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Jefferson County Leader - June 18

Jefferson County Leader - June 18

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Wednesday, June 17, 2026
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Hillsboro man sentenced to 14 years after admitting to 241 crimes
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Hillsboro man sentenced to 14 years after admitting to 241 crimes

  • By Leader staff
  • Mar 16, 2025

Gage Luttman, 37, of Hillsboro has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after pleading guilty to 241 crimes in St. Louis Circuit Court. He adm…

House Springs man gets seven years in child porn case
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House Springs man gets seven years in child porn case

  • Leader staff
  • Sep 20, 2023

Matthew Bryan Thilges, 60, of House Springs has been sentenced to seven years in prison for possession of child pornography. He also has been …

Barnhart man faces 10 years in prison after caught in underage sex sting
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Barnhart man faces 10 years in prison after caught in underage sex sting

  • By Leader staff
  • Apr 11, 2022

Michael Joseph Smith, 39, of Barnhart is facing 10 years in prison for traveling to Collinsville, Ill., to meet an agent posing as an underage…

St. Louis man arrested in county pleads guilty to drug, gun charges
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St. Louis man arrested in county pleads guilty to drug, gun charges

  • By Leader staff
  • Mar 18, 2022

A 25-year-old St. Louis man has pleaded guilty to federal drug and gun charges stemming from an incident in Jefferson County.

Jefferson County man pleads guilty to possession of child porn
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Jefferson County man pleads guilty to possession of child porn

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 26, 2021

Brent Lawson, 45, of Barnhart has pleaded guilty to a federal charge for possession of child pornography. He was convicted more than 17 years …

Cedar Hill man pleads guilty to federal drug distribution charge
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Cedar Hill man pleads guilty to federal drug distribution charge

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 9, 2020

Shawn Tepen, 32, of Cedar Hill has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to dis…

Fenton man pleads guilty to using fake money at Arnold stores, other businesses
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Fenton man pleads guilty to using fake money at Arnold stores, other businesses

  • By Leader staff
  • Feb 9, 2020

BROADCAST: Fenton man is scheduled to be sentenced on May 13 for passing and making counterfeit money.

Barnhart woman pleads guilty to child porn charges
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Barnhart woman pleads guilty to child porn charges

  • By Tony Krausz
  • May 31, 2019

Heather McDorman, 30, of Barnhart has pleaded guilty to seven counts of production and attempted production of child pornography/sexual exploi…

Former Olympian Village alderman pleads guilty to embezzlement
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Former Olympian Village alderman pleads guilty to embezzlement

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Oct 3, 2018

Gary Keith Atchley, a former Olympian Village alderman, pleaded guilty Sept. 24 in federal court to embezzling $185,000 from the small town, w…

Convicted serial killer Sheley pleads guilty, avoids death penalty
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Convicted serial killer Sheley pleads guilty, avoids death penalty

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Oct 5, 2017

Convicted serial killer Nicholas Sheley gave his first-ever statement at any of his trials during a plea hearing Wednesday afternoon (Oct. 4) …

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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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