Saturday, October 25, 2014

Woman who didn't seek help for dying Joplin Honky to be arraigned Monday

A Carl Junction woman who did not seek help for a dying man because she thought she might get into trouble for using meth will be arraigned in Newton County Circuit Court 9 a.m. Monday on a charge of abandoning a corpse.

Chelsie Berry, 25, told the Newton County Sheriff's Department that she had left the body of Dennis "Nathan" Meier, described by the department as a member of the Joplin Honkies gang on a driveway near Diamond. (Her statements can be found in the probable cause affidavit.)

Initially, Berry had a co-defendant, Jared Prier, but the charge against him was dropped after Berry stopped talking and then refiled last week.

 Newton County Sheriff Ken Copeland also indicated that Prier is a member of the Joplin Honkies.
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3 comments:

  1. Unknown4:12 PM

    His name was Nathan Meyer, not "Joplin Honky." Him nor his family deserve to be disrespected like that. Please print it corrctly next time. Thank you, Nathans friend, Gail

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  2. Anonymous10:45 PM

    How come the owner of the vehicle that the crime happened in didnt get any charges? Wonder if her conscious eats at her every day?

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  3. Anonymous3:14 AM

    Well I think its a real shame that the girl that let him use her car wasn't even charged or even came forward to tell any information never did. But krista got a new car and a life was lost.

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