AREA MAN CONVICTED ON STATUTORY RAPE CHARGE
An area man is facing over 30 years in prison after being convicted on multiple sex charges.
Butler County Prosecuting Attorney Kacey Proctor tells KWOC News that a jury deliberated for only 30 minutes Thursday before handing down guilty verdicts for Thomas Woodham, of Poplar Bluff, on charges of 1st degree statutory rape, 1st degree statutory sodomy, and incest.
The case stems from a 2017 investigation by the Poplar Bluff Police Department.
Proctor says that Woodham’s sentencing has been scheduled for December 7th and he is facing up to 30 years on the statutory rape charge, 30 years on the statutory sodomy charge, and four years on the incest charge.
FIREFIGHTERS SAVE DOG FROM STRUCTURE FIRE
A pet was saved from a fire this week in the Missouri Bootheel.
According to the Kennett Police Department, firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire on Slice Street that had an animal inside.
Chief Paul Spain was able to make entry into the structure and save a small dog.
Officials say the puppy required oxygen that was administered by Fire Department personnel.
No one was injured in the incident and a cause for the fire was not released.
MISSOURI MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT TO BEGIN TODAY
Eligible Missourians will be able to enroll in Medicare beginning today.
According to the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance, the open enrollment period runs from today through December 7th and presents Missourians with the opportunity to change their Part D drug coverage or Medicare Advantage plans.
The department is offering free assistance to Missourians who are eligible for Medicare and their caregivers through the department’s CLAIM program.
CLAIM can also help Missourians on a limited income determine whether they qualify for a Low-Income Subsidy and/or Medicare Savings Programs to offset the cost of their prescription drugs.
Missourians can ask questions by phone or arrange one-on-one counseling by calling 1-800-390-3330 or by visiting MissouriClaim.org.
METH AND MARIJAUANA FOUND DURING TRAFFIC STOP IN STODDARD COUNTY
A rural Dexter man has been taken into custody in connection to a traffic stop earlier this week.
According to the Stoddard County Sheriff’s office, deputies found approximately one-fourth of an ounce of methamphetamine, pills, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia during the stop on Route AD.
Robert Boyer was arrested on felony charges of delivery of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance.
Boyer is also facing misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia.
He was held in the Stoddard County Jail on a $12,500 cash only bond.
