Man charged with statutory rape in Morgan County; woman accused of endangering child
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Two people have been charged with felonies after a man allegedly raped a teenager in Morgan County.
Trevaughn Jones, 29, of Independence, was charged with two counts of second-degree statutory rape and one count of second-degree statutory sodomy. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $100,000 bond.
Kayla Arnone, 38, of Excelsior Springs, was charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. She is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $50,000 bond. Arraignments for both people are scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday.
According to the probable cause statement, deputies were called to a residence after Arnone claimed her roommate assaulted her. She then allegedly told deputies that Jones, the roommate and a 15-year-old girl left the area and that Jones was in a “sexual relationship” with the youth, the statement says.
Deputies found the two walking on Route WW and the girl allegedly denied the “relationship.” Jones allegedly admitted it to deputies and described multiple sexual encounters, the statement says.
Arnone allegedly told deputies that she thought Jones was 18, still thought the “relationship” was inappropriate, but didn’t tell law enforcement because she was unsure of the law, the statement says.