Sedalia resident William Rickey is looking for a new place to live.
After being assaulted in his home in late January, Rickey, 25, and his wife decided they no longer felt safe at the house in the 2000 block of South Washington Avenue. They had been living with Rickey’s parents in the immediate days after the attack but Rickey said he wanted to find a more permanent place to raise his 2-year-old daughter.
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