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Riley, Hinton plead guilty in burglary cases

Thursday, October 1, 2009
By KATHY FAIRCHILD/Staff writer
Raychel L. Riley, 26, and Virgil H. Hinton, 32, were sentenced Monday, Sept. 28, in Circuit Court, for their part in several thefts in Marshall earlier this year.

Hinton pleaded guilty to class C felony receiving stolen property valued at $500 or more, including weapons, and class C felony burglary in the second degree.

Two additional charges, class A misdemeanor receiving stolen property valued under $500 and class A misdemeanor unlawful use of drug paraphernalia, were dismissed.

Hinton was sentenced to seven years in Missouri Department of Corrections on each of the two charges; the sentences are concurrent.

During brief questioning by Judge Dennis A. Rolf before the sentences were pronounced, Hinton said he had acted alone during the burglaries.

Riley also pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of class C felony receiving stolen property and received a seven-year sentence, subject to a 120-day shock incarceration.

She was also sentenced to a seven-year term in DOC on a probation violation arising out of a guilty plea for class C felony possession of a controlled substance earlier this year.

In addition, she will be required to obtain substance abuse counseling.

The two were taken into custody in July, when officers investigating several thefts in Marshall found many of the items on their list of stolen goods in a storage shed at Riley's home.

Contact Kathy Fairchild at marshallhealth@socket.net

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fmlyhm1979: Sorry - it did look like I was responding to you with that comment, but actually it was aimed at another person who made the comment about it being unsafe here. I apologize for the confusion.

-- Posted by Kathy Fairchild on Mon, Oct 5, 2009, at 2:41 PM

Kathy: I dont think Marshall is an unsafe community, I was just adding that there has been more than 7 murders in the last 25 years. All small communities have their share of crime and it will never be as bad as the big city. If it gets that bad Im heading for the hills!

-- Posted by fmlyhm1979 on Mon, Oct 5, 2009, at 7:44 AM

fmlyhm1979: Thanks for the additional info - even adding in a few more murders, the numbers still don't support the contention that Marshall is an unsafe place to live. Percentage-wise, the number of murders in the last 25 years or so is extremely small compared to larger cities.

-- Posted by Kathy Fairchild on Sun, Oct 4, 2009, at 7:36 AM

Kathy: Also a murder in 1999 of the guy found bound and strangled behind Eastwood school in a ditch, just do a Google search.

-- Posted by fmlyhm1979 on Sat, Oct 3, 2009, at 8:34 PM

Kathy: I was born and raised in Marshall, and I am only 30 years old but I do remember more murders than that in Marshall, especially during the 1980's. I dont remember the exact years but I know there was 2 people killed on Ellsworth about a block north of College, a Marshall police officer murdered a couple people (I think his name was Ricky Garrett), a middle school counselor murder his child, and there was a murder in Fingland Glass parking lot (I believe was Roger Merchant).

-- Posted by fmlyhm1979 on Sat, Oct 3, 2009, at 8:25 PM

Notnmarshallnow: Marshall had two murders in 1983, two in 1986 and three in 2006. That's the total for the last 23 years - seven. By any standard, including the size of the town, that is a very, very small number. Kansas City has had 89 murders so far this year. Average that out over 23 years, and the number is more than 2,700. KC's population is 38 times that of Marshall - we would have needed a lot more than 7 murders to keep up, percentage-wise.

-- Posted by Kathy Fairchild on Sat, Oct 3, 2009, at 8:57 AM

How many more murders have to be commited in Marshall for people to learn that for that size of community the crime rate would be the same if not worse than L.A. or Chicago? I do agree however, that crime is everywhere.

-- Posted by notnmarshallnow on Fri, Oct 2, 2009, at 9:55 PM

Thanks Kathy, yes Marshall is a safe place.

-- Posted by yank on Fri, Oct 2, 2009, at 5:51 PM

notnmarshallnow: I disagree strongly with your contention that is not a safe place to live. Marshall is no less safe than other communities the same size, and a lot safer than most larger ones. The crime rate here doesn't even come close to L.A. or Chicago, or even their suburbs. Crime is everywhere.

-- Posted by Kathy Fairchild on Thu, Oct 1, 2009, at 4:34 PM

The judges decision was kind of lite. How much more has to be done for the community to realize that Marshall isn't safe?

-- Posted by notnmarshallnow on Thu, Oct 1, 2009, at 3:53 PM

Judge Rolf's sentencing for Riley makes no sense whatsoever!

-- Posted by Gumby on Thu, Oct 1, 2009, at 1:56 PM

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