Rural Nevada Man Sentenced in Bates County Circuit Court

Thomas J Toothaker

A rural Nevada man has been sentenced to the Missouri Department of Corrections for the possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest. 31-year-old Thomas Toothaker pleaded guilty last week in Bates County circuit court and was sentenced to five years for the possession and four years for resisting arrest, concurrent with time he received in Vernon County circuit court. Toothaker pleaded guilty in late May in Vernon County circuit court to the unlawful possession of a firearm and the distribution, delivery and manufacture of a controlled substance and was sentenced to four years for the unlawful firearms possession and five years for the illegal drug distribution/delivery/manufacture conviction.