A Baptist pastor in Missouri's Ozarks, Matthew Dedmon, was issued a $30,000 bond after spending two years in jail for allegedly shooting his wife's lover. The incident occurred on May 28, 2022, when Dedmon shot Joe Newburn multiple times in the chest after allegedly spotting him with his wife in a car outside a restaurant in the Ozark Courthouse Square Historic District.
Newburn tragically passed away the following day at Cox South Hospital, as reported by the Ozark Police Department. Dedmon, who is the pastor of Heritage Baptist Church, was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action and had been held without bond for two years.
