OZARK, MO – The Christian County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announces that on August 16, 2023, Floyd Vaughn, 58, was sentenced to 20 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections following a plea of guilty to the unclassified felony of failure to register as a sex offender for events occurring on July 21, 2021. Vaughn was also sentenced to 7 years in Missouri Department of Corrections for the offense of harassment in the first degree as a persistent felony offender and 1 year in the Christian County Jail for the class A misdemeanor of sexual misconduct in the first degree for events occurring on September 7, 2022. Vaughn’s sentences will run concurrently. The Honorable Judge Laura Johnson presided over the sentencing hearing.  

For information regarding registered sex offenders contact Missouri State Highway Patrol at 1-888-SOR-MSHP or visit their website at: https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MSHPWeb/PatrolDivisions/CRID/SOR/SORPage.html.

The case was prosecuted by Christian County Prosecuting Attorney Kristen M. Tuohy, Shannon Stephens served as Victim Advocate, Suzanne Frakes served as Legal Assistant.  The Christian County Sheriff’s Office investigated the crimes.