The United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Missouri will close their Chambers, Clerk’s Office, Probation, and Pretrial Services on Monday, January 19. The closure is in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday.
Despite the closure of physical offices, electronic systems such as CM/ECF, PACER, and E-Juror will remain available for use.
“All electronic systems will be in operation including CM/ECF, PACER, and E-Juror,” according to the court’s announcement.
A Guatemalan man faces federal charges after being indicted for illegally possessing a firearm while unlawfully present in Missouri. Authorities allege Edilberto Gonzalez-Barrera also entered the country without proper admission. The case is part of Operation Take Back America.
A Columbia man has been sentenced by a federal judge to thirty years in prison without parole for enticing a minor into producing child pornography as well as advertising such material online. The case was investigated by Homeland Security Investigations offices in New Jersey and Kansas City under Project Safe Childhood.
Nathaniel Rod Gibson received a sentence of over fourteen years for grooming and illegal sexual contact with a minor after pleading guilty earlier this year. The case involved cross-state travel from Missouri to Arkansas as well as thousands of text messages sent during several months.
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