Plunkett does not appear in court, attorney waives preliminary hearing

For the fourth consecutive time, Sandra G. Plunkett, 37, of Holts Summit did not appear in Callaway County Associate Circuit Court for her scheduled preliminary hearing on a first-degree murder charge.

Her court-appointed attorney, public defender Justin Carver, appeared in court Friday morning with a motion containing Plunkett's signature attesting to her desire to waive the preliminary hearing.

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