Prosecuting Attorney

Welcome to the website of the Cole County Prosecuting Attorney. Please take some time and find out who we are and the services we provide. We are proud to serve the 75,000+ people of Cole County, Missouri.

The Cole County Prosecuting Attorney's Office is located on the 3rd floor of the Cole County Courthouse Annex in the heart of Jefferson City, just blocks from the Missouri Capitol and the Missouri River. We prosecute cases ranging from relatively minor traffic and misdemeanor offenses to serious felonies.

A prosecuting attorney strives for justice above all else; we recognize and uphold the constitutional rights of all people in the courts of the State of Missouri including those accused of crimes.

Cole County, Mo Courthouse

To efficiently and effectively prosecute criminal offenses, the office employs 9 assistant prosecuting attorneys, an investigator, and three victim advocates including the RACS victims' advocate and VOCA victim advocates, and a dozen support staff members.


Justice for victims is our avowed goal. Do not hesitate to contact us to inquire about our service to the people of Cole County.

  1. Prosecuting Attorney obtains justice for Jasmine King, murdered by her daughter's father

    Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson announced today that Sergio Sayles, 39, of Jefferson City was found guilty by Boone County Judge Brouck Jacobs following a bench trial this week for the 2023 slaying of Jasmine King, 22, of Jefferson City. Read on...

  2. Assistant Prosecutor Seaver achieves closure for Child Sexual Abuse Survivor

    Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson announced today that Dean Jason Smith, 41, of Centertown was sentenced to sixty years in prison for sexually abusing a minor on September 17, 2022. Read on...

  3. Assistant Prosecutors Fox and Seaver obtain Justice for Rape Survivors

    Centertown man receives two consecutive life sentences Read on...
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