Former Prosecuting Attorney Candidate Charged
St. James-based attorney Brant Shockley was arraigned Tuesday at the Phelps County Courthouse in Rolla.
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced November 20 that a grand injury had indicted Shockley, 32, on 18 counts involving sexual assaults of four different women.
The charges, which date back to 2014, allegedly occurred at Shockley’s home and office in Phelps County.
He is charged with nine counts of first-degree rape or attempted rape; four counts of first-degree sodomy; three counts of second-degree sodomy and two counts of second-degree rape.
Shockley has posted a $100,000 bond in Maries County. The conditions of his bond include GPS monitoring with house arrest from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., no communication with the victims and surrendering his passport.
Shockley filed to run for Crawford County Prosecuting Attorney as a Republican. County Clerk John Martin said he was dropped for incomplete filing, both in August and November.
“The charges in this case are abhorrent,” Hawley said. “Sexual assault has no place in Missouri. When people in positions of power take advantage of that power, they must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
This case is being investigated by the Rolla Police Department, with assistance from the Phelps County Sheriff’s Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The Attorney General’s Office is prosecuting the case and was appointed special prosecutor because of a conflict at the request of the Phelps County Prosecuting Attorney.
The Attorney General and the Rolla Police Department encourage anyone with additional information regarding Mr. Shockley or this case to contact Michael Boll at the Missouri Attorney General’s Office at (573) 644-3068 or Det. Adam Meyer at the Rolla Police Department at (573) 308-1213.
Attorney General Hawley reminds the public that the charges against Shockley are allegations and, as in all criminal cases, the defendant is presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty in a court of law.