EMINENCE, Mo. (KY3) - Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway filed criminal charges in Shannon County against three members of the Shannon County Sheriff’s Office: Deputy Thomas R. Manning, former sheriff’s deputy John D. “J.D.” Melvin, and Captain Michael G. McCoy, following allegations of abuse and exploitation committed under the guise of law enforcement authority.

Investigators say the conduct occurred between January 1 and July 29, while the individuals were acting in their official capacities as law enforcement officers. The Missouri State Highway Patrol conducted an investigation. The allegations outline repeated instances in which women stopped during traffic encounters were subjected to inappropriate touching and degrading sexual comments. Investigators say that McCoy and Me

See Full Page