John Fougere
John Fougere
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This happens from time to time, ... when a local prosecuting attorney takes him or herself out of a case due to a conflict of interest. Then, many times, we'll be asked to step in as a special prosecutor in the case.
medical staff
That's something our medical staff is not used to seeing.
inmates lives quite saving spend time
We spend a lot of time saving the lives of inmates who, quite frankly, don't want to be saved.
compelled courts follow law
We're a law enforcement agency. If we're compelled by the courts to do something, we're going to follow the law.
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Under Missouri statute, abuse of a child is a class B felony which is punishable by a term of imprisonment between five and 15 years. The point we always make is that this charge against Ms. Hyatt is merely an accusation. As in all criminal cases, the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.