Lanagan woman sentenced for trafficking stolen ID’s

A woman from Lanagan, Missouri, has pleaded guilty in Newton County Circuit Court to
trafficking in stolen identities in Neosho and was sentenced to 7 years in the Missouri Department
of Corrections. Read the full press release below:

Angela Horton, 47, was sentenced by Judge Kevin Selby of the 40th Judicial Circuit on Tuesday,
October 20, on one count of B Felony Trafficking in Stolen Identities. The state dismissed
additional counts of stealing and forgery.

On November 8, 2019, deputies with the Newton County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant
at a motel in Neosho rented in the defendant’s name. In the motel room, law enforcement
discovered stolen property including debit cards, checks, social security cards, and other
identifying information for more than five victims.

The case was investigated by Todd Morgan and additional deputies of the Newton County Sheriff’s
Office and prosecuted by William Lynch and Sarah Crites of the Newton County Prosecutor’s
Office.