News Release



For further information please contact: Sgt. Jason Clark

(573) 522-0980

DDCC122606

December 26, 2006



EMPHASIS: Arrest made in the Bonnie murders







Callaway County Sheriff, Dennis Crane announces the arrest of Brian Joseph Dorsey, age 34 of Jefferson City, Missouri in connection with the murders of Benjamin and Sarah Bonnie. The bodies of the victims were discovered at their New Bloomfield residence on December 24, 2006, at approximately 1:30 pm by family members.



Dorsey turned himself into the Sheriff’s Department at approximately 11:00 am on December 26, 2006 and was arrested at 3:44 pm. Dorsey was arrested on two counts of Murder in the First Degree and his bond set at 750,000 dollars.



The Mid Missouri Major Case Squad was activated on December 25, 2006 to assist the sheriff’s department with the investigation and is expected to remain on the case through December 28, 2006. Agencies assigning officers to the case are Callaway, Boone, and Cole County Sheriff’s Offices, Fulton, Jefferson City, and Columbia Police Departments and the Missouri State Highway Patrol.



The above charges are mere accusations and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence of guilt must be presented to a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.