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Jefferson County Leader - April 16

Jefferson County Leader - April 16

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Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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Man sentenced to 46 months in prison for stealing guns from Jefferson County businesses
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Man sentenced to 46 months in prison for stealing guns from Jefferson County businesses

  • By Leader staff
  • Apr 17, 2026

One of the men who stole guns from businesses in Imperial and south of Arnold has been sentenced to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay res…

De Soto man sentenced to 17 1/2 years for federal child porn charges
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De Soto man sentenced to 17 1/2 years for federal child porn charges

  • By Leader staff
  • Feb 19, 2026

Dylan James, 26, of De Soto has been sentenced to 17 1/2 years in prison after admitting that he either recorded or requested sexually explica…

Fenton-area man receives 35-year prison sentence for recording his abuse of two girls
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Fenton-area man receives 35-year prison sentence for recording his abuse of two girls

  • By Leader staff
  • Jan 25, 2026

Benjamin F. Sexton Jr., 49, who lives in the Jefferson County portion of Fenton, has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after pleading guilt…

Fenton-area man admits to sexually abusing two girls
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Fenton-area man admits to sexually abusing two girls

  • By Leader staff
  • Sep 15, 2025

Benjamin F. Sexton Jr., 48, who lives in the Jefferson County portion of Fenton, has admitted to sexually abusing two girls over a seven-year …

Two accused of running forced labor centers in St. Louis County
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Two accused of running forced labor centers in St. Louis County

  • By Leader staff
  • Sep 12, 2025

Two self-proclaimed religious leaders have been accused of running forced labor centers in St. Louis County and three other states. The two al…

De Soto man pleads guilty to federal child porn charges
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De Soto man pleads guilty to federal child porn charges

  • By Leader staff
  • Sep 4, 2025

Dylan James, 25, of De Soto admitted in federal court that he either recorded or requested sexually explicated videos or pictures from three g…

Fenton-area man admits to sending obscene messages to FBI agent posing as girl
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Fenton-area man admits to sending obscene messages to FBI agent posing as girl

  • By Leader staff
  • May 26, 2025

Jamal W. Kimball, 31, who lives in the Jefferson County portion of Fenton, has admitted to sending obscene messages over a six-month period to…

Former secretary charged with allegedly stealing $400,000 from De Soto church
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Former secretary charged with allegedly stealing $400,000 from De Soto church

  • By Leader staff
  • Mar 19, 2025

Corie M. Boyer, a former secretary and bookkeeper at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in De Soto, has been charged for allegedly embezzling at…

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

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  • 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…

Fenton-area man sentenced to 30 years for recording sexual abuse of toddler
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Fenton-area man sentenced to 30 years for recording sexual abuse of toddler

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  • Mar 8, 2024

Kyle J. Gipson, 23, of the Fenton area has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after admitting to recording the sexual of abuse of a toddler.…

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• 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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