STONE COUNTY, Mo. — An Aurora man has been sentenced following an incident in December 2024 in Stone County Circuit Court.

According to online court dockets, Lance Bishop, born 1968, has been sentenced following an Alford plea on Aug. 4. Bishop was sentenced on Aug. 11 to five years on first-degree terrorist threat and four years on unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree harassment and resisting arrest for a felony. Bishop is also serving 90 days in jail for a charge of fourth-degree assault.

Under an Alford plea, a defendant does not admit guilt but concedes that evidence is likely to result in a conviction. The sentences will be served concurrently, which means Bishop will serve five years in prison.

The probable cause statement says that officers with the Aurora-Marionville Police De

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