Springfield News-Leader
Corrections: Based on corrected information from the Missouri Army National Guard and the U.S. Attorney s Office, this report has been updated to reflect David McKay s rank and former status as a National Guard member.
A one-time Army National Guard soldier pleaded guilty in Springfield federal court Thursday to sexually abusing four minors over several years while he was director of youth ministry at Fort Leonard Wood U.S. Army Base, prosecutors announced.
David J. McKay, 42, of Waynesville, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to one count of transporting a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity and four counts of sexually abusing a minor.
Former Fort Leonard Wood youth director pleads guilty to child sexual abuse
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An Army National Guard officer pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to sexually abusing four minors over several years while he was director of the youth ministry at Fort Leonard Wood U.S. Army Base.
David J. McKay, 42, of Waynesville, Missouri, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to one count of transporting a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity and four counts of sexually abusing a minor.
McKay, an Army National Guard Major Sergeant, was the youth ministry director for the Religious Services Office at Fort Leonard Wood. By pleading guilty Thursday, McKay admitted that he sexually abused four victims, ranging in age from 11 to 17 years old, on dozens of occasions from 2010 to 2017.
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
An Arkansas man pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally damaging and removing more than two dozen trees from a national forest.
Jamie R. Edmondson, 46, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to one count of depredation of government property.
By pleading guilty today, Edmondson admitted that he illegally cut and removed 27 walnut and white oak trees in the Mark Twain National Forest in Barry County between June 1, 2019, and Jan. 31, 2020, without the permission of the U.S. Forest Service, which owns and manages the national forest. Edmondson sold the timber to various sawmills in the area.
Columbia man sentenced to federal prison on firearm and drug charges, officials say
Columbia man sentenced to federal prison on firearm and drug charges, officials say By WIS News 10 Staff | April 12, 2021 at 4:07 PM EDT - Updated April 12 at 5:21 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A Columbia man has been sentenced to federal prison after being convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, as well as possession of crack cocaine, officials say.
Eric Jahann Nixon, 39, was convicted by a jury following a three-day trial in federal court.
At approximately 7 p.m. on October 16, 2020, officers with the Columbia Police Department responded to Wash City Laundromat off Broad River Road after receiving several 911 calls about a man brandishing a firearm and assaulting a 65-year-old female attendant at the laundromat.
By Bill Galluccio
Apr 6, 2021
A West Virginia man was sentenced to eight months in jail for helping his wife fake her own death to avoid going to prison. Last year,
Julie M. Wheeler was convicted of federal health care fraud after receiving nearly $300,000 from the Veteran s Administration Spina Bifida Fund.
A few days before she was due to be sentenced, her husband,
Authorities launched a massive manhunt that came up empty. During the search, Mr. Wheeler gave false information to state and federal investigators and even posted a plea on Facebooking expressing hope that she will be found.
Several days later, the police executed a search warrant and found Mrs. Wheeler hiding in her own home. She was sentenced to three years and six months for fraud related to overbilling in June 2020, and in February 2021, she received an additional year of jail time for conspiring to obstruct justice.