Trial of former Joplin, Webb City police officer on child pornography pushed back to July

The trial of former Joplin and Webb City police officer Gary McKinney on child pornography charges was continued to July, according to a document filed today in U. S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

The case had been on the May 6 trial docket.






McKinney, 43, owner of Gary McKinney Plumbing, Joplin, is being held in the Greene County Jail without bond. He was an officer with the Joplin Police Department from 1999 to 2006, and later an officer with the Webb City, and Duquesne police departments.

More information about the charges against McKinney can be found at this link.