The Cole County prosecutor’s office says it is no longer accepting criminal cases from a county deputy who was involved in a 2023 crash that left a woman badly injured.
Deputy Mercy Gonzalez pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors after she hit an SUV while responding to a scene driving about 100 miles per hour. Gonzalez received probation in the case.
939 the Eagle’s John Marsh reports Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson says his office does not take criminal cases from any officer who is on probation. Marsh reports Gonzalez is now serving as a school Resource Officer at Blair Oaks in Wardsville.