Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Sarcoxie man pleads guilty to child sex crimes


The Cherokee County District Attorney's Office will recommend probation for a Sarcoxie man who pleaded guilty today to attempted commercial sexual exploitation of a child and attempted aggravated endangering of a child.

Sentencing for Derek Tyrel McKenney, 32, is scheduled for 10 a.m. October 1 in Cherokee County District Court in Columbus.

As part of the plea agreement, two other charges, attempted aggravated human trafficking and electronic solicitation were dismissed.

According to the complaint, McKenney arranged to meet with someone he thought was an underage girl for sex. He was actually communicating with an undercover officer. 

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Doesn’t matter if he did or didn’t actually meet the underage child. He needs to be locked up before he actually does commit the crime next time! These other states and counties are following Missouri with a slap on the wrist! Disgusting

Anonymous said...

Our Justice System is a Joke - TO MANY DEALS - From our Worthless Judges and Prosecutors. Derek Tyrel McKenney, is another Sick and Twisted Pedophile and all of them should be in Prison and out of Society. Stop giving them Probation and Slaps on the Wrists - These Judges and Prosecutors need to DUE YOUR JOBS AND PROTECT SOCIETY - NOT MAKE DEALS -

Anonymous said...

Here we go again with more CATCH AND RELEASE!

They're not a fish, they're a want to be sex criminal!