Jefferson City Man Pleads Guilty to Child Sex Crime

Jefferson City man pleads guilty to child sex crime

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man faces life in prison after pleading guilty to a child sex crime. Ryan Swillum, 25, of Jefferson City plead guilty to first-degree statutory sodomy on Friday, according to a press release from Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson. According to the release, the events occurred in Jefferson

Jefferson City man pleads guilty to child sex crime, faces life in prison

Ryan Swillum, 25, entered the plea as part of a hearing Friday in Cole County Circuit Court.

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Cole County’s prosecutor says a Jefferson City man will receive a mandatory life prison sentence, after pleading guilty to first degree statutory sodomy. Prosecutor Locke Thompson says 25-year-old Ryan Swillum pleaded guilty on Friday, adding that the child is under the age of 12. Swillum was set to go on trial this week. Cole County prosecutor Locke Thompson is prosecuting the 25-year-old Jefferson City man (photo courtesy of the Cole County pr…