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ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Cristian M. Stevens on Thursday sentenced a Franklin County man who produced child sexual abuse material to 25 years in prison.
Justin E. Faldon, 36, took …
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By Linda Trest, Staff Writer
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10/28/26
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Ryan C. Madonna, 41, Beaufort, has been charged with burglary first degree, property damage first degree, and assault fourth degree.
According to Franklin County Sheriff Steve Pelton, the …
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By Linda Trest, Staff Writer
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10/21/26
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OWENSVILLE — A video from a porch camera has been posted on Facebook that would appear to show Henry Lorton and Tim Keeling speaking following the incident in Owensville on Sept. 13 that resulted …
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by Sean Shanks, Staff Writer | 10/21/26 |
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OWENSVILLE —Eric Eckert, a 26-year-old male from Owensville, was arrested at 4:15 p.m. Oct. 4 in Gasconade County by a Troop F officer from the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP). He was …
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by Sean Shanks, Staff Writer | 10/14/26 |
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OWENSVILLE — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office has charged a man with terroristic threats in the first degree for a post on social media that threatened a school shooting withing the county, …
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BY Sean Shanks and Linda trest, Staff Writers
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10/14/26
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OWENSVILLE — Henry W. Lorton, an Owensville man charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of 21-year-old Trey Johnson of Owensville and the assault of three others, was released on …
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By Roxie Murphy, Managing Editor
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10/14/26
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OWENSVILLE — Gasconade County R-2 Superintendent Dr. Staci Johnson said at 1:42 p.m. on Oct. 7 that the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office gave the district the “all clear” in regard to a 12:57 …
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By Roxie Murphy, Managing Editor
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10/8/26
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An Owensville man charged in the Sept. 13 stabbing death of 21-year-old Owensville man Trey R. Johnson, and wounding three others, pled not guilty this morning, Sept. 23, in Gasconade County …
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By Roxie Murphy, Managing Editor
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9/23/26
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Henry William Lorton, 36, of Owensville, was arrested at 10:20 a.m. on Sept. 14 by the Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office on allegations of fatally stabbing Trey R. Johnson, 21, of Owensville, and …
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By Roxie Murphy, Assistant Editor
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9/15/26
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OWENSVILLE — An Owensville man is jailed with a $100,000 cash-only bond set after a forensic investigation of his cellular telephone revealed 13 images of alleged child sexual abuse material …
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By Dave Marner, GCR Managing Editor
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8/19/26
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John W. Gooch of Gerald has been charged with receipt of child pornography, a felony, in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri (St. Louis).
The charges stem from a raid by the …
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By Linda Trest, Staff Writer
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8/12/26
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Owensville Police Chief Scott Griffith reports successful coverage of the 79th Gasconade County Fair with just a handful of instances including one after the fair that caused extensive damage to the …
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By Christine Yearwood, Republican Staff Writer
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8/10/26
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Bobby G. Chaplin, 33, of rural Gerald was arrested on allegations child sex crimes according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The arrest followed an investigation by the patrol’s Special …
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7/22/26
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An Owensville man charged following a drug-related warrant search July 9 with allegations of felony narcotics trafficking and child endangerment was scheduled for his arraignment this morning in …
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FROM STAFF REPORTS
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7/15/26
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A fatal shooting is under investigation by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, according to Sheriff Steve Pelton.
A 911 call was made at 1:16 a.m. Thursday, July 9. The caller reported an …
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7/15/26
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Jeffrey Robert Higgins of Morrison was charged March 10 in Gasconade County with the unclassified felony alleging failure to register as a sex offender as a third offense.
According to the …
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7/8/26
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The South Dakota man charged in December 2025 with statutory rape and six counts of statutory sodomy stemming from the alleged sexual contact with an underage Owensville girl is charged in a new …
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By Dave Marner, GCR Managing Editor
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7/8/26
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A former Gasconade County resident, Daniel Richard Russell, 53, was charged Thursday with allegations of murdering Michael A. Graham, a Georgia resident residing at Russell’s residence in the …
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By Dave Marner, GCR Managing Editor
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7/1/26
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OSAGE COUNTY — The Osage County Sheriff’s Office has identified the husband and wife involved in a shooting on County Road 623 that left both individuals dead.
According to a June 20 press …
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By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer
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6/24/26
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UNION – The Warren County man convicted in February of killing Hermann Police Det. Sgt. Mason Griffith on Thursday afternoon was formally was sentenced to death.
20th Circuit Presiding Judge …
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By Buck Collier, Special Correspondent
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6/23/26
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