HUNTSVILLE, Mo – A case continues against a Moberly defendant accused of assault in attempting to escape from custody.
A court docket names Derek Birge, 33, as having entered a plea of not guilty to felony charges of the escape attempt. He also faces felony assault charges and armed criminal action from a January incident during which he was arrested for possession of a controlled substance.
Birge allegedly tried to take an officer’s firearm in the escape attempt.
The hearing of a motion is scheduled at the Randolph County Circuit Court for 9 a.m, May 26.
Matt Griffith is a broadcaster for KMZU 100.7, send story ideas to mattg@kmzu.com.