NEWS RELEASE



For further information please contact:

Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt

(660) 385-2132

B06112

November 4, 2006



EMPHASIS: La Plata, Missouri Resident Arrested for First Degree Child Molestation





On Friday, November 3, 2006 at approximately 6:15 p.m., members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested Kendrick R. Daniels, 27, of La Plata, Missouri, for two counts of first degree Child Molestation. The arrest stemmed from an investigation conducted by the members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control. The alleged incidents took place between June 2005 and June 2006, and occurred in the La Plata, Missouri area. Daniels was arrested at his residence and was transported to the Macon County Sheriff’s Department where he is being held on a $100,000 cash bond. The Patrol was assisted by the Macon County Sheriff’s Department.



The charges for which Daniels was arrested are mere accusations 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.