State of Missouri v. Lonnie Vandell Mitchell

IN THE MISSOURI COURT OF APPEALS WESTERN DISTRICT STATE OF MISSOURI, ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) WD81099 ) LONNIE VANDELL MITCHELL, ) FILED: April 30, 2019 Appellant. ) Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jackson County The Honorable Sandra Midkiff, Judge Before Division Two: Edward R. Ardini, Jr., P.J., and Alok Ahuja and Gary D. Witt, JJ. After a jury trial in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Lonnie Mitchell was found guilty of property damage in the first degree, in violation of § 569.100,1 and animal abuse, in violation of § 578.012. The charges stemmed from an incident in which Mitchell…