MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Division of Drug and Crime Control - P.O. Box 568 - Jefferson City, Mo. 65102

News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Shawn Griggs
573-526-6236
01082016
January 8, 2016

EMPHASIS: Knob Noster Man Arrested For Statutory Rape


The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control announces the arrest of Andrew T. Barbee, 25, of Knob Noster, Missouri, for statutory rape and sodomy, on January 8, 2016. The arrest was the result of a lengthy investigation conducted by members of the Division of Drug and Crime Control and the Knob Noster Police Department. Barbee was arrested in Warrensburg, Missouri, and is being held at the Johnson County Jail.

The Johnson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office formally charged Barbee with statutory rape-1st degree and two counts of statutory sodomy-1st degree. Bond was set at $35,000.

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