Maryville Man Charged with Discrimination-Motivated Harassment and Assault
Jon Scott Shell faces charges stemming from an August incident involving four black men; the case is only at the charging stage and remains undecided.
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Maryville Man Charged with Discrimination-Motivated Harassment and Assault
Jon Scott Shell, 55, has been charged in Nodaway County with harassment motivated by discrimination and fourth-degree assault motivated by discrimination, according to northwestmoinfo.com.
The charges stem from an incident on Aug. 29, in which the government alleges Shell argued with four Black men, used a racial slur, and spat in his hand and rubbed it on one of the men's faces, as reported by northwestmoinfo.com.
Shell has been charged but not tried. The case is undecided, and Shell is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
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