Judge hears criminal cases

Circuit Judge Robert L. Koffman heard these cases Monday, according to Prosecuting Attorney Jeff Mittelhauser:

•Jesse Brown, 26, of Sedalia, pleaded guilty to third-degree domestic assault, admitting he struck his wife on April 6. Execution of a 120-day jail sentence was suspended, and Brown was placed on probation for two years.

•Anthony Dixon, 50, of Columbia, was placed on probation for five years on a charge of criminal non-support of a minor child. He pleaded guilty in July, admitting he failed to provide support for his child during a one-year period ending in January 2008. A condition of his probation is that he make court-ordered child support payments.

•Brandon Gross, 27, of Windsor, pleaded guilty to sexual abuse, admitting he subjected a female relative to sexual contact by the use of force on Feb. 3. The offense was originally investigated by Henry County deputies, and then turned over to Pettis County Sheriff’s Sgt. Tolbert Rowe after it was determined that the offense occurred in Pettis County. The prosecuting attorney recommended a two-year prison sentence, and sentencing was set for Jan. 5.

•Ivan D. Laster, 57, of Sedalia, was sentenced to 90 days in jail for driving with a revoked license.

•Daniel Schneider, 37, of Sedalia, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. Schneider was arrested Aug. 23 by Sedalia Police Sgt. Matt Wirt, who was investigating a report of a person driving a motorcycle erratically in Sedalia. Schneider was sentenced to 90 days in jail.

•Bobby Waddle, 37, of Brookfield, pleaded guilty to criminal non-support of a minor child, admitting he failed to pay child support in at least six of 12 months ending in March of 2007. He was placed on probation for five years with a requirement that he pay court ordered child support.

•Mackenzie Welch, 20, of Sedalia, was sentenced to nine years in prison on three charges of tampering in the first degree. Welch pleaded guilty to the first offense in 2006 and was placed on probation for five years. He committed the two new offenses Aug. 22 by taking two motor vehicles without the consent of the owners. The prosecuting attorney recommended three consecutive three-year sentences and opposed probation. Judge Koffman accepted the prosecuting attorney’s recommendation about the sentences, but retained jurisdiction to consider probation after Welch continues the Institutional Treatment Program for 120 days.