Cheri K. Cobb joined the Christian County Prosecutor’s Office on February 24, 2015. Cheri received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology in 1996 from Drury College, now Drury University. She received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Missouri School of Law in 1999. She began her law career as an Assistant Prosecutor for the City of Springfield, Missouri. Upon leaving the City of Springfield, she opened her own criminal defense and civil law practice. She joined the Webster County Prosecutor’s Office specializing in criminal and civil child support actions, misdemeanors and traffic offences in September of 2010 and remained serving until December of 2014.

She will be handling a misdemeanor and traffic docket.

The Christian County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office is pleased to announce the addition of Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Agnes (Agi) Prevendarcsik as of February 23, 2015. She received her Juris Doctorate equivalent from Utrecht University in The Netherlands, and her Masters in Law from Washington University in St. Louis. Prior to joining the Christian County Prosecutor’s Office, she worked as an Assistant Public Defender for seven years. Agi has also worked at The St. Louis Litigation Group, LC., as an associate. While at Washington University, she served as an intern with the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office Sex Crimes Unit. Additionally, she served several years as a guardian ad litem for abused and neglected children.

Shown in the picture is Judge Bacon swearing her in as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney.

OZARK, MO – The Christian County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announces that on February 20, 2015, Marcus McDonald, D.O.B. 2-24-1985, was sentenced to serve 7 years Missouri Department of Corrections for the class C Felony of Domestic Assault in the Second Degree by the Honorable Laura Johnson after the Court determined that McDonald violated the terms of his probation. The range in punishment for a class C felony is one day up to 7 years incarceration and/or a fine not to exceed $5,000.

OZARK, MO – The Christian County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced that on October 17, 2014, DUSTY A. STEVENS DOB: 10/16/1992 formerly of Buffalo, MO was sentenced by Special Judge Blankenship. Stevens had previously pleaded guilty in front of the late Judge Mark Orr on December 20, 2013 to three sexually related offenses. Count I – the unclassified felony of Statutory Rape 1st Degree of a Child less than 14, Count II – the class A misdemeanor of Child Molestation 2nd Degree, Count III – the class D felony of Sexual Misconduct Involving a Child by Indecent Exposure.

For count I the defendant pled guilty to having sexual intercourse with a 13 year-old junior high school girl on April 5, 2013. The defendant was living in the residence at the time.

For count II the defendant pled guilty to having sexual intercourse with another junior high school girl who was 14 years-old. These incidents occurred between February 17, 2013 and February 28, 2013.

For count III, the defendant sent a nude photograph of himself exposing his genitals to the 14 year-old girl.

Special Judge Blakenship sentenced Stevens to TWENTY YEARS in the Missouri Department of Corrections on Count I and ONE YEAR on Count II and FOUR YEARS in the Missouri Department of Corrections on Count III all counts to run concurrent for a total of TWENTY YEARS in the Missouri Department of Corrections.
For count I currently the law requires a defendant to serve 85% sentence before being eligible for parole.

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OZARK, MO –The Christian County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced today that STEVEN C. BULL dob: 11/28/1957 of Billings, MO was found guilty by a Christian County jury of failure of a sex offender to report. A jury trial was held before the Honorable Senior Judge William Roberts on February 9, 2015.

The jury deliberated approximately one (1) hour before reaching its verdict. The defendant was convicted of a failing to report as a sex offender between September 12, 2014 and September 18, 2014. The defendant is a prior offender and required to register because he pleaded guilty to Aggravated Incest in the Eighteenth Judicial District Court of Sedgwick County, Kansas in March 1990.

Formal sentencing is scheduled before the Honorable Senior Judge William Roberts on March 5, 2015.

The range of punishment is a term of incarceration not to exceed seven (7) years in the Missouri Department of Corrections, a special term of one (1) day to one (1) year in the Christian County Jail and/or a fine up to $5,000.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys Anna Bunch (first chair) and Donovan Dobbs (second chair). The case was investigated by the Christian County Sheriff’s Department.

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