The first appearance for Rocco Joseph, 18, Joplin, on a felony charge of leaving the scene of a fatality accident will be held October 30 in Cherokee County District Court- even though Joseph will not be in the courtroom.
Cherokee County District Court online records indicate the hearing will be held "via Zoom."
The hearing was originally scheduled for 1 p.m. October 7, but the judge okayed a motion filed by Joseph's attorney, Thomas J. Bath, Leawood, Kansas, to postpone the hearing because his client had midterms at the Mississippi college he is attending.
Bath asked for the hearing to be held the following week, instead it is set for three weeks later.
Joseph is accused of being the driver in a hit-and-run accident that killed Gary LaTurner, 60, Galena, August 19, 2023.
The October 7 date is still set for the initial appearance for Joseph's father, Dr. John Joseph II, a Joplin dentist, who is also charged with leaving the scene of a fatality accident, as well as "contributing to a child's misconduct or deprivation."
Reportedly, Cherokee County District Attorney Kurt Benecke is alleging Dr. Joseph was the driver of another vehicle that arrived on the scene following the accident, then left without doing anything for LaTurner.
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