Neosho man's arraignment on child kidnapping charge scheduled

A Neosho man will be arraigned Monday in Jasper County Circuit Court on a child kidnapping charge.

Matthew Honeycutt, 24, was bound over for trial June 1 after waiving his preliminary hearing. 

According to the probable cause statement, a Sarcoxie woman allowed Honeycutt to take her car and her 7-year-old daughter to pick up a dog April 15, but Honeycutt did not return with the dog, the child or the car.

An Amber Alert was issued for the girl and and authorities were able to pull Honeycutt over as he returned to Missouri the following day.

Online court records indicate the Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney's office was planning to reduce the charge against Honeycutt to a lesser kidnapping count at the time he waived his preliminary hearing, but court records indicate he is still facing the more serious charge.