Thursday, October 13, 2005

Preliminary hearing moved up for alleged internet pervert

Dee Wampler's out and Ross Rhoades, Neosho, is in as attorney for alleged internet pervert Gary Reed Blankenship, whose preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Nov. 14 in Newton County Circuit Court.
The case of Blankenship,55, a former O'Sullivan Industries official, who was nabbed in one of Diamond police officer Jim Murray's internet sex stings on Jan. 27, has gone through delay after delay, while he was represented by Wampler, one of the top criminal attorneys in southwest Missouri.
Blankenship is charged with 10 felony counts, including enticement of a child, promoting obscenity, and eight counts of possession of child pornography.
The first action taken by Blankenship's new lawyer was to file a motion to dismiss.

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