FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  JANETTE BLEAU
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
(417) 581-7915

DATE: March 6, 2020

RE: STOP GRANT AWARD

OZARK, MO – Christian County Prosecuting Attorney Amy J. Fite announced today the Christian County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has been awarded a STOP Grant. This grant is a two-year grant that will allow for an additional assistant prosecuting attorney and a victim advocate for the domestic violence caseload. At the end of the grant cycle, the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will apply for renewal of the grant. The current caseload has 419 open cases.