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Jefferson County Leader - April 30

Jefferson County Leader - April 30

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Monday, May 4, 2026
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Hillsboro-area man accused of distributing fatal dose of fentanyl
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Hillsboro-area man accused of distributing fatal dose of fentanyl

  • By Leader staff
  • Jan 25, 2026

Daryn Joshua Odell Karnes, 21, who lives north of Hillsboro, recently was arrested for a federal charge accusing him of supplying fentanyl tha…

Pevely man sentenced to seven years in prison after probation revoked
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Pevely man sentenced to seven years in prison after probation revoked

  • By Leader staff
  • Jun 27, 2025

Michael Calvin Meagher, 65, of Pevely has been sentenced to seven years in prison after violating the terms of his probation. He was cited thr…

Jefferson County jury finds De Soto man guilty of child molestation
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Jefferson County jury finds De Soto man guilty of child molestation

  • By Leader staff
  • Apr 14, 2025

A Jefferson County jury recently found William James Jehle, 62, of De Soto guilty of molesting a child for more than two years. The jury’s dec…

Ex-Jefferson County woman sentenced to seven years for drug possession
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Ex-Jefferson County woman sentenced to seven years for drug possession

  • Leader staff
  • Nov 27, 2024

A Jefferson County judge has sentenced Krystal Anna Marie Voisey, 30, of St. Louis to seven years in prison for possession of methamphetamine.…

High Ridge man pleads guilty to federal child porn charge
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High Ridge man pleads guilty to federal child porn charge

  • Leader staff
  • Nov 24, 2024

Patrick Mayberry, 45, of High Ridge has admitted to selling child pornography while he was on probation for failing to register as a sex offen…

Jury finds former De Soto Police officer guilty of assault
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Jury finds former De Soto Police officer guilty of assault

  • Leader staff
  • Nov 8, 2024

A Jefferson County jury has found former De Soto Police Officer James Daly guilty of two counts of fourth-degree assault, which are class A mi…

Jury finds Fenton-area man guilty of assault
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Jury finds Fenton-area man guilty of assault

  • Leader staff
  • Oct 30, 2024

A Jefferson County jury found Craig D. Carroll, 55, guilty of assaulting a Sheriff’s Office deputy and another person at a home in unincorpora…

Man receives 20-month prison sentence for using fake $100 bills in Arnold, St. Louis area
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Man receives 20-month prison sentence for using fake $100 bills in Arnold, St. Louis area

  • Leader staff
  • Aug 20, 2024

A Memphis, Tenn., man has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for using faking $100 bills throughout the St. Louis area and Perryville. He p…

Man indicted for allegedly harassing teenage girls at Gravois Bluffs
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Man indicted for allegedly harassing teenage girls at Gravois Bluffs

  • Leader staff
  • Aug 1, 2024

A St. Louis man has been indicted by a St. Louis County Grand Jury for first-degree harassment, and St. Louis County Police believe more peopl…

Murder charges against Parmeley consolidated in Jefferson County
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Murder charges against Parmeley consolidated in Jefferson County

  • By Tony Krausz
  • Jun 7, 2024

A Pevely mother accused of killing her two children last month will now be tried for the murder charges filed against her in Jefferson County only.

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International Standard Serial Number

• Jefferson County Leader: ISSN 3064-948X (Print) ISSN 3064-9498 (Online) • Arnold-Imperial Leader: ISSN 2998-078X (Print) ISSN 2998-0798 (Online) • West Side Leader: ISSN 2998-0828 (Print) ISSN 2998-0836 (Online) • Eureka Leader: ISSN 2998-0801 (Print) ISSN 2998-081X (Online)

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