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Eric Zahnd - Prosecuting Attorney
Jun 23, 2025
Registered sex offender gets life in prison
A registered sex offender has been sentenced to life in prison. Terry Lee Wilson received the sentence on June 18 after being found guilty by a Platte County jury in February of three counts of first degree statutory sodomy.Platte County Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd
Eric Zahnd - Prosecuting Attorney
May 23, 2025
Jury convicts man of rape
A Platte County jury has convicted a Fort Wayne, Indiana man of rape in the second degree for having sex with a 20-year-old woman while she was passed out. Christopher John Heath was found guilty on May 22 at the conclusion of a four-day jury trial.
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Eric Zahnd - Prosecuting Attorney
Apr 22, 2025
Prison for man who caused emergency landing and assaulted police officer
A Northridge, California man was sentenced to two years prison on April 21 for assaulting a police officer after an in-flight disturbance resulting in an emergency landing at Kansas City International Airport in February 2022. A Platte County jury had earlier convicted
Eric Zahnd - Prosecuting Attorney
Apr 09, 2025
Child advocacy center director receives award at victims' rights lunch
Tiffani Clark, Vice President of Synergy Services' Child Advocacy Center, received the 18th Annual Sara Andrasek Memorial Award on April 8 during the Platte County Prosecuting Attorney's Office yearly luncheon held as part of the national Crime Victims' Rights Week.
Eric Zahnd - Prosecuting Attorney
Apr 07, 2025
Assistant Prosecutor named Rising Star
Joseph Findley, a Platte County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, received the Rising Star Award on March 27 at the Missouri Association of Treatment Court Professionals conference.
The award is given to an emerging leader within Missouri Treatment Courts who demonstr
Eric Zahnd - Prosecuting Attorney
Apr 02, 2025
Prosecutors spend afternoon serving Hillcrest Platte County
Prosecutors and staff of the Platte County Prosecuting Attorney's Office spent March 28 repurposing items for the Hillcrest Thrift store, cleaning out sheds and garages, organizing storage, removing broken furniture, and cleaning up yards at Hillcrest Platte County.
Scott Fricker - Presiding Commissioner
Mar 17, 2025
Platte County Appoints Christopher Kendall as Interim County Treasurer
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Platte County Appoints Christopher Kendall as Interim County Treasurer
Platte County, Missouri – Platte County is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher Kendall as the Interim Platte County Treasurer, effective