Woman gets six years on child abuse charges

The Cherokee County District Court sentenced a Pittsburg woman to prison on child abuse charges.Megan VonHemel, 41, was given a six and one half year sentence after pleading guilty to aggravated battery, abuse of a child and interfering with law enforcement.The charges were filed by the Cherokee County Attorney’s Office in 2022, following an investigation into VonHemel’s crimi...

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