Show-Me Rural Missouri Sheriff & Deputies Charged With Parental Kidnapping

This controversial case hit national news this week . . . Here's the passage that kinda explains both sides of this controversy . . .

Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Iron County Sheriff Jeff Burkett along with deputies Matthew Cozad and Chase Bresnahan, as well as the child's father, Donald Gaston on Thursday.

All four men are charged with multiple felonies including participating in criminal street gang activity, with Burkett being charged with attempted kidnapping. Gaston is charged with attempted parental kidnapping.

Gabe Crocker, Burkett's lawyer, said that the charges are motivated by politics.

"This is small-town politics," Crocker said. "This is the continuation of a long gestating effort to remove this sheriff from office."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Missouri sheriff, 2 deputies, and father arrested in alleged child kidnapping plot

A sheriff in Missouri along with two deputies and one other man were arrested in relation to an alleged plot to kidnap a child. Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Iron County Sheriff Jeff Burkett along with deputies Matthew Cozad and Chase Bresnahan, as well as the child's father, Donald Gaston on Thursday.

Comments