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Eureka Leader - July 30

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Hamilton man sentenced in Jefferson County to 10 years for drug charges
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Hamilton man sentenced in Jefferson County to 10 years for drug charges

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 5, 2022

Nicholas Michael Sahno Sr., 40, of Hamilton, a previous offender, has been sentenced in Jefferson County to 10 years in prison for drug offens…

Jury convicts former Jefferson County man of sexually abusing girl
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Jury convicts former Jefferson County man of sexually abusing girl

  • By Leader staff
  • May 21, 2022

John R. Vitale, 66, who formerly lived in Barnhart and Imperial, faces life imprisonment without the possibility of parole after a Jefferson C…

Arnold man sentenced to 30 years for child abuse
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Arnold man sentenced to 30 years for child abuse

  • By Leader staff
  • May 1, 2022

Keith R. Purvis, 45, of Arnold, a prior offender, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for abusing a 4-year-old boy.

St. Louis woman sentenced to 10 years for stabbing cab driver in Imperial
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St. Louis woman sentenced to 10 years for stabbing cab driver in Imperial

  • By Leader staff
  • Jan 11, 2022

Ajla Zekan, 23, of St. Louis has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stabbing a taxi driver and stealing his cab in Imperial in February 2020.

Former Byrnes Mill reserve officer gets probation for sodomy charge
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Former Byrnes Mill reserve officer gets probation for sodomy charge

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 13, 2021

A former Byrnes Mill reserve police officer has been sentenced to probation for sodomizing a boy he met on a dating app.

Lawsuit dropped against Fox C-6; temporary restraining order issued against Health Department
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Lawsuit dropped against Fox C-6; temporary restraining order issued against Health Department

  • By Katelyn Mary Skaggs and Tony Krausz
  • Nov 18, 2021

A lawsuit over the Fox C-6 School District’s COVID-19 mitigation policies has been dropped, and a judge has issued a temporary restraining ord…

Jefferson County man sentenced to 25 years in prison for domestic assault
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Jefferson County man sentenced to 25 years in prison for domestic assault

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Oct 14, 2021

Juan P. Madrigal Jr., 33, of High Ridge has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for assaulting a woman he was living with in Barnhart.

Appeals court upholds ruling favoring county in Valle Ambulance suit
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Appeals court upholds ruling favoring county in Valle Ambulance suit

  • By Laura Marlow
  • May 18, 2021

The Valle Ambulance District in southern Jefferson County has lost its appeal of a ruling in a lawsuit it filed seeking to get the county gove…

Festus man sentenced to 28 years in girlfriend’s beating death
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Festus man sentenced to 28 years in girlfriend’s beating death

  • By Leader staff
  • Dec 23, 2019

Christopher B. Buechting, 46, has been sentenced to 28 years in prison after being convicted of murdering his live-in girlfriend, Angela McDon…

Festus-area man found guilty of murder in his girlfriend's 2017 death
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Festus-area man found guilty of murder in his girlfriend's 2017 death

  • By Kevin Carbery
  • Sep 21, 2019

A jury on Thursday (Sept. 19) found Christopher Buechting, 46, guilty of murdering his live-in girlfriend, Angela McDonald, in 2017 at their F…

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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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