Stone County Republican / Crane Chronicle
  • Home
  • Inside This Week's Issue
    • Kimberling City: Meet your mayor Bob Fritz
    • Profitable cow-calf operations begin with early calvers
    • Reeds Spring Intermediate School Character Students of the Month
    • Galena Summer School Enrollment Open
    • Wolves Win Home Track Meet
    • Bending safety guidelines during turkey season leads to hunting accidents
    • McCord Bend voters pass use and sales taxes, money will help improve roads
    • Clifton and Hoyt receive prison terms
  • This Week's Issue
  • Archive
  • Our History
  • Place Ad
  • Subscribe
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Form

Crane Man Charged With Rape

December 13, 2018

Isaac Estes-Jones

An 18 year old Crane man is facing rape charges after allegedly assaulting someone after a gathering in Galena. 


According to affidavits of probable cause, Kelbie D. McKnight, 18, of Crane, was with friends at an address on Highway 413. At the event, McKnight and the victim, reportedly his significant other, were drinking and mingling with friends and family on Sunday, October 21, 2018. 


The cause statement continues to say that at the end of the evening, McKnight and the victim went to bed and were watching Netflix. The victim fell asleep. 


She allegedly awoke sometime later with McKnight on top of her; she reportedly froze. 


When the victim woke up later, she reportedly found her pants were unzipped and her underclothes were wet. When confronted about this, McKnight allegedly gave different excuses before finally admitting to having intercourse with her while she was asleep and said he did not think she would find out. 


McKnight is charged with rape in the second degree, a Class D felony. He was arrested on Wednesday, November 21, and booked into the Stone County Jail. His bond amount was first set at $20,000 cash-only. On Tuesday, November 27, that bond was reduced to $5,000 cash-only. Online court records indicate that McKnight posted the full bond on Friday, December 7. 


McKnight will next appear in Stone County Circuit Court on January 8, 2019. 


All content copyright Stone County Publishing Co. Inc.
The Stone County Republican/Crane Chronicle
P.O. Box 401, Crane, Missouri 65633
Phone: 417-723-5248      Fax: 417-723-8490
  • Home
  • Inside This Week's Issue
    • Kimberling City: Meet your mayor Bob Fritz
    • Profitable cow-calf operations begin with early calvers
    • Reeds Spring Intermediate School Character Students of the Month
    • Galena Summer School Enrollment Open
    • Wolves Win Home Track Meet
    • Bending safety guidelines during turkey season leads to hunting accidents
    • McCord Bend voters pass use and sales taxes, money will help improve roads
    • Clifton and Hoyt receive prison terms
  • This Week's Issue
  • Archive
  • Our History
  • Place Ad
  • Subscribe
  • Contact Us
    • Contact Form