Leanna Cable sentenced for
endangering the welfare of a child and kidnapping
June 3, 2021
Leanna Cable pled guilty to several charges including assault, burglary, child endangerment, unlawful use of a weapon, and possession of methamphetamine.
Leanna Cable, 37, of Crane, was sentenced to seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for crimes that occurred on Christmas Day in 2018.
According to Matt Selby, Stone County Prosecuting Attorney, early on December 25, 2018, the defendant, Cable, entered a house near Crane carrying a gun and demanding to see her daughter. Cable had previously been told that she could not be at the home and not to have contact with the child.
After ingesting methamphetamine the previous evening and drinking alcohol, she drove to the house, parked where she could not be observed, and then entered the house.
The owner woke up, saw Cable, told her to leave, and tried to call 911. The defendant then struck him in the head with the gun cutting his forehead. The victim then tried to get the handgun away from the defendant. During the struggle, the weapon was discharged, firing a bullet into the floor just a few feet from where the five-year-old child was sleeping. The victim was threatened with the gun and complied with the demands of the defendant.
A few minutes later, David Holmes, a Stone County deputy, arrived and began negotiating with Cable, who was still in possession of the firearm. Holmes was able to get the child outside the house. At that point, the officer successfully fired his Tazer at the defendant, knocking her to the ground, and then disarmed her and took her into custody.
During a search of Cable’s belongings, a small amount of methamphetamine was found and seized.
The Stone County prosecutor’s office charged the defendant with several felony crimes, including assault, burglary, child endangerment, unlawful use of a weapon, and possession of methamphetamine.
Selby said that the case was set for trial several times but was postponed due to COVID-19 and Judge Goodman getting appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals. On March 10, 2021, the defendant pled guilty, and sentencing was scheduled for May 29, 2021.
At a contested sentencing hearing last Friday, Selby presented detailed evidence of the nature and circumstances of the events on Christmas Day in 2018. He also showed evidence of the defendant’s past and the effect those events had on the victims.
Judge Alan Blankenship handed down prison sentences totaling seven years on the various crimes mentioned above.
“I was pleased that the judge followed our recommendation and sent the defendant to prison. Even though she did not have any prior felony convictions, these are the types of crimes that caused actual injury and raised the risk of serious injury to others. It could have easily been much worse. It was a long journey due to all of the postponements, but we finally got to where this case needed to end up.” Selby said.
According to Matt Selby, Stone County Prosecuting Attorney, early on December 25, 2018, the defendant, Cable, entered a house near Crane carrying a gun and demanding to see her daughter. Cable had previously been told that she could not be at the home and not to have contact with the child.
After ingesting methamphetamine the previous evening and drinking alcohol, she drove to the house, parked where she could not be observed, and then entered the house.
The owner woke up, saw Cable, told her to leave, and tried to call 911. The defendant then struck him in the head with the gun cutting his forehead. The victim then tried to get the handgun away from the defendant. During the struggle, the weapon was discharged, firing a bullet into the floor just a few feet from where the five-year-old child was sleeping. The victim was threatened with the gun and complied with the demands of the defendant.
A few minutes later, David Holmes, a Stone County deputy, arrived and began negotiating with Cable, who was still in possession of the firearm. Holmes was able to get the child outside the house. At that point, the officer successfully fired his Tazer at the defendant, knocking her to the ground, and then disarmed her and took her into custody.
During a search of Cable’s belongings, a small amount of methamphetamine was found and seized.
The Stone County prosecutor’s office charged the defendant with several felony crimes, including assault, burglary, child endangerment, unlawful use of a weapon, and possession of methamphetamine.
Selby said that the case was set for trial several times but was postponed due to COVID-19 and Judge Goodman getting appointed to the Missouri Court of Appeals. On March 10, 2021, the defendant pled guilty, and sentencing was scheduled for May 29, 2021.
At a contested sentencing hearing last Friday, Selby presented detailed evidence of the nature and circumstances of the events on Christmas Day in 2018. He also showed evidence of the defendant’s past and the effect those events had on the victims.
Judge Alan Blankenship handed down prison sentences totaling seven years on the various crimes mentioned above.
“I was pleased that the judge followed our recommendation and sent the defendant to prison. Even though she did not have any prior felony convictions, these are the types of crimes that caused actual injury and raised the risk of serious injury to others. It could have easily been much worse. It was a long journey due to all of the postponements, but we finally got to where this case needed to end up.” Selby said.