A Joplin man charged with the second-degree murder of his 82-year-old mother pleaded not guilty this morning during a video arraignment in Jasper County Circuit Court.
A bond review hearing has been scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Wednesday for Anthony Betzel, 47, who is being held on a $100,000 cash only bond.
The allegations against Betzel are detailed in the probable cause statement:
On the listed date, the Joplin Police Department was dispatched to a disturbance at 1715 S Rex Ave.
The witness who called the disturbance in informed to dispatch that there was a verbal dispute between
a male and elderly female.
The witness observed the male shove the elderly female to the ground as well as described a bloody injury from the female's head as a result of being shoved.
When police arrived on scene, the elderly female victim was identified as 82-year-old Karol Betzel. The
offender was identified as her biological son, 47 year old, Anthony Betzel. Karol was transported to a
local hospital for treatment where she was pronounced deceased. The current known reason for Karol's
death is trauma to her head from hitting the concrete after being shoved to the ground. Autopsy will be
performed at a later date.
The suspect was interviewed and acknowledged being angry and that he threw his mom's head onto
the parking lot. Suspect did not interview further.
When police arrived on scene, the elderly female victim was identified as 82-year-old Karol Betzel. The
offender was identified as her biological son, 47 year old, Anthony Betzel. Karol was transported to a
local hospital for treatment where she was pronounced deceased. The current known reason for Karol's
death is trauma to her head from hitting the concrete after being shoved to the ground. Autopsy will be
performed at a later date.
The suspect was interviewed and acknowledged being angry and that he threw his mom's head onto
the parking lot. Suspect did not interview further.
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