Sunday, October 22, 2023

Former JHS Project Graduation president waives arraignment pleads not guilty to felony stealing charges


Former Joplin High School Project Graduation President Melanie Dawn Patterson waived her formal arraignment October 11 in Newton County Circuit Court and was bound over for trial and pleaded not guilty to felony stealing charges.

Patterson, 43, Joplin, is charged with felony stealing in connection with the embezzlement of $1,400 from Project Graduation.








A pre-trial conference is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. November 15.

More details on the charges against Patterson can be found at the link below:

The Turner Report: Preliminary hearing Monday for woman charged with embezzling from JHS Project Graduation (rturner229.blogspot.com)


2 comments:

  1. Anonymous11:37 AM

    WOW - - Former Joplin High School Project Graduation President Melanie Dawn Patterson - Pleads Not Quilty - - Does She and Her Attorney - Think - that the Video Obtained from the 5+ Times She Pulled Money out of the ATM - - Is Fake - - After she was Charged and then Said Someone Stole the Credit Card - - PLEASE - If any Judge, Prosecuting Attorney, or Jury Lets her Walk on this Charges - then they should all be Charged - - SHE HAS TO DO JAIL TIME AND REIMBURSE THE JHS PROJECT GRADUATION FOR THE STOLEN MONEY - and for Wasting the Courts and the Publics Time... NO SLAPS ON THE WRIST OR PROBATION!!!


    The treasurer for Joplin Project Graduation noticed suspicious activity on the account and upon going through bank records noticed five withdrawals that had not been approved by the organization. The withdrawals had been made with card #9478 at the ATM located at 1102 E 32nd St on the following dates for the following amounts:

    1. 09-15-2022 for $150 at 1244 hours

    2. 09-30-2022 for $150 at 1731 hours

    3. 10-12-2022 for $500 at 1356 hours

    4. 10-13-2022 for $300 at 1738 hours

    5. 10-20-2022 for $300 at 1214 hours

    Video obtained from the ATM confirmed that Melanie D. Patterson withdrew money on each occasion as she exited her vehicle registered to her, and she was the only one present during each transaction.

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  2. Anonymous8:20 PM

    Imagine ruining your name over $1400. Whack sht

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