Today Jared Blacksher, dob: 3/25/1988 of Sparta, Missouri plead guilty to burglary in the second degree and forgery for events that took place in March and April of 2010. Jared has been in the Christian County Jail since July 26, 2010 awaiting disposition of his cases.

When Judge Waters appointed the public defender to represent Mr. Blacksher, they objected and asked Judge Waters to reconsider their appointment. When Judge Waters denied their request to reconsider, they filed a Writ of Prohibition against him in the Supreme Court of Missouri. The Supreme Court then issued a preliminary order staying all proceedings until the issue with the public defender was resolved.

On January 25 2011, Christian County Prosecuting Attorney, Amy J. Fite requested the Supreme Court of Missouri allow Judge Orr the authority to accept a plea of guilty from the defendant. On February 8, 2011, the Missouri Supreme Court granted Ms. Fite’s request and modified the preliminary Writ allowing Judge Orr to take a plea from Mr. Blacksher. At the time of the plea, Mr. Blacksher was represented by a public defender who still objected to the appointment.

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Christian County Prosecuting Attorney, Amy Fite, announced today that TYSON J. WADE, dob: 2/19/1988 of Branson, Missouri was sentenced to ten (10) years in the Missouri Department of Corrections by Christian County Circuit Judge Mark Orr for the class A felony of assault in the first degree. Probation was denied and TYSON J. WADE will be required to serve a minimum of eighty-five (85) percent of his sentence before he is eligible for release.

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OZARK, MO – Christian County Prosecuting Attorney, Amy Fite, announced today that the Christian County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has begun development of a website to better serve the public. The website is located at http://www.christiancountyprosecutor.net. As an effort to provide the public with the goal of efficient and effective prosecution, the site will serve as a hub for information, forms and news about criminal prosecutions for those that are victims of crime in Christian County, Missouri. The site is designed with the ability to allow the public to have 24-7 access to the Christian County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

Coded on the open source CMS platform, WordPress 3.03 and hosted with www.asmallorange.com, the new Christian County Prosecuting Attorney’s Website is expected to go live January 20, 2011.