Kendall Lee Crosswhite, 28, is being held without bond after the murder charge was filed in connection with a fatal accident that occurred October 22 when he or the deceased drove a stolen tractor off a bridge in the Stotts City area.
The murder charge was filed because the death allegedly occured during the commission of a felony. Crosswhite is also charged with receiving stolen property.
According to the Highway Patrol traffic report, a 2011 John Deere tractor, driver unknown, ran off the left side of the roadway and traveled off a bridge. Lawrence County Coroner Scott Lakin pronounced Justin T. Workman, 35, Joplin, dead at the scene.
Crosswhite's preliminary hearing is scheduled for 1 p.m. December 9 in Lawrence County Circuit Court.
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