by admin | Jan 22, 2007 | Crime / Courts
Franklin County Sheriff Gary Toelke will investigate how a newspaper reporter was able to get into the jail for two 15-minute inverviews with Michael Devlin, the man charged with kidnapping two eastern Missouri boys. The reporter claimed to be a friend of...
by admin | Jan 18, 2007 | Crime / Courts
The man accused of snatching two boys – one from Washington County, the other from Franklin County – has pleaded not guilty to kidnapping 13-year-old Ben Ownby of Beaufort on January 8th. Michael Devlin made a closed-circuit television court appearance,...
by admin | Jan 18, 2007 | Crime / Courts
Michael J. Devlin has been charged in Washington County with kidnapping and armed criminal action. The new charges read were in the kidnapping case of Shawn Hornbeck, who is from Richwoods, Missouri in Washington County. Hornbeck, was missing for nearly five years was...
by admin | Jan 17, 2007 | Uncategorized
Several Missouri childcare providers are emerging as valuable tools in preventing child neglect and child abuse. The state Department of Social Services is working with the facilities as part of the National Strengthening Families Initiative. Deputy director Doris...
by admin | Jan 16, 2007 | Crime / Courts
Investigators think they know a reason Shawn Hornbeck did not try to get away from his kidnapper for more than four years. Investigators say the man accused of kidnapping the boy threatened to kill him and his entire family. Police say they have not been able to...
