Judge denies bond in deadly Moberly shooting Published
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HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ)
Judge Mason Robert Gebhardt has denied bond to a man accused in a deadly July 8 shooting in Moberly.
Judge Gebhardt on Wednesday set a Sept. 10 preliminary hearing date for Jerry Fitzwater of Moberly. Fitzwater, 79, is charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon in the shooting death of Mitchell Nickerson.
The victim s daughter, Brittany Nickerson, and prosecutor Stephanie Luntsford asked the judge for no bond.
Luntsford said Fitzwater may not be a flight risk but his previous threats to shoot people in the neighboring house could put him and others in danger. Fitzwater is accused of shooting Nickerson outside the house while Nickerson was working on a vehicle.
Judge sets preliminary hearing date in deadly Moberly shooting
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Lawyer weighs in on eviction issues after fatal Moberly shooting Published
Lawyer weighs in on eviction issues after fatal Moberly shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A mid-Missouri attorney says many of her clients who are landlords are frustrated because an extended eviction moratorium bans most tenants from being evicted, even if they aren t paying rent.
Court documents we uncovered Monday detail an eviction dispute leading up to the fatal Thursday night Moberly shooting. In my experience, courts are not evicting anyone at this time, said Gwen Hart, an attorney with Shurtleff Froeschner Harris, LLC.
The Center for Disease Control director Rochelle Walensky signed an extension to the eviction moratorium from June 30 to July 31, due to the pandemic.