Friday, October 18, 2013

Former Sarcoxie board member adds three lawyers

Former Sarcoxie Board of Education member John Lewis already had one of southwest Missouri's top defense lawyers working for him in Dee Wampler. Now he has three more.

According to a filing today in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Lewis has retained Springfield attorneys Tom Carver, Shane Cantin, and Erica Mynarich, to join Wampler and Joseph Passanise on his defense team.

What that means is not exactly clear. Lewis has already pleaded guilty to a charge of sexual exploitation of minors, so in all likelihood the lawyers will be working to get him a light sentence and to get him freed on bond as he awaits sentencing.

A sentencing date has not been set.

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