Local News – Tuesday, May 31st, 2022
A fatality accident happened Friday morning just after 7:15 in Texas County on Highway 63 about five miles north of Houston. According to the highway patrol report, a 2007 Ford Ranger being driven by 53-year-old Penne Kinserlow of Licking, failed to yield while backing out of a private drive to a 2019 Ford F-250 being driven by 32-year-old Rober Forester of Licking. The vehicles struck head-on in the southbound lane. Kinserlow was pronounced dead at the scene by Texas County Coroner Marie Lasater just before 8:00. Kinserlow was taken to Evans Funeral Home in Houston. Forester suffered minor injuries and was taken to Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston by Texas County Ambulance. The report went to state that Forester was wearing a safety restraint while Kenserlow was not. Both vehicles were totaled and removed from the scene by Jays Automotive of Houston. The highway patrol was assisted at the scene by the Texas County Sheriff’s Department.
A one vehicle accident happened Monday morning just after 6:00 in Dent County on Highway 32 about six miles west of Salem. The highway patrol report states that a 2019 Nissan Versa being driven by 34-year-old Cody Lee of Salem, was traveling east when he went off the left side of the roadway before striking a rock embankment and overturning. According to the report, Lee was wearing a safety restraint at the time of the accident. He was taken by the Salem EMS to the Salem Memorial District Hospital for the treatment of minor injuries. The Nissan was totaled and removed from the scene by American Automotive and Towing. The highway patrol was assisted on the scene by the Dent County Sheriff’s Department.
On Tuesday, May 17th, Dent County Prosecuting Attorney Andrew Curley reports a sentencing hearing was held for Jeremy Jackson of Salem. He had previously pled guilty to two felony counts of passing a bad check, four counts of felony forgery, one count of burglary in the 2nd degree and two counts of felony stealing as a prior and persistent felony offender for events that occurred in 2021 in Dent County. Judge Michael Randazzo presided over the preceding in Crawford County. At the sentencing hearing, the state requested the defendant to be ordered to serve a total of 15 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections due to his extensive prior criminal history and due to the creation of victims within the community. The defendant, through his attorney, requested to be sentenced to a one-year drug rehabilitation program in Missouri Department of Corrections under Missouri Statute 217.362. The court ordered a 15-year sentence, but retained jurisdiction under State Statute 217.362, as requested by the defendant. This order was over the objection of the state as Prosecutor Curley and the victims in the cases who requested the defendant to be ordered by the judge to serve the full 15-year sentence.