Sentence for attempted enticement of a child case

On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, Bow Steven Dabbs, of Kirksville, Missouri, appeared before The Honorable Matthew J. Wilson in the Circuit Court of Adair County, Missouri for sentencing. On January 18, 2024, an Adair County Jury had found Dabbs guilty of one count of the unclassified felony of Attempted Enticement of a Child after a one- day jury trial. Judge Wilson sentenced Dabbs to the maximum sentence of thirty (30) years in the Missouri Department of Corrections, with probation being denied. Any person convicted of this offense is not eligible for probation or parole and the authorized term of imprisonment is not less than five (5) years and not to exceed thirty (30) years in the Missouri Department of Corrections.