Thursday, February 12, 2026

Carthage man pleads not guilty to statutory sodomy charges involving 6-year-old Joplin girl


Travis L. Ketcham, 46, pleaded not guilty to two counts of statutory sodomy Monday during an arraignment in Jasper County Circuit Court.

A bond review hearing is set for February 18 for Ketcham, who is being held on a $50,000 cash-only bond.







According to the probable cause statement, Ketcham allegedly committed an act of sodomy against a 6-year-old girl in Joplin in 2021.

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

A plea of not guilty should immediately eliminate any type of plea bargaining. After all they claim they are not guilty…

Anonymous said...

Nah...they just change their mind on whether they say they didn't do it.

Anonymous said...

Travis J Ketcham is that another homegrown?

Anonymous said...

Why would they bargain with someone who pleaded guilty? YOU should plead NOT GUILTY to the charge of having a BRAIN!