Thursday, October 30, 2025

Lamar man charged with statutory rape of 14-year-old Joplin girl


The Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney's office filed a statutory rape charge Wednesday against a Lamar man.

An arrest warrant was issued for Saylor Kelly Sheat (DOB 2002) with bond set at $50,000 cash or surety.

From the probable cause statement:

On 10/19/2025 Saylor Sheat began talking with a 14-year-old confidential juvenile victim on Snapchat.

Sheat and the juvenile arranged to meet. Sheat drove 45 minutes from his house and picked up the
juvenile from her house. They drove to a park where they had sex. 








The juvenile disclosed that she told Sheat she was 14 years old in the Snapchat messages. 

Sheat gave a confession that he had sex with the juvenile.

The case was investigated by the Joplin Police Department.


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