HANNIBAL, Mo. — A Hannibal attorney has been charged with five felonies involving a traffic crash on Sept. 13 in Shelby County.
Tyler White, 33, of Hannibal was charged Friday in Shelby County Circuit Court with:
- Kidnapping in the second degree, a Class D felony;
- Tampering with a witness in a felony prosecution, a Class D felony;
- Leaving the scene of an accident, a Class E felony;
- Two counts of tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution, a Class E felony.
If convicted by a jury, White could face up to seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for a Class D felony and up to four years in prison for a Class E felony. For Class D or E felonies, the court also has the option of sentencing a person to county jail for up to one year. However, any sentence for more than a year must be served in state prison.
Shelby County Judge Mike Greenwell issued an arrest warrant on Friday. White was arrested Friday morning at the Marion County Courthouse in Hannibal. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers transported White to the Shelby County Jail, where he remained at 5 p.m. Friday…