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Month: January 2023
A woman from Texas will spend over six years in prison for stealing millions of dollars from victims in a catfishing scheme.
Prosecutors say 31-year-old Dominque Golden was sentenced this week after pleading guilty to charges of fraud and conspiracy at the federal level.
Investigators say that Golden, along with an unknown number of accomplices, tricked people across the U.S. into giving over $2.6 million to them through dating apps, Facebook and other media sources.
After receiving the money, it was funneled through numerous bank accounts and businesses that were created illegally or fictiously.
Police estimate Golden herself received close to $1.3 million
The victims in the case were from all over the country, including Rhode Island, New York, Colorado, North Carolina and Florida, as well as Missouri and Arkansas.
Her sentence will be served concurrently with a 4 1/2 year sentence she is currently serving in Georgia for a separate crime.
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Beef-A-Roo to Open in Springfield
A new restaurant is scheduled to open in Springfield on Friday.
Beef-A-Roo will open at 1411 West Kearney in a building formerly occupied by Dairy Queen.
It’s the first Beef-A-Roo restaurant in Springfield.
The Illinois based chain plans to open a second location in the old Hardee’s building on East Chestnut near Highway 65.
Missouri’s GOP Attorney General has sent a second letter to Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Brian Yearwood regarding last Thursday’s drag queen controversy.
Attorney General Andrew Bailey says CPS Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood cares more about indoctrination than about education.
General Bailey writes, in part: “You have betrayed the trust and confidence of the parents who depend on you to educate their children.”
Yearwood has disputed the AG’s comments that last week’s performance from three drag queens was an ‘adult’ performance. Yearwood has also said that the school does not have control over the program at events organized by outside entities.
From a Greene County Sheriff’s Office News Release:
On January 23rd, 2023 a Greene County Deputy located a stolen red 2007 Chevy Silverado 1500 in the area of Glenstone Avenue and McClernon Street. The Deputy initiated a traffic stop, but the stolen vehicle fled north into Greene County and a traffic pursuit ensued. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle was later identified as, Jason Gideon, age 41 of Springfield. As the pursuit continued into Greene County, Fair Grove Police Department was able to get into position to set up spike strips near Shelby Road and US Highway 65. The stolen vehicle struck the spike strips causing the front passenger side tire to deflate.
As the Deputy continued to pursue the stolen vehicle north on US Highway 65, Jason Gideon, retrieved a firearm from inside the vehicle and began shooting at the Greene County Deputy. Jason Gideon fired multiple rounds at the Deputy from inside the cab of the stolen vehicle. Near the 73.8-mile marker on US 65, Jason Gideon drove the stolen vehicle into the median and crashed into the guide wires, bringing the vehicle to a stop. Gideon was quickly taken into custody by Greene County Deputies.
Multiple firearms were located inside the cab of the stolen vehicle, at least one had been reported stolen.
Jason Gideon will be charged with Assault 1st Degree or Attempt Serious Physical Injury or Special Victim, Armed Criminal Action, Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Armed Criminal Action, Felony Resisting Arrest by Fleeing, Armed Criminal Action, Tampering with a Motor Vehicle and two counts of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm with No Bond.
Greene County Warrant: 2331CR00025
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Prosecutors in Greene County are now filing charges against a man accused of killing two people in 2021.
Gary Calhoun Jr. faces five charges in the incident, which occurred in August of 2021:
- Two counts of DWI resulting in death
- Two counts of DWI resulting in the death of another, not a passenger
- DWI resulting in a physical injury
Investigators say Calhoun was driving a truck along westbound Cherry Street when he ran a red light and crashed into an SUV going north on Glenstone. The impact of the crash caused the SUV to fly into the air and hit a semi-truck traveling south.
Police say Felix Gonzalez and Amber Kendall died in the crash.
The Springfield Public Schools Board of Education is extending the contract for superintendent Dr. Grenita Lathan.
The announcement came Wednesday after the board concluded its annual review.
Dr. Lathan has been with SPS since 2021, and will now be under contract through the 2025-26 school year.
A press release says that the board voted unanimously to extend her contract.
A statement from board member Dr. Denise Fredrick can be found below:
“The Board of Education is confident that Dr. Lathan is the best leader for this district, at the right time in our journey, and we are extremely fortunate to benefit from her leadership.”
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Polk County Fire Destroys Chicken Barn
A fire at a farm in Polk County has killed a large number of chickens.
The flames destroyed a barn, killing 10-thousand chickens.
The Pleasant Hope Fire District Chief Greg Wood says the cause of the fire is unknown. None of the workers at the farm were injured.
A man from Springfield has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute Methamphetamine and illegally possessing firearms.
Gregory Robinson admitted he conspired with family members to distribute at least 11 kilos of meth in Southwest Missouri.
At traffic stops in February and March of 2020, Greene County deputies and Springfield Police found meth, guns, and cash in Robinson’s vehicle.