence woman after recently meeting her on the Internet, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker an...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: January 17, 2021
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Jan. 17, 2021
A Kansas City woman, 21, charged in fatal shooting of Keith Lars near the 500 block of Benton Boulevard in Kansas City on Jan. 13, 2021, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Tityana Coppag...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: January 6, 2021
For Immediate Release
Jan. 6, 2021
A 29-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in multiple KC burglaries and thefts, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Isaiah J.J. Brown, dob: 3/2/1991, faces Burglary 2nd Degree, Stealing, two co...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: January 6, 2021
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Jan. 6, 2021
The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office has hired a longtime Kansas City Police Department sergeant for a new investigative job that will examine for the prosecutor’s office incidents of police use-of-for...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: January 5, 2021
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Jan. 5, 2021
A Grandview, MO, man faces charges for kidnapping and sexually assaulting victim before he's apprehended following a standoff with police, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Clinton R. Eve...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: December 23, 2020
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Dec. 22, 2020
The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office today filed a memo dismissing 31 forgery charges filed against a KC tow truck company owner.
Other outstanding charges against the defendant that were not investigated by KCPD remain....
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: December 17, 2020
For Immediate Release
Dec. 17, 2020
A 26-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting in September 2020 of Elier Alejandro Pinon-Anchondo in a East Gregory Boulevard residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: December 16, 2020
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Dec. 17, 2020
A Jackson County judge on Wednesday found Kevin O. Hurley guilty of Murder 2nd degree in connection with the fatal beating in December 2015 of Brandy K. Castaneda, 42, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: December 16, 2020
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Dec. 16, 2020
While Joshua D. Hood was a high school coach in Holden, MO, in 2003-04, he allegedly had multiple sexual encounters with a high school student under the age of 17; as a result, today, multiple sex crimes were filed by the...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: December 14, 2020
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Dec. 14, 2020
A Grandview, MO, 21-year-old woman has been charged in the fatal shooting of Matthew A Hill Jr., 19, after the woman acknowledged shooting the victim early Sunday during a drug deal, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 25, 2020
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Nov. 25, 2020
A 28-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting of Heath Morgan inside a residence in the area of 57th and Indiana Avenue in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Te...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 19, 2020
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Nov. 19, 2020
A Kansas City man, 19, has been charged in a fatal shooting of Logan Shank, 19, inside a South Kansas City apartment on Wednesday evening, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Graham Dill,...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 19, 2020
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Nov. 19, 2020
A 28-year-old Independence man has been charged in the fatal shooting of Michelle P. Capell late Monday on Independence Avenue in Northeast area of Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today....
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 16, 2020
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Nov. 16, 2020
A 33-year-old Northland man has been charged in connection with the shooting of a 9-year-old child near a Quik Trip store on 40 Highway on Friday evening, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Steven...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 10, 2020
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Nov. 10, 2020
A Blue Springs man, 20, has been charged in the fatal shooting Monday evening inside a Blue Springs McDonald's restaurant, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Joseph Mayes, dob: 8/2/2000,faces Invo...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 6, 2020
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Nov. 6, 2020
A Kansas City man, 38, has been charged in fatal stabbing in KC on Thursday, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Trever A. Young, dob: 7/2/1992, faces Murder 2nd Degree and Armed Criminal ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 10, 2020
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Nov. 10, 2030
A 22-year-old Kansas City woman has been charged in a hit-and-run involving a pedestrian, Zahara Kathawalla, dob: 2/2/7/1993, who was crossing the street near 43rd and Main Street in the early morning hours of June 21, 20...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 10, 2020
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Nov. 10, 2020
A Kansas City man who fled from police and crashed into another vehicle near 47th and Raytown Road, killing the driver and injuring a 3-year-old passenger, has pleaded guilty to three felony counts and has been sentenced ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 7, 2020
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Nov. 7, 2020
A Jackson County jury on Friday convicted Eric McMillon of multiple charges in connection with sexual assaults involving a minor child, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
McMillon, dob: 12/2/1975, ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 7, 2020
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Nov. 7, 2020
A 27-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man has been charged in the fatal shootings of two persons Thursday in a Kansas City gas station parking lot, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Juan C. B...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 6, 2020
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Nov. 6, 2020
A Kansas City man, 28, has been charged in fatal stabbing in KC on Thursday, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Trever A. Young, dob: 7/2/1992, faces Murder 2nd Degree and Armed Criminal ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 5, 2020
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Nov. 5, 2020
A Jackson County judge on Thursday sentenced Curtrail Hudson, convicted of murder, assault and other charges in connection with shootings in South Kansas City in Aug. 2018, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker annou...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 5, 2020
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Nov. 5, 2020
Thank you, Jackson County voters, for advancing me onward to another four years as your Jackson County Prosecutor.
My office has been led for decades by reform-minded prosecutors, beginning with Albert Riederer, who propose...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 26, 2020
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Oct. 26, 2020
About 60 persons who would traditionally face felony charges for non-violent crimes will be asked in coming days to take part in a special new diversion program initiated by the Jackson County Prosecutors’ Offic...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 24, 2020
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Oct. 24, 2020
A Jackson County jury has convicted Timothy Fernandez in the February 2019 fatal shooting near 17th and Grand of Michael Bryan, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 22, 2020
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Oct. 22, 2020
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, Raytown Police Chief Robert Kuehl and numerous community leaders will launch today at a 1 p.m. press conference in Raytown a new violence-reduction program, called Raytown Unit...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 20, 2020
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Oct. 20, 2020
Raytown Police Chief Robert Kuehl will join Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker, Sheriff Darryl Forte and community leaders to detail the launch of a new violence-reduction program for Raytown, MO. A press confere...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 20, 2020
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Oct. 20, 2020
An 28-year-old Independence man has been charged in the fatal shooting Monday in the parking lot of a south Kansas City McDonald's, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Kenny T. Moore, dob: 10/11/19...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 20, 2020
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Oct. 20, 2020
The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office will monitor polls on Nov. 3, 2020, for any voting irregularities in the General election, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
T...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 27, 2020
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Sept. 27, 2020
A 32-year-old Kansas City man, who later later was shot by a police officer following a chase, has been charged in connection with a sexual assault and domestic abuse involving his girlfriend, Jackson County Prosecutor J...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 25, 2020
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Sept. 25, 2020
A Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting yesterday of Keva Hill near 59th and Agnes in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Kelshaun D. Moseley, dob:11/14/1991, faces M...
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Posted on: September 19, 2020
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Sept. 19, 2020
A 30-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting of Daisy Martinez, who was a Mexican celebration day on Southwest Boulevard on Wednesday night, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced t...
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Posted on: September 14, 2020
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Sept. 14, 2020
A 27-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with firing shots at a vehicle in a parking lot in the Westport area of Kansas City about 2 a.m. Sunday morning, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker an...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 14, 2020
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Sept. 14, 2020
A Kansas City, Kan., man faces felony charges after he attempted to shoot at a KC Royals employee at the stadium complex, causing a lock down of the stadium Saturday, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced...
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Posted on: September 11, 2020
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Sept. 11, 2020
A third co-defendant has been charged in the Aug. 10, 2020, fatal shooting of Lucas Jester during what witnesses described as a "drug deal gone bad" in Raytown, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker annou...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 9, 2020
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Sept. 9, 2020
A Lee’s Summit teen has been charged in the fatal shooting of Lucas Jester in August in Raytown, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Xzaveion King, dob: 11/4/2002, faces Murder 2nd Degree...
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Posted on: September 4, 2020
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Sept. 4, 2020
A 38-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the Aug. 30 fatal shooting of Andrew Dickie in the 4900 block of Paseo in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Darryl Price, dob: 8/16/...
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Posted on: August 28, 2020
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Aug. 28, 2020
A second defendant has been charged with Murder 2nd Degree in connection with a fatal shooting of Shonay Persinger in Independence on Aug. 13, 2020, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Isaiah Woods...
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Posted on: August 27, 2020
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Aug. 27, 2020
An 18-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the Aug. 13. fatal shooting of Shonay Persinger in an Independence residences, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Ivory D. Alford, dob: 12/2/2001...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 25, 2020
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Aug. 25, 2020
A Jackson County judge has found a former security guard guilty of Murder 2nd Degree in the fatal shooting of Kevin Thomas outside the Yum Yum Bar and Grill on Kansas City’s Eastside, Jackson County Pr...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 21, 2020
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Aug. 21, 2020
Media Advisory: Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker will hold a press conference about a grand jury indictment today. The press conference will be at 4 p.m. in the lobby of the Jackson County Prosecutor’...
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Posted on: August 21, 2020
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Aug. 21, 2020
A Jackson County grand jury has indicted a Kansas City police sergeant for Assault 3rd degree, a felony, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today at a Kansas City press conference.
Sgt. Matthew T. Neal, ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 20, 2020
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Aug. 20, 2020
A Kansas City man, 19, has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting on Aug. 1 of Michael W. Brown in front of a residence near 12th and Lawndale in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announ...
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Posted on: August 17, 2020
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Aug. 17, 2020
A 63-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting of his wife, Kimah McDonald, on Sunday evening in Independence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Larnell McDonald, dob: 11/10...
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Posted on: August 17, 2020
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Aug. 17, 2020
A Grandview man, 22, has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Chieyene Wallis on July 24, 2020, in KC, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
MIchael P. Skinner, dob: 5/28/1998, faces...
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Posted on: August 17, 2020
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Aug. 17, 2020
A 39-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of Larry Dickerson on July 31, 2020, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Syan R. Crawford, dob: 8/20/1980, faces...
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Posted on: August 13, 2020
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Aug. 13, 2020
A 19-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Lucas Jester on Aug. 10, 2020, in an incident described as drug deal gone bad, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced ...
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Posted on: August 13, 2020
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Aug. 13, 2020
The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office will hold a press conference today at 4 p.m. in the Jackson County Courthouse Downtown to announce new criminal charges in a recent homicide in Kansas City.
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Posted on: August 13, 2020
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Aug. 13, 2020
The 20-year-old daughter of Stacey M. Bell, who was found stabbed to death in her south Kansas City home on Aug. 9, 2020, has been charged in her mother’s murder, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker anno...
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Posted on: August 13, 2020
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Aug. 13, 2020
A 22-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting of 4-year-old Legend M. Taliferro, who was asleep at home the morning of June 29, 2020, when a shot was fired into his residence and struck him, Jackson...
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Posted on: August 12, 2020
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Aug. 12, 2020
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker issued the following statement today regarding efforts by the Missouri Governor and Attorney General to win concurrent jurisdiction in St. Louis City
This is not new. I...
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Posted on: August 10, 2020
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Aug. 10, 2020
A Kansas City man, 40, has been charged in the fatal shooting of two men, ages 67 and 59, in the backyard of a Kansas City residence Saturday evening on East 47th Terrace, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker annou...
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Posted on: August 4, 2020
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Aug. 4, 2020
A Jackson County judge has sentenced Ahmed Aden, 40, to 40 years in prison for killing a 15-year-old Somali boy outside a Kansas City mosque in December 2014, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: August 3, 2020
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Aug. 3, 2020
A 29-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting of Corey Robinson on July 9, 2019, in a park near 57th and McGee in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.&a...
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Posted on: August 3, 2020
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Aug. 3, 2020
The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office will monitor polls on Tuesday (Aug. 4, 2020) for any voting irregularities in the Missouri Primary election, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: August 3, 2020
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Aug. 3, 2020
A Kansas City man, 27, faces several felony charges in connection with the fatal shooting of his girlfriend Briana Johnson inside a Kansas City residence on Sunday, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced tod...
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Posted on: August 2, 2020
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Aug. 2, 2020
A Kansas City man, 38, has been charged in the July 22 fatal shooting of Lodillar R. Styles, who a witness said had driven the defendant to a residence when the defendant suddenly shot him in the head, Jackson County Prose...
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Posted on: July 31, 2020
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July 31, 2020
Lee’s Summit man charged with shooting on Interstate 470 at vehicles and drivers after apparent driving incident, possibly road rage, involving another driver, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announc...
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Posted on: July 30, 2020
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July 30, 2020
Two Kansas City men, ages 18 and 20, have been charged in the fatal shooting on July 27, 2020, at an Independence convenience store, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Sean Matlock, dob:...
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Posted on: July 29, 2020
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July 29, 2020
A 42-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the June 15, 2020, fatal beating of Hoang Dinh in the Northeast area of Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Antoine Cotton, dob: 8/30/...
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Posted on: July 27, 2020
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July 27, 2020
An Independence man, 41, has been charged in the fatal shooting Sunday of his wife, Daina M. Smith, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Ryan D. Smith, dob: 9/18/1978, faces Murder 2nd Degree and Ar...
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Posted on: July 27, 2020
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July 27, 2020
A 38-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman as she drove an ATV on Red Bridge Road in Kansas City on July 1, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today....
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Posted on: July 25, 2020
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July 25, 2020
A 44-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting in March 2020 of Frederick Outley outside a Kansas City convenience store near 9th and Prospect Avenue, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker anno...
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Posted on: July 24, 2020
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July 24, 2020
A Jackson County grand jury today indicted two Kansas City police officers for felony assault after they used excessive force in arresting a citizen on a Kansas City sidewalk in May 2019, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Pe...
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Posted on: July 24, 2020
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July 24, 2020
A 23-year-old Lee’s Summit man has been charged in the fatal shooting of Matthew Bland-Williams, 26, outside an Independence, MO, residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Arieous K....
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Posted on: July 22, 2020
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July 22, 2020
A 19-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman who was walking Monday morning with a 1-year-old in a stroller near 27th and Van Brunt Boulevard, Jackson County Prosecutor J...
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Posted on: July 21, 2020
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July 21, 2020
A 40-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man has been charged in the fatal shooting last weekend in the parking lot of a convenience store at 85th and Woodland in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced...
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Posted on: July 18, 2020
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July 18, 2020
A 23-year-old protester from Lawrence, Kan., has been charged in the assault of a law enforcement officer Friday night at KCPD police headquarters, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker...
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Posted on: July 7, 2020
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July 7, 2020
Former KCPD officer was sentenced Tuesday to probation and shock time in a county jail for vehicular fatality outside Arrowhead Stadium in October 2018, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: July 7, 2020
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July 7, 2020
A Blue Springs Police Department dispatcher has been charged with misusing official law enforcement information, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Jessica L. Smith, dob: 10/15/1978, faces a misdem...
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Posted on: July 4, 2020
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July 4, 2020
A 29-year-old Kansas City, KS, man has been charged with Murder 1st Degree in the fatal shooting on Thursday night at 35th and Prospect Avenue, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Ba,ker announced today.
Nerville Awuh, do...
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Posted on: July 3, 2020
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July 3, 2020
A 47-year-old Independence, MO, man has been charged in the abduction and shooting of a woman in a domestic assault today in Raytown, MO, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Tyrone Johnson, dob: 10/...
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Posted on: July 3, 2020
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July 3, 2020
A 36-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting on Wednesday evening of Darren E Marshall, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Eric Thomas, dob: 12/7/1983, faces...
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Posted on: July 3, 2020
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July 3, 2020
Two Kansas City men, siblings, have been charged in connection with the fatal shooting Tuesday night of Quindell Burrell in a city park in the Ruskin area of south Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker a...
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Posted on: July 3, 2020
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July 3, 2020
A 25-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the shootings of a bus driver and a Kansas City (MO) Police officer on a city ATA bus on Thursday morning in the Northeast area of Kansas City, near Independence Avenue and...
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Posted on: July 1, 2020
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July 1, 2020
An 18-year-old Kansas City man and a 22-year-old Grandview man have been charged in connection with the shootings that injured one and took the life of a 15-year-old in Raytown on Tuesday night, Jackson County Prosecutor J...
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Posted on: June 24, 2020
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June 24, 2020
A former Harrisonville High School teacher has been charged with several felony counts for sexual activity with a high school student in the summer of 2017, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Jose...
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Posted on: June 22, 2020
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June 22, 2020
A Columbia, MO, man, 41, has been charged in the fatal shooting in Kansas City of Derrick Wallace in late January or early February 2020, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Mark S. Salisbury, dob:...
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Posted on: June 18, 2020
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June 18, 2020
A Jackson County grand jury earlier today indicted a Kansas City police officer in the fatal shooting of Cameron Lamb on Dec. 3, 2019 at his residence in the 4100 block of College Avenue.
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Posted on: June 18, 2020
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June 18, 2020
The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office will hold a press conference at 6 p.m. this evening in the 10th floor conference room in the Downtown Courthouse, 415 E. 12th Street. Please enter the courthouse, which is ...
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Posted on: June 18, 2020
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June 18, 2020
A Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting on June 1, 2020, in the common area of an apartment complex on E. 13th Street in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Elijah A. ...
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Posted on: June 12, 2020
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June 12, 2020
A 48-year-old homeless woman has been charged in connection with the May 2020 stabbing death of Howard West, 46, who was found on a sidewalk in Northeast Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced ...
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Posted on: June 12, 2020
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June 12, 2020
An 18-year-old Kansas City man faces felony charges in connection with May 3 fatal shooting of Mauricia Strother, 18, near 80th and Michigan, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Wesley Palton, dob ...
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Posted on: June 10, 2020
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June 10, 2020
The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office wholeheartedly supports citizens of Jackson County making their voices heard. And we are happy to discuss any concerns with them.
Several members of the prosecutor&rsquo...
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Posted on: June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
A Jackson County judge on Tuesday sentenced Angel Perea, 17, to 17 years in prison for the murder of Fernando Perez and the wounding of two others in a Jan. 26, 2019 shooting, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker an...
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Posted on: June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
A 31-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of two men and the wounding of two others inside a Kansas City residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Ray...
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Posted on: June 9, 2020
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June 9, 2020
A 26-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting of Matthew Cox on early Sunday morning outside an apartment near 41st and Troost Avenue, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced ...
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Posted on: June 6, 2020
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June 6, 2020
A man already convicted of murdering two other men in a homeless camp in Kansas City has been charged in the 2004 fatal beating of Steven Cassidy, whose remains were not identified until 2008, Jackson County Prosecutor Jea...
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Posted on: June 6, 2020
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June 6, 2020
A Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Juan Hernandez at a CVS store on 23rd Street in Independence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Edwin A. Sagastume-Sosa,...
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Posted on: June 4, 2020
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June 4, 2020
The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office has launched a new web page to accept submissions from the public of police misconduct or excessive use of force, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today...
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Posted on: June 4, 2020
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June 4, 2020
An Independence man who told police he was suicidal when he stabbed a Kansas City police officer in the chest has been been charged with 1st Degree Assault, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Austi...
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Posted on: June 4, 2020
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June 4, 2020
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker issued this statement today:
My office denounces charges being filed against non-violent protesters. Based on calls to my office and after speaking to protest organizer Henry Serv...
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Posted on: June 2, 2020
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June 2, 2020
Many concerned citizens called the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office late today and this evening expressing concern social media reports that protesters were being held in detention without access to attorneys o...
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Posted on: June 2, 2020
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June 2, 2020
A south Kansas City man has been charged after posting in social media the suggestion of looting Walmart in Raytown, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Bryant Lewis, dob: 9/26/2001, faces a misdeme...
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Posted on: June 2, 2020
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June 2, 2020
A 22-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting Monday of Anthony Ford Jr., on May 31 in a Kansas City apartment, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Damon Johnson...
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Posted on: June 2, 2020
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June 2, 2020
A former Kansas City police officer who crashed into a vehicle outside the Truman Sports Complex before the Oct. 18, 2018, Kansas City Chiefs’ Sunday night NFL game, killing one passenger in the car and injuring ...
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Posted on: June 2, 2020
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June 2, 2020
The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office will monitor polls today for any voting irregularities in the General Municipal election on June 2, 2020, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
The pro...
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Posted on: June 1, 2020
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June 1, 2020
What follows is a statement from Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker:
A group of prosecutors and staff from my office joined the lawful protests on Sunday afternoon at Mill Creek Park near the Plaza as a way to hono...
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Posted on: May 31, 2020
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June 1, 2020
Four Kansas City residents have been charged in connection with thefts from Plaza stores during protests there on Saturday night, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Donzell R. Davis, dob: 6/16/1990...
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Posted on: May 28, 2020
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May 28, 2020
A 22-year-old Independence man has been charged in connection with killing another driver Wednesday after he shot into a vehicle and fled that scene at a high rate of speed, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker anno...
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Posted on: May 28, 2020
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May 28, 2020
The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office will monitor polls next Tuesday for any voting irregularities in the General Municipal election on June 2, 2020, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today....
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Posted on: August 26, 2022
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Aug. 26,2022
A Jackson County judge on Friday sentenced an Independence man to 30 years in prison for the the fatal 2020 shooting of his girlfriend, Camry A. Alonzo, in her residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Bak...
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Posted on: May 22, 2020
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May 22, 2020
An Independence man, currently in federal custody, has been charged in connection with the March 3, 2019 fatal shooting of Derick White, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Brandon L. Hill, dob: 2/1...
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Posted on: May 20, 2020
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May 20, 2020
An Independence teen has been charged in the fatal shooting of Jason Juszcyk outside a Truman Road gas station, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Camryn Wilkins, dob: 6/08/2002, faces charges of M...
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Posted on: May 18, 2020
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May 18, 2020
A Kansas City man, 28, has been charged in connection with the deaths of two persons in a vehicular accident near 18th and Brooklyn in Kansas City in February 2020, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced tod...
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Posted on: May 15, 2020
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May 15, 2020
Two Kansas City police officers have been charged in connection with the use of excessive force during the arrest of a citizen outside a Kansas City beauty supply store on May 24, 2019, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peter...
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Posted on: May 14, 2020
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May 14, 2020
A 32-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the August 2019 fatal shooting of Sandrina C. Khan at a Kansas City residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Michael D. Garret...
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Posted on: May 7, 2020
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May 7, 2020
A 43-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shootings of two men in the early morning hours Wednesday in a East Kansas City apartment and at a gas station, Jackson County Prosecutor...
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Posted on: May 4, 2020
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May 4, 2020
Two Kansas City men, who are brothers, have been charged in connection with the December 2016 fatal shooting of Akheem Hobby in the parking garage near the Plaza Library in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters...
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Posted on: April 29, 2020
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April 29, 2020
A 33-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting on April 12, 2020, of Daniel L. Washington near the area of 40th and Agnes in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters...
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Posted on: April 27, 2020
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April 27, 2020
A Kansas City woman has been charged with attacking two persons on Saturday with a vehicle, killing one man after running him over multiple times and injuring another person, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Pete...
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Posted on: April 27, 2020
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April 27, 2020
A 34-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting on Sunday of his wife, Anna Velasquez, inside their Kansas City residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today....
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Posted on: April 23, 2020
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April 23, 2020
A 28-year-old Oak Grove man has been charged in connection with the fatal beating of a Kansas City man in mid-September 2019 , Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
David Z. Haynie, dob: 1...
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Posted on: April 22, 2020
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April 22, 2020
A 32-year-old Kansas City woman has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a Blue Springs’ man in his residence, Jackson County . Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Francesca Hernandez,...
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Posted on: April 21, 2020
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April 21, 2020
Four Kansas City men have been indicted by a Jackson County grand jury in connection with the July 1, 2017 murders of three Tulsa men visiting Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Rash...
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Posted on: April 20, 2020
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April 20, 2020
A Kansas City man who earlier this month fired multiple shots at a woman who was driving off in his vehicle has been charged with 2nd Degree Murder, other charges, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced to...
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Posted on: April 17, 2020
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April 17, 2020
A second defendant has been charged in the fatal home robbery near 80th and Campbell on April 5, 2020, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
George Steen, dob: 12/16/998, faces Murder 2nd Degree, Bu...
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Posted on: April 16, 2020
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April 16, 2020
A Kansas City tow truck driver who fired several shots at a fleeing driver has been charged with multiple felony counts, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Prentiss D. Burks, dob: 7/7/1977, faces...
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Posted on: April 7, 2020
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April 8, 2020
A 36-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in a fatal attack in Blue Valley park that took the life of Felipe Carrillo, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Corey L. Darden, dob: 10/23/1983, fac...
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Posted on: April 6, 2020
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April 6, 2020
A Kansas City man, 24, has been charged in the early-Sunday fatal shooting of Monrico Roseberry in an apartment near 80th and Campbell in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Shimari Fr...
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Posted on: April 6, 2020
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April 6, 2020
An 18-year-old Independence man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting on April 3, 2020, of Nikolas Lampton outside an Independence apartment complex, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced ...
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Posted on: April 1, 2020
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April 2, 2002
Two additional Kansas City, Kan., men have been charged in connection with the late-February fatal shooting in the Westport entertainment district, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Lavont Carter...
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Posted on: March 26, 2020
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March 27, 2020
A Kansas City woman has been charged in connection with the fatal daytime shooting of Devon Nolan just outside KCPD’s Central Patrol in late February, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today...
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Posted on: March 22, 2020
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March 23, 2020
A 47-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the March 13, 2020, fatal shooting of Stacey R. Witherspoon in south Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Darick Neely...
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Posted on: March 19, 2020
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March 19, 2020
The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office, in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, announced today that we would initiate actions to reduce the impacts of this crisis on the criminal justice system, including the Ja...
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Posted on: March 12, 2020
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March 12, 2020
A second defendant has been charged in connection with the shootings in Westport in the early morning of Feb. 29, 2020, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Ernest Jones Jr., dob: 6/9/1996, faces U...
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Posted on: March 9, 2020
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March 9, 2020
Two Kansas City teens, 17 and 18, have been charged in the fatal shooting early in the morning of March 4, 2020, in the area of 10th and Brooklyn, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Somoan Harter,...
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Posted on: March 9, 2020
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March 9, 2020
The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office will monitor polls on Tuesday for any voting irregularities in the Missouri Primary election, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
The office will mo...
Posted on: March 6, 2020
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March 6, 2020
A Kansas City man, 32, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for the murder of Cornell Reed in a fatal December 2018 shooting in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Steven T. Kelow,...
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Posted on: March 3, 2020
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March 3, 2020
A 2019 Annual Report on the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office is being made available today to the public. It gives new statistics and stories about activities and programs in the office, including a new analys...
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Posted on: March 1, 2020
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March 1, 2020
A Kansas City, Kan., man, 25, has been charged in connection with the shooting in the Westport area of Kansas City early Saturday, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Devon L. Carter, dob...
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Posted on: February 28, 2020
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Feb. 28, 2020
Two Jackson County men, both 21, have been charged in the fatal shooting in December 2017 of Colby Stephenson outside a Blue Springs, MO, residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Taron D. Tho...
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Posted on: February 28, 2020
For Immediate Release
Feb. 28, 2020
A Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the October 2019 fatal shooting of Rayford E. Reed inside a residence in the area of 29th and Askew, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Eric C...
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Posted on: February 25, 2020
For Immediate Release
Feb. 25, 2020
A Kansas City man who had sole care of a 3-week-old child has been charged in connection with the child’s abuse, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Corriel D. Willis, dob: 5/12/1994, fac...
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Posted on: February 21, 2020
For Immediate Release
Jan. 21, 2020
A Kansas City man has been charged with resisting arrest and DWI after he caused a crash at 47th and Raytown Road injuring the driver in another vehicle and a 3-year-old passenger in the vehicle, Jackson County Prosecutor...
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Posted on: February 16, 2020
For Immediate Release
Feb. 16, 2020
A 39-year-old Grandview, MO, man faces a dozen felony counts in connection with the kidnapping, assault and raping of three unrelated female victims in 2019 and 2020 incidents, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker ...
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Posted on: February 12, 2020
For Immediate Release
Feb. 12, 2020
A Kansas City man faces charges in connection with the Nov. 6, 2019, fatal shooting of Michael K. Jones in the area of 53rd and Olive, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Ronnie Steven Grady, dob: ...
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Posted on: February 10, 2020
For Immediate Release
February 10, 2020
A Jackson County jury on Monday convicted a Kansas City man on multiple felony charges in connection with shootings in South Kansas City in Aug. 2018 that killed one man and injured others, Jackson County Prosecutor J...
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Posted on: February 6, 2020
For Immediate Release
Feb. 6, 2020
A 42-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man has been charged in connection with the car chase with law enforcement vehicles through the secured Chiefs Celebration Parade on Wednesday, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker a...
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Posted on: February 5, 2020
For Immediate Release
Feb. 5, 2020
A 75-year-old Lee’s Summit woman has been charged with stealing more than $750 from a Lee’s Summit bank on Jan. 23, 2020, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Bonnie B. ...
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Posted on: February 4, 2020
For Immediate Release
Feb. 4, 2020
A Kansas City man, who was arrested recently on unrelated charges in Iowa, faces charges in connection with the Sept. 10, 2019, fatal shooting of Dajuan M. Reese and Rance Burton during an attempted robbery in a ...
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Posted on: January 28, 2020
For Immediate Release
Jan. 28, 2020
A Kansas City man has been charged with beating his aunt to death in her home, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Darryl J. Banks, dob: 10/6/1986, faces Murder 2nd Degree and Armed Crimin...
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Posted on: January 27, 2020
For Immediate Release
Jan. 27, 2020
A Kansas City, Kan., man has pleaded guilty to five felony counts, including Murder 2nd Degree, and was sentenced Monday to 25 years in a Missouri prison in connection with the murder of William Domann on Oct. 30, 2017, J...
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Posted on: January 24, 2020
For Immediate Release
Jan. 24, 2020
A 28-year-old Kansas City man faces multiple felony counts in connection with the shooting of three persons in the street in the area of 56th and Bellefontaine, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today....
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Posted on: January 24, 2020
For Immediate Release
Jan. 24, 2020
Two KC men have been charged in the fatal shooting of Andre D. Tolan, who was found shot to death outside apartments in the area of 76th and Monroe, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Malik Sherma...
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Posted on: January 24, 2020
For Immediate Release
Jan. 24, 2020
Jeffrey Moreland, a former police officer who already has been sentenced in Cass County to life without parole for a murder conviction, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts related to the Oct. 29, 2010 murder of ...
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Posted on: January 22, 2020
For Immediate Release
Jan. 22, 2020
A second defendant has been charged in the Jan. 5, 2020, fatal shooting of Earl Finch III in his driveway, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Anderson D. White, dob: 9/23/1994, faces Mur...
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Posted on: January 22, 2020
For Immediate Release
Jan. 22, 2020
A 21-year-old Independence is the second defendant charged in the fatal shooting of Robiell Avilla in a Kansas City residence on Sept. 21, 2019, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Damarco Watkins,...
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Posted on: January 21, 2020
For Immediate Release
Jan. 21, 2020
A Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting of Richardo Ortiz in November as he was walking his dog in his neighborhood, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Malcolm P. Weston...
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Posted on: January 17, 2020
For Immediate Release
Jan. 17, 2020
A Jackson County judge on Friday sentenced a Pleasant Hill, MO, man to 34 years in a Missouri prison for fatally shooting a woman and injuring another while the defendant was out on bond, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Pe...
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Posted on: January 13, 2020
For Immediate Release
Jan. 13, 2020
A 36-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Georgia Petsch, 38, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Brandon J. Petsch, dob: 6/1/1983, faces Murder 2nd De...
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Posted on: January 10, 2020
For Immediate Release
Jan. 10, 2020
A 21-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting on Wednesday of Deandre Chiney and the wounding of a 5-month-old baby, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Nicholas A. James, do...
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Posted on: January 9, 2020
For Immediate Release
Jan. 9, 2020
A Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting on Dec. 24, 2019, of Carter McCollum who was shot in a vehicle in the area of 69th and Olive in south Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Pet...
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Posted on: January 8, 2020
For Immediate Release
Jan. 8, 2020
Two persons have been charged in a multiple drive-by shootings into residences in Lee's Summit and Blue Springs, MO, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Chance D. Boles, dob: 9/16/2000, and Atianna ...
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Posted on: January 7, 2020
For Immediate Release
Jan. 7, 2020
A 19-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Robiell Avilla during an attempted robbery in south Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Jordan L....
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Posted on: December 13, 2019
For Immediate Release
Dec. 13, 2019
A Jackson County jury late Thursday convicted a security guard in the fatal shooting June 29, 2018 of Kevin Thomas near the Yum Yum Bar and Grill on 24th Street in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker ...
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Posted on: December 12, 2019
For Immediate Release
Dec. 12, 2019
A 27-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the murder of Brent Barnes and the wounding of others in a June 2019 shooting in the area of 84th and Paseo Boulevard in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: December 10, 2019
For Immediate Release
Dec. 10, 2019
An accused serial rapist linked by DNA to at least five sexual assaults of women in New Orleans now faces multiple felony charges here in connection with three sexual assaults from 2004, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Pet...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: December 6, 2019
For Immediate Release
Dec. 6, 2019
An Independence man has been charged with Murder 2nd Degree in conneciton with the fatal shooting of another man during an attempted burglary of an Independence apartment, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: December 4, 2019
For Immediate Release
Dec. 4, 2019
A Kansas City man, 28, faces multiple felony charges in connection with the fatal shooting of Evelyn M. Frazier and the wounding of another victim on Nov. 26, 2019, in the area of 31st and Cypress Avenue in Kansas City, Ja...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: December 4, 2019
For Immediate Release
Dec. 4, 2019
A 31-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection to the fatal shooting on Nov. 15, 2019, of Gerald D. Berry in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Jhermeil R. Taylor, dob: 1...
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Posted on: December 3, 2019
For Immediate Release
Dec. 3, 2019
A KC man has been charged in the August 2019 death of a 2-month-old child in his care in a KC residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Arlandez R. Drew, dob: 10/4/1991, faces Abuse or Neglect ...
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Posted on: November 24, 2019
For Immediate Release
Nov. 24, 2019
A Grandview, MO, man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting Saturday in the south Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Terrance D. Wright, dob: 8/28/1995, faces Murder 2nd...
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Posted on: November 21, 2019
For Immediate Release
Nov. 22, 2019
A Jackson County jury has convicted a Lee's Summit man of multiple child-sex offenses and recommended more than 100 years in a state prison, if the sentences are set to run consecutively, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Pe...
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Posted on: November 21, 2019
For Immediate Release
Nov. 21, 2019
A Lee's Summit man has been charged with Involuntary Manslaughter for causing the death of Sherman L. Thompson in a vehicular accident in Lee's Summit this May, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today....
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Posted on: November 21, 2019
For Immediate Release
Nov. 21, 2019
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker released the following statement regarding criminal charges filed today against the Mayor of Berkeley, MO.
In early 2019, my office was appointed as Special Prosecutor by the Pre...
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Posted on: November 18, 2019
For Immediate Release
Nov. 18, 2019
A 25-year-old Lee's Summit man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman this weekend inside an Independence Thai restaurant, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Porntrep Ph...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 15, 2019
For Immediate Release
Nov. 15, 2019
A Jackson County jury on Friday convicted a Pleasant Hill, MO, man of murder and other felony charges in the 2018 fatal shooting of Sarah Simms, as well as the wounding of another victim, all while the defendant was out o...
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Posted on: November 15, 2019
For Immediate Release
Nov. 15, 2019
A 20-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the death of Steve Norris, who was thrown from the back of a truck after the defendant attempted to drive off with the vehicle, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker...
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Posted on: November 15, 2019
For Immediate Release
Nov. 15, 2019
A Jackson County jury late Thursday found James P. Dodd Jr., guilty of multiple child-sex felonies in connection with 2009 and 2010 crimes investigated by Kansas City police regarding two children, one as young as 7, Jack...
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Posted on: November 14, 2019
For Immediate Release
Nov. 14, 2019
A Jackson County judge sentenced Danzel Reese today to 20 years in prison for the 2010 fatal shooting of Lance W. Rutter during a robbery in the 3800 block of Baltimore in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peter...
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Posted on: November 8, 2019
For Immediate Release
Nov. 11, 2019
A 19-year-old and an 18-year-old, both of Kansas City, have been charged with four felony counts in the fatal shooting in October of Cortez Nash and the wounding of another man who were walking along the street in the are...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: November 7, 2019
Media Advisory
Nov. 7, 2019
The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office has posted publicly a letter detailing its review of the investigation of the May 26, 2019 fatal shooting of Terrance Bridges by a Kansas City Police officer. A copy of that letter is linked...
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Posted on: November 4, 2019
For Immediate Release
Nov. 4, 2019
A Kansas City man has been charged with operating an motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol and causing the death of Daniel Shafer in a Jan. 5, 2019, fatal vehicular accident on Interstate 470 near Interstate 49, Jac...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 31, 2019
For Immediate Release
Oct. 31, 2019
The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office released the following statement today:
In mid-December 2018, a Jackson County jury seated in Division 16 in Independence, Missouri heard all of the evidence and argument in the case ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 28, 2019
Media Advisory
Oct. 28, 2019
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker will be available Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the COMBAT cleanup planned in the area of Central High in Kansas City.
Baker will be available for media interviews about the cleanup at 10 a.m. ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 25, 2019
For Immediate Release
Oct. 25, 2019
A Jackson County grand jury this week issued a no-true bill, meaning no charges would be filed, in the May 2019 fatal shooting of Terrance M. Bridges, dob: 10-29-1988, by a Kansas City police responding to a call, Jackson...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 25, 2019
For Immediate Release
Oct. 26, 2019
A Jackson County judge has ordered Daviune C. Minor, 34, to serve 87 years in a Missouri prison for repeated child sex convictions involving young children in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecuutor Jean Peters Baker anno...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 18, 2019
For Immediate Release
Oct. 18, 2019
A Jackson County jury on Friday convicted Charles V. Carter in the Christmas Eve 2017 fatal shooting of Abdi Sanweyne as he was was walking home with his groceries, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced to...
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Posted on: October 18, 2019
For Immediate Release
Oct. 18, 2019
A Jackson County judge sentenced 59-year-old Arthur Norman Jr. to life in prison, plus 10 years, for his conviction in a 2016 rape in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Norman, dob: 9...
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Posted on: October 18, 2019
For Immediate Release
Oct. 18, 2019
A Kansas City man and woman have been charged in the Thursday evening fatal shooting of three persons in the 4500 block of South Benton in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Lynnsey D...
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Posted on: October 15, 2019
For Immediate Release
Oct. 15, 2019
A 29-year-old Raytown man has been charged with knowingly causing the death of Frankie Gilmore on Sunday by shooting him at a residence in the 8800 block of East 85th Street in Raytown, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Pete...
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Posted on: October 12, 2019
For Immediate Release
Oct. 12, 2019
A Lee's Summit man has been charged with Murder 2nd Degree after he dealt drugs to a woman who died a short later as a result of overdosing on heroin and fentanyl, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced tod...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 11, 2019
For Immediate Release
Oct. 11, 2019
A Jackson County judge today sentenced Anton L. Hunter, 21, to 25 years in a Missouri prison for the fatal shooting in 2017 of an 18-year-old Isabell Addison, at a traffic signal at Blue Parkway and Cle...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 11, 2019
For Immediate Release
Oct. 11, 2019
A Lee's Summit man, prohibited from carrying a firearm faces an Assault 2nd Degree felony charge for pulling a firearm on a KCPD officer then struggling with him, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced toda...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 9, 2019
For Immediate Response
Oct. 9, 2019
A Jackson County sheriff's deputy faces felony assault and another charge after she shot a woman in the back in Midtown Kansas City in August 2019 following the deputy's attempt to arrest her, Jackson County Prosecutor Je...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 5, 2019
For Immediate Release
Oct. 4, 2019
A 46-year-old Kansas City man who drove a vehicle at police attempting to stop him has been charged with multiple felony counts in connection with the incident Thursday, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announce...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 5, 2019
For Immediate Release
Oct. 5, 2019
A Jackson County jury on Friday found Panom R. Gai, 50, guilty of multiple felony counts in connection with a 2017 fatal stabbing of a woman and the wounding of another person, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Pete...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: October 3, 2019
For Immediate Release
Oct. 3, 2019
A Kansas City man, 23, has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting on Sept. 27, 2019, of John T. Wilson III inside his apartment, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Daniel A. Bigge, dob:...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 27, 2019
For Immediate Release
Sept. 27, 2019
A Kansas City man who told police he fired a handgun at a vehicle, striking a child inside, has been charged with felony counts that carry up to a 30-year prison sentence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker anno...
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Posted on: September 27, 2019
For Immediate Release
Sept. 27, 2019
A Kansas City man who in November 2017 was driving at 2 a.m. the wrong way on U.S. 71 Highway near Interstate 435, resulting in a collision that killed Laura and Ryan Humphrey was sentenced today to 26 years in prison, J...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 28, 2019
For Immediate Release
Sept. 27, 2019
A Kansas City tow truck operator faces multiple forgery counts after a police investigation uncovered a widespread scheme set up by the defendant to illegally tow vehicles from Kansas City parking lots, Jackson County Pr...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 26, 2019
For Immediate Release
Sept. 26, 2019
A 27-year-old Sugar Creek man has been charged with driving while intoxicated and causing a vehicular accident involving an Independence police officer, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced tod...
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Posted on: September 26, 2019
For Immediate Release
Sept. 26, 2019
A 64-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with a beating that left the woman victim in a coma, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Steve Allen, dob: 10/11/1955, faces Assault 1s...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 20, 2019
For Immediate Release
Sept. 20, 2019
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker and COMBAT Director Vince Ortega issued this statement this evening regarding a press statement made today by County Executive Frank White's office.
In our own meeting this afte...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 20, 2019
For Immediate Relase
Sept. 20, 2019
A Jackson County judge today sentenced Jerry Bausby to consecutive life sentences in prison for the murder of his 18-year-old daughter, Daizsa Bausby, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced.
In July, a Jacks...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 19, 2019
For Immediate Release
Sept. 19, 2019
An Independence teenager has been certified to face charges as an adult for the robbery and assault in June of a woman at the Bingham-Waggoner Estate in Independence, Jackson Count Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 17, 2019
Jackson County Prosecutor releases promised audit by independent CPA firm of COMBAT financial practices
For Immediate Release
Sept. 18, 2019
In September 2018, a Jackson County judge ruled that the Jackson County Legislature could legally move over...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 17, 2019
For Immediate Release
Sept. 17, 2019
A defendant in the March 2017 robbery that resulted in the shooting of an Independence police officer in March 2017 has been sentenced to prison, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Donald Nussbau...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 16, 2019
For Immediate Release
Sept. 1, 2019
A Kansas City man, 29, has been charged in the fatal shooting of Robert D. Williams at a KC Chiefs' game gathering Sunday near 43rd and Tracy in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Sha...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 16, 2019
For Immediate Release
Sept. 16, 2019
A 21-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting on Aug. 31, 2019, of Angela Banks in a south Kansas City park during a family cookout, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker anno...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 13, 2019
For Immediate Release
Sept. 13, 2019
A Kansas City (MO) Police Department officer has been charged with five felony counts in connection with possessing child pornography, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Vincent A. Spil...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 12, 2019
For Immediate Release
Sept. 12, 2019
A Jackson County jury today found an Independence man guilty in fatal shooting of Teddis Burns-El in an Independence home, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
The jury found William M. Miller-Kirk...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 12, 2019
For Immediate Release
Sept. 12, 2019
A 30-year-old Kansas City man was sentenced today to 22 years in prison for his role in robbery that ended in an Independence officer's shooting, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Ronar Santiago...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 13, 2019
For Immediate Release
Sept. 13, 2019
The following is a statement from Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker about her office's decision regarding Ricky Kidd's criminal case from 1996. A dismissal memo filed with the Jackson County Circuit Court is at...
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Kidd Memorandum of Dismissal
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 6, 2019
For Immediate Release
Sept. 6, 2019
A 36-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the Nov. 12, 2018, fatal shooting of Damar L. West in the 700 block of East 30th in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced toda...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: September 5, 2019
For Immediate Release
Sept. 5, 2019
A Kansas City 18-year-old man faces multiple felony counts in connection with the Aug. 27 fatal shooting fo Issac Brown near 26th and Lockridge in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.&...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 30, 2019
For Immediate Release
Aug. 30, 2019
A Kansas City man, 31, shot at three victims, killing one and wounding another, before witnesses said a police officer working nearby responded and fired at the armed man, wounding him, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Pete...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 30, 2019
For Immedate Release
Aug. 30, 2019
A 17-year-old Kansas Citian has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of a man who was in a fight outside the Brush Creek Community Center on Aug. 25, 2019, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announce...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 30, 2019
For Immediate Release
Aug. 30, 2019
A Kansas City man, 20, who was on probation in other Jackson County felony cases and was prohibited from possessing a weapon has been charged in connection with domestic assaults and shooting at a girlfriend and her assoc...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 28, 2019
For Immediate Release
Aug. 28, 2019
A Grain Valley man, 19, has been charged in connection with his carrying of a loaded firearm onto property of the Blue Springs School District, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Charles Kozloski,...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 28, 2019
For Immediate Release
Aug. 28, 2019
More than four dozen individuals took advantage last week of a special Amnesty Day in Jackson County Prosecutor’s Family Support Division, re-engaging to help support their children, Jackson County Prosecutor Je...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 28, 2019
For Immediate Release
Aug. 28, 2019 Sh
A Kansas City man has been charged in connection with an assault connected to an apparent road rage incident, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Pleaze Robinson, 8/18/1967, faces Assault 3rd De...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 27, 2019
For Immediate Release
Aug. 27, 2019
A 23-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with today's early morning homicide in south Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Isiah J. Ferguson, dob: 2/14/1996, faces M...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 27, 2019
For Immediate Release
Aug. 27, 2019
A 38-year-old Independence man has been charged in the fatal beating of his mother insider an Independence residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Lucas Mauritzen, dob: 5/13/1981, faces Murd...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 17, 2019
DomFor Immediate Release
Aug. 17, 2019
A Jackson County jury has convicted a Hermann, MO., man of multiple felony counts in connectionn with the 2017 fatal shooting of William Domann in his Independence residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 14, 2019
For Immediate Release
Aug. 14, 2019
A Jackson County judge on Wednesday sentenced Tyler J. Gates of Independence to 20 years in prison for his role in the January 2018 fatal shooting of Matthew Haylock, 17, at an Independence Center parking lot, Jackson Cou...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 14, 2019
For Immediate Release
Aug. 14, 2019
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker issued the following statement this morning regarding a DeKalb County ruling in the Ricky Kidd case:
We have just received this judgment from the media. We have yet to be contact...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 10, 2019
For Immediate Release
Aug. 10, 2019
A Kansas City man, 24, faces felony charges in connection with the Sept. 8, 2018, fatal shooting of Gary Starr as he stood in line outside a club in the 18th and Vine area of Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Pe...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: August 10, 2019
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August 10, 2019
Three Kansas City men are in custody after being charged with Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer after approximately 25 shots were fired at a KCPD uniformed officer in his marked patrol vehicle.
Darryl Nichols (25), M...
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Posted on: August 8, 2019
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Aug. 8, 2019
An 18-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with shooting three persons, one fatally, on July 20, 2019, in the Independence Avenue area of KC, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: August 8, 2019
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Aug. 8, 2019
A Jackson County jury today found Danzel Reese guilty on two felony criminal charges in connection with the 2010 fatal shooting of Lance W. Rutter during a robbery in the 3800 block of Baltimore in Kansas City, Jackson Cou...
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Posted on: August 8, 2019
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Aug. 8, 2019
A 22-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the murders of Kevin Eugene Water and Michael Mclin, who each died from axe wounds, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: August 7, 2019
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Aug. 7, 2019
Anton L. Hunter, 21, pleaded guilty today to fatally shooting Isabell Addison, who was a traffic signal in a vehicle at Blue Parkway and Cleveland when she was shot in 2017, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker anno...
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Posted on: August 6, 2019
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Aug. 6, 2019
A Jackson County judge on Tuesday sentenced Deandre Jackson to 26 years in prison for the Nov. 12, 2016 fatal shooting of Maryanna Pennington and the wounding of three other women inside a vehicle near 21st and Cleveland, ...
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Posted on: August 5, 2019
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Aug. 5, 2019
An Independence man who told police he had been drinking heavily has been charged with entering a stranger's home and molesting two boys under the age of 10, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: August 3, 2019
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Aug. 3, 2019
An 18-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting on Friday evening near 18th and Main that took the life of an innocent bystander, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced ...
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Posted on: August 3, 2019
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Aug. 3, 2019
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker will hold a press conference at 3 p.m. today, Aug. 3, 2019, at Kansas City Police Department headquarters regarding criminal charges in connection with the fatal shooting last ni...
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Posted on: August 1, 2019
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Aug. 1, 2019
A Kansas City couple has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting July 14 outside a fast-food restaurant on 40 Highway in Independence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Matthew A. Woodw...
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Posted on: July 26, 2019
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July 26, 2019
A Jackson County judge on Friday sentenced a Kansas City man to life without parole after a Jackson County jury in May convicted him of Sodomy and Incest, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced to...
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Posted on: July 26, 2019
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July 26, 2019
The day before he was arrested for a fatal shooting near 31st and Van Brunt in Kansas City, a man shot another victim near 39th and Troost after they had an encounter earlier in Gillham Park, Jackson County Prosecutor Jea...
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Posted on: July 26, 2019
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July 26, 2019
A now-former Kansas City police officer who crashed into a vehicle outside the Truman Sports Complex before the Oct. 18, 2018, Kansas City Chiefs' Sunday night NFL game, killing one passenger in the car and injuring two o...
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Posted on: July 24, 2019
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July 24, 2019
A 30-year-old KC man who was shot by KC police after he resisted arrest faces mutliple felony charges, including drug possession and resisting arrest, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: July 22, 2019
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July 22, 2019
The former president of the Raytown School Board, who stepped down in May, faces a criminal charge of stealing Raytown school district funds while she was on the school board, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker a...
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Posted on: July 19, 2019
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July 19, 2019
A Kansas City man has been charged in the June 2019 murder of Brooklyn Lindsey, 32, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Marcus Lewis, 41, faces one count of the A Felony Murder in the 2nd Degree, ...
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Posted on: July 17, 2019
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July 17, 2019
An 18 year-old Lee’s Summit man has been charged with sexual abuse connected to his employment at a Lee’s Summit daycare facility. The defendant’s mother, the owner of the daycare facility, has been charged with endanger...
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Posted on: July 16, 2019
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July 16, 2019
Defendant Donald E. Nussbaum pleaded guilty on July 15, 2019 to one count Robbery in the First Degree and one count Armed Criminal Action for the 2017 robbery of Billy Fowler. These events lead to the shooting ...
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Posted on: July 15, 2019
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July 15, 2019
A Jackson County jury today convicted Jerry Bausby of Murder in the Second Degree, Sodomy in the First Degree, Incest, and Sexual Abuse in the First Degree in the 2016 killing of his 18 year-old daughter, Daizsa Bausby.
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Posted on: July 15, 2019
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July 15, 2019
Prosecutors argued for sentencing in the case of State v. Riana S. Sanders (1816-CR02193-01) on Friday, July 12, 2019. The defendant pleaded guilty to the Class C Felony of Involuntary Manslaughter in the First...
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Posted on: July 10, 2019
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July 10, 2019
In May 2004, a human leg washed ashore along the Missouri River in Callaway County.
The following day a torso, later determined to match the leg, washed up in Moniteau County.
Not until July 2015 did authorities have any id...
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Posted on: July 10, 2019
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July 10, 2019
A 40-year-old man with multiple felony convictions has been charged in the fatal shooting Monday of a man outside a McDonald's restaurant on Van Brunt Boulevard in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker ...
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Posted on: July 9, 2019
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July 9, 2019
A Kansas City man has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for the January 2017 murder of Juan Marin, who was beaten to death and was later found in the 1200 block of Admiral Blvd. in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor...
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Posted on: July 3, 2019
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July 3, 2019
A Blue Springs woman who was driving the wrong way on Interstate 70 in Blue Springs on June 24 faces felony charges for driving while intoxicated and causing a crash that killed Heather Blackman, Jackson County Prosecutor ...
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Posted on: July 8, 2019
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July 3, 2019
A Jackson County jury today convicted Reginald Jones Jr. in connection with the December 2017 fatal shooting of a store employee at LP's Grocery in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.&...
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Posted on: July 1, 2019
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July 1, 2019
Two Kansas City brothers were sentenced today -- one to life in prison and the other to 20 years in prison -- for the August 2017 beating, stabbing and shooting of 26-year-old Michael Anthonly High Frump, whose body later ...
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Posted on: July 1, 2019
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July 1, 2019
An Kansas City 16-year-old faces multiple felony counts in connection with a Jan. 26, 2019, shooting that took the life of Fernando Perez and wounded two others, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announ...
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Posted on: June 28, 2019
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June 28, 2019
A Greenwood man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of his girlfriend, Kimberly Renee Alcorn, who was found by sheriff's deputies inside her residence in the 13000 block of South Harris Road i...
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Posted on: June 27, 2019
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June 27, 2019
A Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the Jan. 11, 2019, fatal shooting of Joseph Mason inside a Kansas City apartment near 11th and Hardesty, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: June 25, 2019
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June 25, 2019
A 20-year-old Kansas City man has been charged with the serious beating of another man who just had stepped off a Downtown bus near 12th and Grand, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Dorian T. Mil...
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Posted on: June 25, 2019
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June 25, 2019
A 41-year-old Independence man has been charged with two felony counts after a vehicle he was driving on Benton Boulevard lost control and struck the victim as she was trying to get into her vehicle on the roadside, Jacks...
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Posted on: June 21, 2019
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June 21, 2019
A Jackson County jury has convicted Tyjuan K. Caldwell in the August 2018 fatal shooting of Bernice A Brown, who was found by police in the street in the 5000 block of Chestnut, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker...
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Posted on: June 21, 2019
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June 21, 2019
A Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting Tuesday of Caprice Hardy, who was found on the sidewalk in the 4100 block of Monroe Avenue in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Bak...
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Posted on: June 19, 2019
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June 19, 2019
An Overland Park, Kan., man who works as a nurse at Independence hospital has been charged with the rape of a patient at the hospital, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Chukwuemeka U. Emmanuel, d...
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Posted on: June 18, 2019
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June 18, 2019
The Jackson County Prosecutor's Office will monitor polls today for any voting irregularities in Kansas City's municipal election, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
The office will monitor for an...
Posted on: June 14, 2019
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June 14, 2019
A 44-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting this Tuesday evening of Michael Lorthridge and the wounding of another victim in a south Kansas City residence, Jackson County Prosecuto...
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Posted on: June 14, 2019
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June 14, 2019
A Jackson County jury late Thursday found Tyler J. Gates of Independence guilty of Murder 2nd Degree and Armed Criminal Action in connection with the January 2018 fatal shooting of Matthew Haylock, 17, at an Independence ...
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Posted on: June 13, 2019
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A Kansas City man was sentenced today to 21 years in a Missouri prison after he pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges related to causing the death of 16-month-old Messiah Henderson, Jackson County Prosecutor Je...
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Posted on: June 8, 2019
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June 9, 2019
A Raytown man has been sentenced to 40 years in a Missouri prison after he pleaded guilty Friday to child-sex charges after telling police he had multiple sexual encounters with girl under 10, Jackson County Prosecutor Jea...
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Posted on: June 8, 2019
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June 8, 2019
A Grandview married couple faces multiple felony charges in connection with the death of Erick Mcdonough who Grandview detectives determined was intentionally run over by a truck in Grandview, Jackson County Prosecutor Jea...
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Posted on: June 5, 2019
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June 5, 2019
A 17-year-old Kansas City man faces felony charges in connection with the Jan. 6, 2019, fatal shooting of Arkests Grant in the 3900 block of Wabash Avenue, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: June 5, 2019
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June 5, 2019
A 29-year-old Kansas City woman has been charged in connecttn with the fatal shooting Tuesday afternoon of Destiny Brooks in a park area near 11th and Prospect Avenue in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters B...
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Posted on: June 5, 2019
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June 5, 2029
An Olathe man has been charged in connection with an assault Tuesday of an Independence police officer at the Jackson County Detention Center, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Derick J. Peknik, d...
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Posted on: June 4, 2019
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June 4, 2019
Two would-be robbers in Kansas City face murder charges after their intended victim fired shots in self-defense, killing one of the robbers' accomplices, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Anthony ...
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Posted on: June 10, 2019
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June 10, 2019
The third community listening sessions planned by the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office and Jackson County COMBAT will be held Tuesday, June 11, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Ruskin High in south Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor...
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Posted on: June 3, 2019
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June 3, 2019
The second in a series of community listening sessions planned by the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office and Jackson County COMBAT will be held Tuesday (June 4) from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Eastside Church, 19901 MO-78 in Independencew...
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Posted on: June 3, 2019
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June 3, 2019
Deandre Jackson has pleaded guilty to ten felony counts in connection with the Nov. 12, 2016 fatal shooting of Maryanna Pennington and the wounding of three other women inside a vehicle near 21st and Cleveland in Kansas Ci...
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Posted on: June 3, 2019
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June 3, 2019
A 25-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the April 5, 2019, fatal shooting of Deontae Campbell, 17, near 63rd and Paseo in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: June 1, 2019
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June 1, 2019
Damonte L. Likins-Osbey, 24, of Overland Park, Kan., was sentenced Friday to 30 years in a Missouri prison In connection with two October 2015 sexual assaults in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker ann...
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Posted on: June 1, 2019
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June 1, 2019
A Jackson County judge late Friday sentenced Malik Chapple to 20 years in prison for the fatal shooting in 2017 of Travis Mills during a drug deal in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today...
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Posted on: May 30, 2019
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May 30, 2019
A 29-year-old Kansas City man has been charged with seriously injuring an elderly man while he was a resident at a home care facility where the defendant worked, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today....
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Posted on: May 30, 2019
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May 30, 2019
An Independence teenager has been charged in a March 2019 shooting and robbery that left the victim seriously injured by gunshot wounds, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Sean M. Quinn Jr., 16 (do...
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Posted on: May 24, 2019
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May 24, 2019
A Jackson County judge late Thursday sentenced Daniel Wilson to 20 years in a state prison for the fatal shooting in May 2016 of Tyrone London, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Daniel Wilson, dob...
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Posted on: May 23, 2019
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May 23, 2019
A Jackson County judge today sentenced Brandon Howell to five consecutive life sentences for the fatal beating and shooting of five persons in their south Kansas City neighborhood in September 2014, Jackson County Prosecut...
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Posted on: May 21, 2019
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May 20, 2019
A Jackson County judge on Monday found 58-year-old Arthur Norman Jr. guilty of Rape or Attempted Rape 1st Degree and Armed Criminal Action, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: May 20, 2019
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May 20, 2019
A Lee's Summit man has been charged after he drove drunk into the City of Lee's Summit's police headquarters building, causing more than $750 damage, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: May 20, 2019
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May 20, 2019
A 19-year-old Deepwater, MO, man has been charged in connection with an attempted robbery and an armed assault of guests and employees at a Holiday Inn Express in Lee's Summit, MO, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Bak...
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Posted on: May 20, 2019
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May 20, 2019
A series of community listening sessions planned by the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office and Jackson County COMBAT kicks off tonight at the Mohart Multipurpose Center, 3200 Wayne Ave., Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Bake...
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Posted on: May 19, 2019
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May 19, 2019
A 17-year-old Liberty man has been charged in connection with a fatal shooting of Charles Cecil early Friday in the Northeast area of Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Joshua Reese, d...
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Posted on: May 16, 2019
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May 16, 2019
A Jackson County sheriff's deputy pleaded guilty Thursday to the misdemeanor of Careless and Imprudent Driving in connection with a vehicular accident on May 9, 2018, after the deputy's patrol vehicle ran a red li...
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Posted on: May 15, 2019
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May 15, 2019
As a kickoff to the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office's annual training, Rachel Miller, a survivor of the Holocaust, will speak to prosecutors and staff on Wednesday evening about her and her family's experience during th...
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Posted on: May 14, 2019
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May 14, 2019
A 41-year-old Oak Grove woman has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting of Michael Fisher, whose body was found in the basement of a Kansas City residence in March 2018, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters B...
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Posted on: May 13, 2019
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May 13, 2019
A 30-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the May 2014 fatal shooting of Alfadil Sabil, who was found by responding police officers inside an apartment in the Northeast area of Kansas City after suffering multiple ...
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Posted on: May 13, 2019
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May 13, 2019
A series of community listening sessions, beginning May 20, are planned by the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office and Jackson County COMBAT, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
The first session will be he...
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Posted on: May 10, 2019
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May 10, 2029
A Jackson County judge on Friday sentenced Patrick Powell to life in prison without parole for the 2017 fatal shooting of Rodney V. Thurber in a residence in the 4600 block of Tracy Avenue, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean P...
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Posted on: May 10, 2019
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May 10, 2019
A Jackson County jury on Friday convicted a Kansas City man, who had a previous sex offense conviction, of Sodomy and Incest, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
The jury convict...
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Posted on: May 10, 2019
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May 10, 2019
A Raytown man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for the fatal shooting in November 2017 of Clinton Peckman outside a Blue Springs restaurant, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: May 10, 2019
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May 10, 2019
A Jackson County judge late Thursday sentenced Antoine L. Ellis to two life without parole sentences for his convictions in a sex case that involved a 13-year-old victim, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announc...
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Posted on: May 9, 2019
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May 9, 2019
A Kansas City man, who pleaded guilty today to Murder 2nd Degree in connection with the fatal shooting of Derrick Jones in October 2016 in Westport, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters...
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Posted on: May 9, 2019
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May 9, 2019
A Jackson County judge today sentenced to 54 years in a Missouri prison Joseph Gonsalez, who was convicted in March in the fatal shooting in January 2018 of Elizabeth K. Richards, 19, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters B...
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Posted on: May 8, 2019
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May 8, 2019
A 37-year-old Lee's Summit man faces felony charges in connection with the non-fatal shooting this week of another Lee's Summit man, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Robert R. Graham, dob: 9/30/19...
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Posted on: May 3, 2019
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May 3, 2019
Two Kansas City teens, 17 and 19, have been charged in a second fatal shooting, this time of 17-year-old Makayla Brooks who was shot inside a Raytown residence in October 2018, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker an...
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Posted on: May 1, 2019
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May 1, 2019
A 26-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting on Wednesday night of a man inside a vehicle, which was recorded as the 45th homicide in Kansas City this year, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Bake...
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Posted on: April 26, 2019
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April 26, 2019
A Jackson County judge sentenced Benjamin Byers, 46, to life in prison for the murder of his wife whose body was found after a child told a school counselor that she'd seen a dead body in her home, Jackson County Prosecu...
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Posted on: April 26, 2019
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April 26, 2019
A Jackson County judge today sentenced Joshua Sims, 27, to a prison sentence of 18 years for a beating of his six-month-old child causing significant injuries, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today....
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Posted on: April 22, 2019
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April 22, 2019
A Blue Springs man, 25, faces multiple felony counts in connection to the fatal shooting on March 28 of Joseph Corum inside a residence in the 2400 block of Lister in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Ba...
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Posted on: April 18, 2019
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April 18, 2019
A 38-year-old Kansas City woman has been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing in September 2018 of Ashley Thomas while she sat on the defendant's front porch, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announce...
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Posted on: April 17, 2019
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April 17, 2019
A Jackson County judge has found Michelle Dunkin guilty in connection with the fatal shooting of Michael Fisher in March 2018 inside a KC residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Dunkin, dob...
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Posted on: April 17, 2019
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April 17, 2019
A 18-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting on March 14 of Deron Ross near 53rd and Swope Parkway in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Bryan...
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Posted on: April 15, 2019
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April 15, 2019
A Jackson County jury today convicted Brandon Howell of multiple felony counts, incluidng five Murder 1st degree charges, in connection with the fatal shooting of five persons in their south Kansas City neighborhood in 2...
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Posted on: April 11, 2019
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April 11, 2019
A 27-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal stabbing sometime near March 15, 2019 of Ladajah Oliver, whose body was found inside an apartment in the 6400 block of Manchester in Kansas City, Jackson County...
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Posted on: April 11, 2019
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April 11, 2019
A 64-year-old Arkansas man has been sentenced to serve two life sentences for the statutory rape of his child in a Blue Springs residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
A Jackson C...
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Posted on: April 10, 2019
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April 10, 2019
A 31-year-old KC man has been charged in connection with the fatal vehicular crash in September that killed David L. Cannon near Bannister and Wornall Road, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Rya...
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Posted on: April 9, 2019
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April 9, 2019
A Lee's Summit man who shined a laser at opposing quarterback Tom Brady during a KC Chiefs' football game at Arrowhead Stadium in January has been cited for Disturbing the Peace, punishable by up to a year of confinement,...
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Posted on: April 5, 2019
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April 5, 2019
A 25-year-old Kansas City man faces murder and assault charges in connection with a April 1, 2019, fatal shooting that killed Michael Garrett and wounded another on 63rd Street in KC, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters...
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Posted on: April 3, 2019
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April 3, 2019
A 26-year-old Kansas City man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of Alton Hughes near Independence Avenue and Woodland in KC on Nov. 28, 2017, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker annou...
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Posted on: April 1, 2019
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April 1, 2019
A 34-year-old KC woman who was driving a vehicle in the wrong direction in Interstate 435 has been charged in connection with the vehicular crash early today that killed one person, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters B...
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Posted on: March 29, 2019
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March 29, 2019
A fourth person has been charged in the March 4 fatal shooting of Riley McCrackin outside a Raytown pool hall, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Mackenzie Hyatt, dob: 4/28/2001, faces a charge o...
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Posted on: March 28, 2019
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March 28, 2019
Thomas Midgette, dob 9/12/1962, was sentenced today in Jackson County Circuit Court for the murder of Raymond C. Jones, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced.
On November 19, 2018, the Defendant appeared i...
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Posted on: March 26, 2019
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March 26, 2019
An 18-year-old Independence woman charged in fatal shooting of Donald McIntosh Jr. inside an Independence residence Sunday, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Ingenue K. Persinger, dob: 1/17/2001...
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Posted on: March 25, 2019
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March 25, 2019
A homeless Kansas City man pleaded guilty Monday to the fatal stabbing of Roderick Browning-Torrence in November 2017, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Sonny R. Scott, dob: 6/16/1977, pleaded g...
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Posted on: March 22, 2019
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March 22, 2019
A Kansas City man previously convicted of robbery has been charged with several felony charges in connection with multiple robberies of two KC Family Dollar stores, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced t...
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Posted on: March 17, 2019
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March 17, 2019
Two others have been charged in the fatal shooting of Riley McCracken outside a Raytown pool hall on March 4, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Tynan B. Mullen, dob 9/13/199, faces Mur...
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Posted on: March 12, 2019
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March 12, 2019
A Jackson County jury today recommended prison sentences up to 54 years for Joseph Gonsalez, who was convicted late Monday in the fatal shooting in January 2018 of Elizabeth K. Richards, 19, Jackson County Prosecutor Jea...
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Posted on: March 12, 2019
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March 12, 2019
A 49-year-old Lee's Summit man has been charged in the double fatal shooting inside a Raytown apartment this morning, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Clifton Jack, dob: 7/7/1973, faces two coun...
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Posted on: March 12, 2019
For Immediate Release
March 12, 2019
A Kansas City man, 19, has been charged in the fatal shooting of Riley McCracken outside a Raytown pool hall on March 4, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Logan B.L. England, dob: 10/1...
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Posted on: March 8, 2019
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March 8, 2019
A Grandview man was sentenced to six years in prison today for spraying gun shots in Westport one night in July 2018 and injuring two persons, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Davontae McCutchen...
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Posted on: March 8, 2019
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March 8, 2019
A Jackson County jury today convicted a Kansas City man in the 2017 murder of his wife, Melissa Byers, whose body was found in the basement of her residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
The...
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Posted on: March 7, 2019
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March 7, 2019
A Jackson County jury on Thursday convicted Patrick Powell in the 2017 fatal shooting of Rodney V. Thurber in a residence in the 4600 block of Tracy Avenue, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
The ...
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Posted on: March 7, 2019
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March 7, 2019
A Jackson County jury on Thursday sentenced an Independence man to state prison after they found him guilty of tampering with evidence connected to an Independence 2018 homicide that claimed the life of Angela Green, Jack...
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Posted on: March 6, 2019
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March 6, 2019
A Jackson County jury late Tuesday convicted Antoine L. Ellis of three felony counts in a sex case that involved a 13-year-old victim, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Antoine L. Ellis, dob: 7/2...
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Posted on: March 4, 2019
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March 4, 2019
A 2018 Annual Report on the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office is being made available today to the public. It gives new statistics and stories about activities and programs in the office, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean P...
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Posted on: March 1, 2019
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March 1, 2019
An Independence School District employee has been charged with felony sex and pornography charges that involve an under-17-year-old youth, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Meghann N. W...
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Posted on: February 28, 2019
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Feb. 28, 2019
Thanks, in part, to DNA testing of a gun grip and wireless earbuds found at the crime scene, a 30-year-old Lee's Summit man has been charged in the August 2018 fatal shooting of Cyrenaico Lange, Jackson County Prosecutor ...
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Posted on: February 25, 2019
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Feb. 25, 2019
A Jackson County judge has sentenced Joseph Wyatt, 30, to 40 years in a Missouri prison for the robbery and kidnapping of 82-year-old Billy Fowler, a series of crimes in March 2017 that also resulted in Indepen...
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Posted on: February 24, 2019
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Feb. 24, 2019
Three KC men have been charged in connection with shots that were fired Saturday afternoon at the memorial service for a KC homicide victim, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Gary P. Jones Jr., d...
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Posted on: February 22, 2019
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Feb. 22, 2019
A Jackson County jury on Thursday convicted Donnell Allen, 45, of the May 2017 fatal stabbing of Ali Griffin inside a residence near 49th and Agnes in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced tod...
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Posted on: February 21, 2019
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Feb. 21, 2019
KC man, 18, charged in fatal shooting on Feb. 17, 2019, of Lakeasha Taylor inside East 12th Terrace residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Marlon D. Davis Jr., dob: 5/10/2000, faces Murder ...
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Posted on: February 20, 2019
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Feb. 20, 2019
A 36-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with a 39th Street carjacking on Feb. 15, 2019, while an accomplice is charged with trying to drive the stolen vehicle away from police vehicles trying to stop ...
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Posted on: February 15, 2019
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Feb. 15, 2019
A 42-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the Feb. 5, 2019, fatal shooting of Michael Bryan outside a convenience store near 17th and Grand Avenue in Downtown Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Bake...
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Posted on: February 14, 2019
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Feb. 14, 2019
Two Kansas City women, 18 and 21 years old, have been charged with 2nd Degree Murder and other felony counts in connection with the fatal shooting Wednesday night of a 15-year-old girl outside of Central HIgh School at 32...
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Posted on: February 12, 2019
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Feb. 12, 2019
A 43-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting of Donna McKeown on Nov. 25, 2018, in the 3400 block of East 54th Street, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Damon Kerr, dob: 7...
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Posted on: February 11, 2019
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Feb. 11, 2019
A 27-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting in October 2017 of Harlon Dunbar in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Anthony L. Robinson, dob: 8...
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Posted on: February 7, 2019
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Feb. 7, 2019
A 29-year-old Raytown man faces felony charges for the stabbing of his father with a sword in a Raytown residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Christopher J. Wilson, dob: 2/6/1990, faces Ass...
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Posted on: February 5, 2019
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Feb. 5, 2019
The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office has set up a temporary office for its Downtown Kansas City attorneys and support staff inside Kansas City Police Department headquarters’ Community Room.
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Posted on: January 25, 2019
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Jan. 25, 2019
A Jackson County judge Friday sentenced Joshua Randolph to 45 years in prison for the fatal shooting of Justin J. Bultler in August 2015, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Joshua Randolph, dob: 1...
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Posted on: January 25, 2019
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Jan. 25, 2019
A Blue Springs 17-year-old has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting on Nov. 10, 2018 of Jayden Lockett, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Aden J. Kaler, dob: 3/24/2001, faces Attemp...
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Posted on: January 24, 2019
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Jan. 24, 2019
A Kansas City, Kan., man has pleaded guilty to six assaults and other felony counts in connection with a September 2016 shooting that injured multipel persons in Westport, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters B...
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Posted on: January 25, 2019
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Jan. 25, 2019
Jackson County COMBAT will appoint as its new Deputy Director an experienced treatment and prevention specialist who also has worked extensively in community engagement here, COMBAT Director Vince Ortega announced today.
D...
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Posted on: January 24, 2019
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Jan. 24, 2019
A Kansas City man, 26, has pleaded guilty in the murder of three persons, including a 1-year-old child, in a Kansas City residence in September 2015, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
J...
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Posted on: January 24, 2019
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Jan. 24, 2019
William Luth was sentenced to 30 years in prison after he pleaded guilty today to a February 2016 rape in Independence of a mother, who was home with a young child at the time of the assault, Jackson County Prosecutor Jea...
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Posted on: January 23, 2019
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Jan. 23, 2019
A Kansas City man, 23, has been charged in 2017 fatal shooting of Orland Gentry on Troost Avenue, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Luis A. Reyes, dob:3/24/1995, faces Murder 1st Degree ...
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Posted on: January 23, 2019
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Jan. 23, 2019
Another Kansas City man has been sentenced to prison in connection to the fatal shooting in May 2015 in south Kansas City of 3-year-old Amorian Hale, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
SirTerrry L...
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Posted on: January 23, 2019
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Jan. 23, 2019
Today, the Greater Kansas City AFL-CIO reported that Local 42 of the International Association of Fire Fighters withdrew its earlier request regarding contract negotiations with Jackson County, MO.
In response, Jackson Cou...
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Posted on: January 22, 2019
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Jan. 22, 2019
An altercation Monday in the parking lot of a Kansas City apartment complex led to fatal shooting of Cameron Douglas; now murder charges are filed for 21-year-old supsect, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker annou...
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Posted on: January 17, 2019
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Jan. 17, 2019
A 25-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a 71-year-old woman who was driving near the Downtown Loop early on Wednesday morning, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Da...
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Posted on: January 10, 2019
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Jan. 10, 2019
A Kansas City man, 22, has been charged in the fatal shooting of Airrin T. Scott in the area of 80th and Troost Avenue on Jan. 4, 2019, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Gregory E. Jefferson III,...
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Posted on: January 7, 2019
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Jan. 7, 2019
A Kansas City man faces Attempted Robbery 1st Degree and other felony charges in connection with the Sunday morning attempted robbery in Midtown Kansas City that later resulted in an officer shooting the suspect after he r...
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Posted on: January 4, 2019
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Jan. 4, 2019
A Lee's Summit teenager was sentenced today by a Jackson County judge to two consecutive sentences of life and 50 years in prison for the fatal stabbing in 2015 of Tanya L. Chamberlain at a Lee's Summit carwash, Jackson Co...
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Posted on: January 3, 2019
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Jan. 3, 2019
A 52-year--old Kansas City woman has been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of Tony L. Carmons on Jan. 2, 2019, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Carmelita G. Smith, dob: 7/23/1966, fa...
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Posted on: December 28, 2018
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Dec. 28, 2018
Two KC brothers have been charged in the fatal shooting on Dec. 22, of Cornell A. Reed in the area of 55th and Prospect Avenue after a conflict at a nearby liquor store involving the victim and the two defendants, Jackson...
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Posted on: December 20, 2018
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Dec. 20, 2018
Matthew Fryer, 31, of Kansas City, Missouri was arrested on Statutory Sodomy and Child Pornography charges on Dec. 19, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
The defendant, d.o.b. 10/01/198...
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Posted on: December 17, 2018
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Dec. 17, 2018
A Greenwood man has been charged in the assault of his infant daughter, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Jonathon Zicarelli, dob 4/25/1990, faces one count of the A Felony Domestic As...
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Posted on: December 14, 2018
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Dec. 14, 2018
Junius Morrow, dob 11/08/1988, faces eight felony counts including Murder in the 2nd Degree in the killing of Anthony Page, two counts of the Class E Felony Unlawful Use of a Weapon, two counts of Armed Crimina...
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Posted on: December 13, 2018
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Dec. 13, 2018
A 30-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the armed residential robbery of a Kansas City residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Antoine W. Anderson, dob 9/12/1988, faces ...
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Posted on: December 12, 2018
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Dec. 12, 2018
Joseph Wyatt, 29, was found guilty today in Jackson County Circuit Court in the robbery and kidnapping of 82-year-old Billy Fowler. Judge Jack R. Grate handed down his verdict today in the case that also saw In...
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Posted on: December 11, 2018
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Dec. 11, 2018
A Kansas City man has pleaded guilty in the 2016 murder of Tyrone London, 27, today. Daniel Wilson, 27, of Kansas City, pleaded guilty on the second day of jury trial in Jackson County Circuit Court today to 2n...
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Posted on: December 7, 2018
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Dec. 7, 2018
A Jackson County Judge sentenced Dominique Marchbanks today to 165 years plus a life sentence in the Missouri Department of Corrections for the 2015 murder of 3-year-old Amorian Hale.
Prosecutors argued for sentencing in t...
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Posted on: December 5, 2018
Media Advisory
Dec. 5, 2018
As of Dec. 6, 2018, the media should contact Jared Bustamante, assistant prosecuting attorney, regarding cases or any questions related to the Jackson County Prosecutor's Offices criminal cases. Bustamante will fill in until Mich...
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Posted on: December 4, 2018
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December 4, 2018
A 23-year old Kansas City man has been charged with the murder of Darian Jackson on Nov. 29, 2018 on Van Brunt Blvd in KC, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced.
Anthony Eskridge, dob...
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Posted on: December 4, 2018
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Dec. 4, 2018
KC man, 17, charged in double shooting on Sept. 3, 2018, at Sun Fresh on Prospect Avenue in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Santavion Metcalf, dob: 10-18-2001, faces two counts of A...
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Posted on: November 30, 2018
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Nov. 30, 2018
A 26-year-old Independence man has been charged with assault for causing physical injury to an Oak Grove police officer after a traffic stop on Interstate 70 in Oak Grove, Jackson County Proseuctor Jean Peters Baker annou...
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Posted on: November 29, 2018
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Nov. 29, 2018
A 24-year-old Kansas City man has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting this morning of Keith A. Michael in the parking lot of a south KC convenience store, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters B...
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Posted on: November 26, 2018
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Nov. 26, 2018
The mother of a 2-year-old child and her boyfriend have been charged in connection with the child's death this month, which medical exams attributed to malnutrition and probable dehydration, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean...
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Posted on: November 20, 2018
For Immediate Release
Nov. 20, 2018
A 19-year-old Kansas Citian has been charged in the fatal shooting in April 2018 of a 26-year-old woman inside her residence on Paseo in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Kenneth G. ...
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Posted on: November 19, 2018
For Immediate Release
Nov. 19, 2018
A 22-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the February 4, 2018, fatal shooting of Jacob Skowronski, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Deion D. Crum, dob: 9/29/1996, faces Murder 1st Degre...
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Posted on: November 18, 2018
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Nov. 18, 2018
A suspect on bond for a 2017 Independence, MO., murder has been charged in a murder, assault today in Independence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced this evening.
Michael T. Dumas, 2/21/1991, faces Mur...
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Posted on: November 8, 2018
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Nov. 8, 2018
A Kansas City, Kan., man faces Murder 1st Degree charges in connection with the body of a deceased woman, Tabitha D. Birdsong, who was found this week near Roanoke and Madison in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean...
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Posted on: November 8, 2018
For Immediate Release
Nov. 7, 2018
A Kansas City man has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter in connection with the 2013 fatal stabbing of Corey Laykovich, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
John D. Seger, dob: 6/13/1992, was s...
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Posted on: November 1, 2018
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Nov. 13, 2018
As two of three voters in Missouri last week supported a Constitutional Amendment to legalize medical use of marijuana, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office will no longer prosecute marijuana possession cases,...
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Posted on: November 6, 2018
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Nov. 6, 2018
A 70-year-old Independence man has been charged in a child sex case involving a 9-year-old victim, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Samuel Schuler, dob: 8/2/1948, faces two counts of Statutory So...
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Posted on: November 2, 2018
For Immediate Release
Nov. 2, 2018
A 39-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man faces multiple felony charges in connection with the shooting of a woman and two men on Sept. 16, 2018, in a bar on Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Pe...
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Posted on: October 31, 2018
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Oct. 31, 2018
A 28-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting on Sept. 27, 2018, of Dominique Walker, who was killed in the area of 21st and Wheeling, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced ...
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Posted on: October 29, 2018
For Immediate Release
Oct. 29, 2018
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker on Monday announced that she has selected Vince Ortega as the new director of Jackson County COMBAT.
"Vince Ortega is highly qualified to take on this significant task of di...
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Posted on: October 24, 2018
For Immediate Release
Oct. 24, 2018
A Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the robberies of one food delivery driver and four taxi cab drivers called to residences in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
La...
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Posted on: October 24, 2018
For Immediate Release
Oct. 24, 2018
A Kansas City 18-year-old has been charged in connection with a Raytown robbery on Oct. 23, 2018, of a Family Dollar store, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Ja'Juan M. Burnett, dob: 6/4/2000, fa...
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Posted on: October 24, 2018
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Oct. 24, 2018
An Independence 17-year-old has been charged with robbery in connection with the violent act of holding a gun to another teen's head, which was widely shared on social media, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker an...
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Posted on: October 23, 2018
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Oct. 23, 2018
A Kansas City man faces charges of physical and sexual assault of his children over many years, drug use with them and child endangerment, while his wife faces charges related to the abuse, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean ...
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Posted on: October 22, 2018
For Immediate Release
Feb. 6, 2018
A Jackson County judge has found an 18-year-old Kansas City man guilty of several felonies in connection with the Jan. 28, 2018 fatal shooting of Leon Taylor, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced ...
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Posted on: October 22, 2018
For Immediate Release
Oct. 22, 2018
A Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting in July 2017 of Charles Williams Jr, who was found deceased inside a residence in the 2500 block of Van Brunt Boulevard, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker...
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Posted on: October 22, 2018
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Oct. 22, 2018
A 16-year-old Kansas Citian has been certified to stand trial as an adult in the fatal shooting of one and the wounding of another victim in an April 2018 violent crime in Kansas City's Northeast area, Jackson County Pros...
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Posted on: October 18, 2018
For Immediate Release
Oct. 18, 2018
A Jackson County judge has ruled Jackson County prosecutors did not mislead or hide key evidence from defense attorneys, contrary to what a murder defendant alleged in a motion to vacate his conviction.
In a ruling release...
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Posted on: October 18, 2018
For Immediate Release
Oct. 18, 2018
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker today announced that seven prominent Jackson County leaders have agreed to participate in the selection of a new executive director of Jackson County COMBAT, a more than quarter...
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Posted on: October 17, 2018
For Immediate Release
Oct. 17, 2018
An 18-year-old Kansas City man has been charged with Tampering with Physical Evidence after trying to hide gun following Plaza shooting, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Quinton Shelby...
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Posted on: October 14, 2018
For Immediate Release
Oct. 14, 2018
A Kansas City teenage woman has been charged in the fatal stabbing late on Oct. 9, 2018, of Alaysia Nelson, 18, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Heaven Leigh Redick, dob: 7/22/2000, faces Murder...
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Posted on: October 12, 2018
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Oct. 12, 2018
A Jackson County judge late Thursday sentenced to 35 years in a Missouri prison Derek Donnell, convicted in August of multiple felony counts related to a sexual assault following a night in Westport, Jackson County Prosec...
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Posted on: October 9, 2018
For Immediate Release
Oct. 9, 2018
A 24-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the Saturday fatal shooting of Jesse Young who was found on the steps of a residence in the 2300 block of 9th Street, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced ...
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Posted on: October 9, 2018
For Immediate Release
Oct. 9, 2018
A Jackson County jury this afternoon convicted Dominque Marchbanks of the May, 31, 2015 fatal shooting of Amorian Hale, a 3-year-old who died in his bed after shots were fired into his residence, Jackson County Prosecutor ...
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Posted on: October 8, 2018
For Immediate Release
Oct. 8, 2018
A suspect in a violent Sunday rampage that resulted in the fatal shootings of three persons in Kansas City and Raytown and injured others, including a 4-year-old child, faces18 felony counts, including three murder charges...
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Posted on: October 5, 2018
For Immediate Release
Oct. 5, 2018
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker issued a statement today on the need for the community to take more care in assisting police at crime scenes, and she announced charges related to alleged tampering with evidence...
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Posted on: October 3, 2018
For Immediate Release
Oct. 3, 2018
The Kansas City man charged in a fatal Westport shooting in August 2017 that killed an off-duty Lee's Summit police officer and injured another was sentenced today to 18 years in prison, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Pete...
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Posted on: October 4, 2018
For Immediate Release
Oct. 4, 2018
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill will address the 150th class of Jackson County Drug Court graduates at noon on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, in a special ceremony at the Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City.
McCaskill was instrument...
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Posted on: September 26, 2018
For Immediate Release
Sept. 26, 2018
A 20-year-old Blue Springs man is the second defendant charged in the Sept. 18, 2018, fatal shooting of Mary Schmitz in Independence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Michael A. Lora, dob: 1/26...
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Posted on: September 21, 2018
For Immediate Release
Sept. 21, 2018
A Jackson County judge on Friday sentenced Thu Hong Nguyen to 74 years in prison for setting a disastrous fire in 2015 that resulted in the deaths of two firefighters -- Larry Leggio and John Mesh -- and the injuring of ...
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Posted on: September 19, 2018
For Immediate Release
Sept. 19, 2018
A Jackson County judge on Wednesday sentenced Antonio Miles, 43, to 25 years in a Missouri prison for the 2016 fatal shooting of James L. Hines, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Miles was found...
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Posted on: September 19, 2018
For Immediate Release
Sept. 19, 2018
An Oak Grove man, 18, has been charged in the fatal shooting on Tuesday of Mary Schmitz and the wounding of another victim in Independence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
David A. Harris, dob...
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Posted on: September 18, 2018
For Immediate Release
Sept. 18, 2018
A 30-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the Aug. 25, 2018, fatal shooting of Raphael M. Grimmett in the 6800 block of Cleveland, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Brand...
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Posted on: September 18, 2018
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Sept. 18, 2018
A Kansas City man, 23, faces felony charges in connection with the Sept. 8, 2018, fatal shooting of Gary Starr as he stood in line outside a club in the 18th and Vine area of Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean P...
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Posted on: September 14, 2018
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Sept. 14, 2018
A Jackson County jury on Friday convicted Joshua Randolph in the fatal shooting of Justin J. Bultler in August 2015, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Joshua Randolph, dob: 11/18/1980, was convi...
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Posted on: September 13, 2018
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Sept. 13, 2018
A south Kansas City man faces a misdemeanor animal abuse case in connection with a cat being kicked, which was captured on video and distributed via social media, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced tod...
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Posted on: September 13, 2018
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Sept. 13, 2018
A second Independence teen was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for the fatal shooting in 2016 of James Hill outside an Independence drug store, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Tyrell You...
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Posted on: September 13, 2018
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Sept. 13, 2018
The search for a new director of Jackson County COMBAT has begun with a job posting and the announcement of a new partnership with a University of Missouri-Kansas City nonprofit leadership center, Jackson County Prosecut...
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Posted on: September 13, 2018
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Sept. 13, 2018
The two Wyandotte County Sheriff's deputies who died in the line of duty earlier this year, along with a Kansas City (Mo.) Police Department officer, will be honored Saturday by a Kansas City community group at the Miles...
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Posted on: September 11, 2018
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Sept. 11, 2018
A Kansas City man, 27, has been charged in connection with fleeing police and an assault of a law enforcement officer this week, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced tonight.
Jaye Mathis, dob: 8/25/1991, ...
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Posted on: September 7, 2018
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Sept. 7, 2018
A Jackson County judge on Friday sentenced Terrance Blanks to 30 years in a Missouri state prison for his convictions related to the fatal shooting Aug. 24, 2016 of Rocky Bradley in the parking lot of a Kansas City conven...
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Posted on: September 7, 2018
Media Advisory: A newly released study from the U.S. Department of Justice explores how various communities, including Jackson County, work with police and community to reduce, investigate and prosecute violent crime.
Current and former Jackson County pros...
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Posted on: September 5, 2018
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Sept. 5, 2018
A 31-year-old Independence man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting last week of Christopher Cropp, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
David W. Worlledge, dob: 5/29/198...
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Posted on: September 5, 2018
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Sept. 5, 2018
A 28-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting in July 2017 of Charles Williams, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Felipe Reyna Jr., dob: 10/14/1989, faces Murder 2nd Degree...
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Posted on: September 1, 2018
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Sept. 1, 2018
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker released today the following statement after a Jackson County judge late Friday ruled in a civil action involving the Jackson County Legislature and the Jackson County Executive...
Posted on: August 29, 2018
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Aug. 29, 2018
A Kansas City, Kan., man faces multiple felonies after he jumped into a Kansas City, MO, police vehicle and fled from police on Tuesday, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Keith A. Conner, dob: 3/...
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Posted on: August 29, 2018
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Aug. 29, 2018
A Kansas City man previously convicted of murder and a woman have been charged in the robbery and kidnapping of another man this week, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Richard W. Duncan, dob: 2/...
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Posted on: August 23, 2018
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Aug. 23, 2018
A 66-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the murder last Friday, Aug. 17, 2018, of Morris Clay, who witnesses saw stagger off the front porch of a residence in the 3300 block of Wabash after he was wounded by gun...
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Posted on: August 23, 2018
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Aug. 23, 2018
Murder charges have been filed in connection with the October 2017 fatal shooting of Marco Green in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
William L. Johnson, dob: 7/8/1990, faces Murder ...
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Posted on: August 22, 2018
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Aug. 22, 2018
A 22-year-old Kansas City man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with the January 2017 fatal vehicular crash in Northeast Kansas City that took the life of 35-year-old mother Shaymaa Saudi, Jackson...
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Posted on: August 21, 2018
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Aug. 21, 2018
A 27-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting on Nov. 10, 2017 of three persons -- Jennifer L. Zimmerman, Victor Portillo and Yesseria Ahumada, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced ...
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Posted on: August 20, 2018
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Aug. 20, 2018
From Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker:
The Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office has placed a high priority on protecting children from all kinds of abuse. This includes children who witness violence know...
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Posted on: August 20, 2018
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Aug. 21, 2018
A second defendant has been charged in the Aug. 6, 2018, fatal shooting in Grandview of Dennis Gordon, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Steven Samson aka Steevens Samson, dob: 10/14/1988, of Kan...
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Posted on: August 16, 2018
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Aug. 16, 2018
Joseph Lasala, 32, has been sentenced to up to 7 years in a Missouri prison after he pleaded guilty to the Class B felony of Involuntary Manslaughter 1st Degree for being under the influence of a controlled substance when...
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Posted on: August 12, 2018
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Aug. 12, 2018
A Kansas City man has been charged with causing a fatal vehicular accident after he fled Saturday night from police at a high speed through residential streets in Northeast Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Pete...
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Posted on: August 11, 2018
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Aug. 11, 2018
A Jackson County jury late Friday convicted Derek Donnell of multiple felony counts related to a sexual assault following a night in Westport, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Donnell, dob: 1/3/...
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Posted on: August 8, 2018
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Aug. 8, 2018
A Grandview man has been charged in the fatal shooting on Monday in Grandview of Dennis Gordon, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Gregory E. Smith, dib: 10/6/1993, faces Murder 2nd Degree and Arme...
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Posted on: August 8, 2018
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Aug. 8, 2018
A Kansas City teen, 17, has been charged as an adult in the Feb. 14, 2018, fatal shooting of David Willard inside a residence in th e 2600 block of Cleveland on Feb. 14, 2018, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peter...
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Posted on: August 6, 2018
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Aug. 6, 2018
A 15-year-old girl has been charged in connection with the fatal shootings of her parents, Kinderly Holmes and Brian Starr, in their Kansas City home on April 9, 2018, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced ...
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Posted on: August 6, 2018
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Aug. 6, 2018
Three men have been charged with multiple felonies in connection with a weekend incident that resulted in shots being fired by police, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Juan Carlos Cuevas-Alvarez,...
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Posted on: August 3, 2018
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Aug. 3, 2018
An Independence man has pleaded guilty to two counts of Murder 2nd Degree and other charges related to a March 17, 2017 vehicular accident that resulted in the death of two boys, ages 6 and 10 Jackson County Prosecutor Jea...
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Posted on: August 2, 2018
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Aug. 2, 2018
A Kansas City teenager faces multiple felony charges in connection with the fatal shooting of one man and wounding of two other persons on Wednesday, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: August 2, 2018
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Aug. 2, 2018
A 20-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting Wednesday of Bernice Brown after an argument between the defendant and the victim's son, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Tyju...
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Posted on: August 2, 2018
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Aug. 2, 2018
A 17-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal stabbing of Deandrea R. Vine, who was found deceased in front a residence in South Kansas City after she had been stabbed mutliple times, Jackson County Prosecuto...
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Posted on: July 31, 2018
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July 31, 2018
A Raytown man has been charged with multiple felony child-sex charges after telling police he had multiple sexual encounters with girl under 10, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Zachary R. Sprow...
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Posted on: July 31, 2018
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July 31, 2018
A Kansas City man, 19, has been charged in fatal shooting of Leonard Joyner III Friday after a traffic accident on East 51st Street in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
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Posted on: July 31, 2018
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July 31, 2018
A Kansas City teen has been charged in the fatal KC shooting in April of Jesus Reyes, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Andrew Rodriquez, dob: 6/4/2001, faces Murder 2nd Degree, three c...
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Posted on: July 26, 2018
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July 26, 2018
An Independence man has been charged in connection with a reported sexual assault of a 1-year-old girl, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Sean Fye, dob: 7/17/1997, faces Sodomy in the 1st Degree....
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Posted on: July 26, 2018
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July 26, 2018
Media Advisory: Partners in the Kansas City No Violence Alliance (KC NoVA), including law enforcement, prosecutors and community leaders, will be canvassing residences and businesses in the Blue Hills area of Ka...
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Posted on: July 23, 2018
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July 23, 2018
A Jackson County judge on Monday found Thu Hong Nguyen guilty of multiple felony charges, including two Murder 2nd Degree counts, in connection with the Oct. 12, 2015, fire in Northeast Kansas City that killed two Kansas ...
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Posted on: July 1, 2018
Daylong conference explores gun violence in our community
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July 12, 2018
For high school students across Kansas City, the new reality of gun violence requires that they now think about the possibility of being shot at school.
And for some...
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Posted on: July 13, 2018
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July 13, 2018
A Jackson County judge late Friday sentenced Markus Hayes to 15 years in a Missouri prison for his role in the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Warren Jackson Jr. in January 2017 at 55th and Paseo in Kansas City, Jackson Cou...
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Posted on: July 13, 2018
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July 13, 2018
An Independence man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with a fatal vehicular crash in February near Buckner, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Mathew W. Hepting, dob: 9...
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Posted on: July 12, 2018
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July 12, 2018
A Jackson County jury late today convicted Brad Lindsey, 37, of Murder 1st Degree and other felony counts in connection with the 2016 fatal shooting of D'Adrian Bell, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced ...
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Posted on: July 12, 2018
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July 12, 2018
A 24-year-old Kansas City, Kan., man has been charged in connection with the June 30, 2018, fatal shooting of Stephanie C. Davis, who was killed inisde a vehicle found near 9th and Chestnut, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean...
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Posted on: July 11, 2018
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July 11, 2018
Two security guards at Yum Yum Bar and Grill on 24th Street in Kansas City are charged in the June 29, 2018, fatal shooting of Kevin Thomas, dob: 1/19/1973, and a third guard is charged with tampering with evide...
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Posted on: July 11, 2018
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July 11, 2018
A mother of an injured Independence child now faces child-endangerment charges for failing to seek medical treatement and leavcing the child with another adult who allegedly beat the child, Jackson County Prosedcutor Jean...
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Posted on: July 11, 2018
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July 11, 2018
In a new effort to reduce crime, especially violence, KC NoVA and its partners will host a community recap tonight (July 11, 2018) at 7 p.m. at the Milestone Center, 3417 E. 12th Street, in the Northeast area of Kansas Ci...
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Posted on: July 8, 2018
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July 8, 2018
A 24-year-old Grandview man faces multiple felonies after he reportedly fired shots into a crowd in Westport early today, injuring two persons, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
In addition, a sec...
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Posted on: July 6, 2018
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July 6, 2018
A 28-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the January 22, 2018, fatal shooting of Matthew Suttee, 28, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Marcus T. Franklin, 3/15/1990, faces...
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Posted on: July 2, 2018
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July 2, 2018
An Independence man faces a felony child abuse charge in connection with serious physical injury suffered by a 1-year-old child, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Carlos E. Alaniz, dob: 10/23/1998...
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Posted on: July 2, 2018
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July 2, 2018
A Grandview woman who was working as a hair stylist in a barber shop on Troost Avenue has been charged in connection with the shooting of a customer inside the shop, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced to...
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Posted on: June 28, 2018
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June 28, 2018
A 28-year-old Independence man has been charged in the fatal shooting earlier this week of Angela Green inside an Independence residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Nathan L. Ayers, dob: 2...
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Posted on: June 27, 2018
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June 27, 2018
A 38-year-old Kansas City man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting inside a residence in the 2800 block of Kensington in Kansas City last Saturday, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced t...
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Posted on: June 25, 2018
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June 25, 2018
An 18-year-old Kansas City man, whose actions initiated an Amber Alert this weekend for a 15-year-old girl, has been charged with robbery and other felonies, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Ant...
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Posted on: June 24, 2018
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June 24, 2018
A 19-year-old Independence man has been charged in the fatal shooting on Saturday of Cahoone Littlejohn in Independence convenience store, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Marc A. Barron, dob: 1...
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Posted on: June 22, 2018
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June 22, 2018
A Jackson County judge has sentenced Clarisa Baldwin to 23 years in prison for the murder in September 2016 of George Hamilton, dob: 7/29/1976.
Baldwin, dob: 12/19/1980, pleaded guilty in March to Murder 2nd Degr...
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Posted on: June 18, 2018
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June 18, 2018
A Kansas City man has been charged in the weekend fatal beating of Jamie L. Abernathy in a Kansas City residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
James E. Reed, dob: 3/9/1963, faces Murder 2nd ...
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Posted on: June 14, 2018
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June 14, 2018
A Jackson County jury this afternoon convicted Ray A. Johnson in the April 23,2016 fatal shooting of Derrick Wren at a Troost Avenue club, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
The jury convicted Joh...
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Ray Johnson Charging Document(s)
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Posted on: June 13, 2018
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June 13, 2018
Felony charges have been amended against a defendant following a shoot out in south Kansas City that wounded a 4-year-old child in a nearby residence last weekend, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced tod...
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Posted on: June 13, 2018
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June 13, 2018
A Jackson County jury today convicted Christopher P. Taylor in the October 2016 fatal shooting on Sterling Avenue in Independence after an apparent road rage incident, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced...
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Posted on: June 13, 2018
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June 13, 2018
A Kansas City has been charged in the 2016 fatal shooting of Marc Bivins, 25, who was found outside a Raytown Road residence in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Michael L. Woodard, ...
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Posted on: June 11, 2018
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June 11, 2018
A Kansas City man was sentenced today to life in prison without parole for fatally stabbing Louise Dickey in 2016, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Cory L. King, dob: 3/27/1990, pleade...
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Posted on: June 10, 2018
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June 10, 2018
A Kansas City man has been charged with assaulting two KCPD officers after he struggled with them and injured them, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Trevorwayne Bradbury, dob: 09/25/1975, faces ...
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Posted on: June 10, 2018
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June 10, 2018
A Kansas City man, 35, has been charged with multiple felonies after he was captured on a business surveillance video firing shots Saturday night in south Kansas City at a man the defendant said had shot him last month, l...
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Posted on: June 8, 2018
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June 8, 2018
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today that after a diligent review of evidence, she is declining to file further charges in the Eric Greitens case referred to her office last month.
Baker’s o...
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Posted on: June 8, 2018
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June 8, 2018
Today (June 8, 2018) at 3 p.m. in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker will make a statement to the media, giving details about her office's decision on filing of charges in the Eric Greitens case refer...
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Posted on: June 7, 2018
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June 7, 2018
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, a former Jackson County Prosecutor, will address the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys 2nd National Domestic Violence Prosecution Conference on Friday, June 8 at 11:30 am at UMKC’s Pierson...
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Posted on: June 2, 2018
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June 2, 2018
A Kansas City teenager has been charged in the fatal Grandview shooting of 16-year-old Tyson White, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Ja'quann L. McCarver, 2/26/2000, faces Unlawful Use of a Weapo...
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Posted on: June 2, 2018
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June 2, 2018
A Kansas City woman, 24, faces felony murder charge in multiple fatality vehicular wreck, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Victoria M. Brown, dob: 11/25/1993, faces three counts of Murder 2nd Deg...
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Posted on: June 1, 2018
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Jun 1, 2018
A Blue Springs woman charged in fatal shooting of Jordan S. Schiager, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Tiffany Phommarath, dob: 3/4/1989, faces Murder 2nd Degree and Armed Criminal Action.*
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Posted on: May 31, 2018
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May 31, 2018
A Jackson County jury convicted today the husband, Vincente Roldan-Marron in fatal stabbing in January 2017 of his wife, Yadira Gomez, and recommended life without parole, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announ...
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Posted on: May 29, 2018
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May 29, 2018
From Jean Peters Baker, Jackson County Prosecutor:
In an earlier statement, I said that my office will not comment about the case involving Governor Greitens or its review until our Office’s work had been complete...
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Posted on: May 21, 2018
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May 21, 2018
Media Advisory: A statement from Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker follows:
I was informed today by the Circuit Court in St. Louis, MO., that my office was named as special prosecutor in the Gov. Greitens&rsqu...
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Posted on: May 17, 2018
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May 17, 2018
A Blue Springs man has been charged in the fatal shooting of Joshua McDaniel on Wednesday at a Blue Springs motel, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Marvin M. Belk, dob: 9/7/1973, faces Murder 2nd...
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Posted on: May 16, 2018
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May 16, 2018
A Lee's Summit man has been charged with DWI in connection with a fatal vehicular crash on Interstate 470 in March, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Dung N. Phan, dob: 10/26/1976, faces DWI-Death...
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Posted on: May 12, 2018
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May 12, 2018
Jackson County Detention Center corrections officer charged for sexual contact with inmate, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Jaroyne D. Wright, 9/02/1992, faces the felony charge of Sexual Conduc...
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Posted on: May 11, 2018
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May 11, 2018
A Jackson County grand jury has filed a 70-plus page report with the 16th Circuit Court that details the poor conditions at the Jackson County Detention Center, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
T...
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Prosecutor Baker Letter on Grand Jury
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Posted on: May 10, 2018
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May 10, 2018
A 58-year-old Pleasant Hill man charged in apparent road rage fatal stabbing of Cody M. Harter on an interstate roadside in Lee's Summit this weekend, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Nicholas M....
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Posted on: May 9, 2018
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May 9, 2018
Thanks in part to DNA testing, a second man has been charged in the fatal shooting in October 2016 of Derrick Jones, 25, in a Westport area parking lot, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Arthur C. ...
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Posted on: April 29, 2018
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April 29, 2018
A Kansas City man has been charged in the Friday evening fatal shooting at a convenience store at 10th and Blue Ridge in south Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Theodist A...
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Posted on: April 27, 2018
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April 27, 2018
Two Independence men, who fled from Lee's Summit police on Thursday until it ended after a short standoff, have been charged in recent armed robberies in Lee's Summit, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announce...
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Posted on: April 25, 2018
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April 25, 2018
A second Independence, MO, man has been charged in last Thursday's fatal shooting of Abigail Edwards in Independence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
William H. York, dob: 5/28/1997, of Indepe...
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Posted on: April 23, 2018
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April 23, 2018
An Independence, MO, man has been charged in Thursday's fatal shooting of Abigail Edwards in Independence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Tristen W. Bishop, dob: 6/30/1996, of Independence, M...
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Posted on: April 23, 2018
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April 23, 2018
An Independence man has been charged in the March 15 fatal stabbing of Theresa Chrisman in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Jared M. Witthar, dob: 6/4/1985, faces Murder 2nd Degree...
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Posted on: April 19, 2018
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April 19, 2018
Every seat for the Kansas City Gun Summit has been reserved. But there is another way to observe the discussions.
in Kansas City will live stream the conference, which begins at 8:30 a.m. Check this website Friday to see ...
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Gun Summit Agenda
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Posted on: April 19, 2018
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April 19, 2018
Nineteen years ago in a suburban Denver-area high school, two armed youth killed 15 students and teachers and wounded two dozen others. The mass killing at Columbine High School stands today, for many, as the opening wav...
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Posted on: April 18, 2018
For Immediate Release
April 18, 2018
From Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker:
My office was notified in late 2017 by the county counselor of concerns regarding a pending civil action involving the Sheriff. We contacted a law enforcement agency and b...
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Posted on: April 13, 2018
For Immediate Release
Feb. 24, 2018
A Jackson County judge has sentenced a 46-year-old Independence man to 24 years in prison for the fatal shooting in 2017 of a 19-year-old man as part of a road rage incident near 104th and Holmes in Kansas City, Jackson C...
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Posted on: April 12, 2018
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April 12, 2018
A Kansas City man has been charged with Murder in the 1st Degree for fatally stabbing his father in his Independence residence. Fatal stabbing of defendant's uncle remains under investigation, Jackson County Prosecutor J...
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Posted on: April 12, 2018
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April 12, 2018
An Independence school employee has been charged with two counts of sexual contact with a student, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Robert L. Bluett III, dob: 5/15/1995, faces two counts of Sex...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 11, 2018
For Immediate Release
April 11, 2018
David Jungerman has been charged in the October 2017 fatal shooting of Kansas City lawyer Thomas Pickert on his front walk, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
David G. Jungerman, dob: 3...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 11, 2018
For Immediate Release
April 11, 2018
A Raymore, MO, man has been charged in the March 30, 2018, fatal shooting in Kansas City of Virgil Marshall, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Damyon D. Cook, dob: 12/23/1998, faces Murder 1st D...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 11, 2018
For Immediate Release
April 18, 2018
Media Advisory: A press conference will be held at noon today (April 11, 2018) in the lobby of the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office to announce new criminal charges, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announce...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 10, 2018
For Immediate Release
April 10, 2018
A Kansas City who fled from police near Linwood and Indiana, initiating a 45-minute pursuit across the metro, has been charged with multiple felonies, including injuring a police officer, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean P...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 9, 2018
For Immediate Release
April 9, 2018
Three persons face felony charges for resisting arrest during a long pursuit involving Lone Jack and other police agencies, with shots fired during the chase, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Ko...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 6, 2018
For Immediate Release
April 6, 2018
A Kansas City woman has been charged with witness tampering for allegedly contacting potential witnesses or victims and attempting to persuade them to not press charges in a pending criminal case, Jackson County Prosecuto...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 5, 2018
For Immediate Release
April 6, 2018
A Jackson County jury has recommended that Justin Fields, 10/19/1989, serve 18 years in prison for the sexual assault of a woman in her Kansas City residence, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
A ...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 4, 2018
For Immediate Release
April 4, 2018
A Kansas City, Kan., man has been charged with Murder in the 1st Degree in connection with the Dec. 26, 2017 fatal shooting of Rosemarie Harmon, whose body was found near 6th and Spruce in Kansas City, MO, after...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 3, 2018
April 3, 2018
Media Advisory: District attorneys from both sides of KC state line to address media at 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2018, in the Downtown Courthouse in Kansas City, MO.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker and Wyandotte County Distric...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: April 3, 2018
For Immediate Release
April 3, 2018
A Jackson County jury on Tuesday has convicted Ramon D. Boyd of multiple felonies in connection with the fatal shooting of Sederick J. Jones, 23, early in the morning on the first day of 2016 in south Kansas City, Jackson...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 28, 2018
For Immediate Release
March 27, 2018
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announces new program -- Caring for Crime Survivors -- to aid the victims of crime, especially gun violence.
Baker announced the new program at a press conference today at 9:30 ...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 27, 2018
For Immediate Release
March 27, 2018
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker will hold a press conference at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday (March 28, 2018) to announce the launch of a new effort in Jackson County.
Caring for Crime Survivors, initiated by the Jacks...
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Jackson County Cares flyer
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 22, 2018
For Immediate Release
March 22, 2018
Nineteen years ago in a suburban Denver-area high school, two armed youth killed 15 students and teachers and wounded two dozen others. The mass killing at Columbine High School stands today, for many, as the opening wav...
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Updated agenda
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 22, 2018
For Immediate Release
March 22, 2018
A Jackson County jury on Wednesday convicted Terrell Ingram of the fatal shooting in July 2016 of Malik Barbour in Lee's Summit, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
The jury then recomme...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 16, 2018
For Immediate Release
March 16, 2018
A Kansas City man has been charged in the shooting of his girlfriend in a residence while children were there, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Mervin M. McNeal, dob: 5/6/1983, faces Domestic A...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 12, 2018
For Immediate Release
March 12, 2018
A second Kansas City man has been charged for attempting to shoot at a law enforcement officer in Kansas City earlier in March, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Shawn M. Brown, dob: 8/15/1990, ...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 10, 2018
For Immediate Release
March 10, 2018
A Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal shooting this week of a woman whose body was found on the front porch of a residence in the 6000 block of S. Benton Avenue in Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecut...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 9, 2018
For Immediate Release
March 9, 2017
Media Advisory: Media Advisory: Partners in the Kansas City No Violence Alliance (KC NoVA), including law enforcement, prosecutors and community leaders, will be canvassing residences and businesses in Northeast...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 9, 2018
For Immediate Release
March 9, 2018
A Kansas City businessman has been charged with multiple felony counts for exhibiting and firing a weapon at someone believed to be selling stolen pipe, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
David Ju...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 9, 2018
For Immediate Release
March 9, 2018
A Kansas City man has been charged for threatening to school staff that he would "shoot up" his child's elementary school earlier this year, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Samnang Du...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 8, 2018
For Immediate Release
March 8, 2018
Jackson County Judge convicts Tirrell A. Middleton of the April 2, 2017, fatal shooting of Samuel L. Lloyd, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Middleton, dob: 4/05/1980, was convicted following a ...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 7, 2018
For Immediate Release
March 7, 2018
A Kansas City man faces multiple felony charges, including the Class A felony charge of Assault 1st Degree, for firing on Tuesday at a KCPD officer who was performing his duty, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker ...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 6, 2018
For Immediate Release
March 6, 2018
A Kansas City man has been charged in the fatal beating of Brandy K. Helbock-Castaneda in late 2015 or early 2016, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Kevin O. Hurley, dob: 3/19/1958, faces Murder ...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 2, 2018
For Immediate Release
March 2, 2018
A newly filed grand jury indictment, filed today, accuses Fredrick Scott in three other murders in south Kansas City, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Scott already has been charged in three hom...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 1, 2018
For Immediate Release
March 1, 2018
Four young Lee's Summit men face a felony criminal charge for bringing a loaded weapon onto school grounds at Lee's Summit High School, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Landon Mikle, d...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 1, 2018
For Immediate Release
March 1, 2018
A Lee's Summit man faces several felony charges in connection with the shooting early today of a woman on the Country Club Plaza, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced.
Belal S. Rhaimeh, dob: 12/26/1992, fa...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 1, 2018
For Immediate Release
March 1, 2018
Dairian Stanley, 22, was sentenced Thursday to life without parole, plus life in prison, for the Sept. 25, 2016 fatal shooting of Torrence Evans in the 5600 block of Hardesty Avenue, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters ...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 1, 2018
For Immediate Release
March 1, 2018
A Raytown, MO, man has been charged in connection with social media threats that he would "shoot up" school, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Lucas Ledford, dob: 5/24/1994, faces the m...
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Charging Document(s)
JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: March 1, 2018
For Immediate Release
March 1, 2018
Jackson County law enforcement leaders and the family of a 11-year-old girl killed in 2011 as the result of celebratory gunfire on the 4th of July called today for new curbs on discharging firearms in city limits, Jackson...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: February 28, 2018
Media Advisory
March 1, 2018
A group of Jackson County law enforcement leaders on Thursday, at 3 p.m. at the Jackson County Prosecutor's Office, will discuss new legislation introduced by Missouri Rep. DaRon McGee, to reduce celebratory gunfire, Jackson Cou...
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JCPAO Press Releases
Posted on: February 26, 2018
Media Advisory: "Gun Summi: The Realities of Gun Violence in Kansas City, a Community Discussion" is plann