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A Dexter High School student and Bearcat football player was arrested Friday afternoon on charges of sodomy and restraint.
Zachariah Allen Hedrick, 17, a Junior at Dexter High School, faces charges of forcible sodomy and felonious restraint, according to the Stoddard County Sheriff's Department.
Details that led to the charges will be published as they become available.
Forcible sodomy, an unclassified felony punishable by up to life in prison, is defined in the Missouri Revised Statutes as "...deviate sexual intercourse with another person by the use of forcible compulsion."
Felonious restraint, a class c felony, is punishable by up to seven years in prison and is defined as knowingly restraining another unlawfully and without consent so as to interfere substantially with his liberty and exposes him to a substantial risk of serious physical injury
Hedrick was taken to the Stoddard County Jail where his bond was set at $50,000 cash only and he bonded out. No court date has been set as of press time.
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Dang!!!
HOLY CRAP! Who woulda thought a DHS student/football player could be capable of such nasty things! I'm interested in reading about the rest of this story!
before the wave of comments & opinions start flying onto this website, I hope that each of you consider that there are families hurting right now. you may feel that you are justified in voicing your thoughts & opinions for all to see, but please think before you speak... let's not spew harsh words or spread gossip & rumors and make an already bad situation even worse.
bnic3...nice try, but nothing will stop The Daily Statesman commenting crew. Bearcat72, MrsDolphin, shannonhoon, and Jim Morrison will run this one into the ground.
This is a sad situation indeed. People should remember to be kinder than necessary, for everyone is going through some kind of battle. I am sure both families would appreciate some prayer.
Yes Barbie, because I'm so heartless that I have to comment more than I already have. I'm not so niave that I don't realize what kind of pain the victim and his/her family are going through. I guess since I have an opinion, and I'm not afraid to state it, then I'm no good. I won't speak for the others, but I'd like to say for myself that I know when enough is enough, and if you have a difference of opinion on that, then I don't know what to tell you.
Prayers are definetely in order though. I sure hope what this boy got was worth a lifetime in jail.
Is this boy's family rich? How did you get bounded out for $50,000. Man if it was a poor kidd he would be stuck there until court time. This is sad. If he did something wrong then he should stay in jail until court.
This entire situation is complete rubbish. I have known the families of both parties for the majority of my life.
There is no way that he would have done this to anyone. Regardless of what anyone says, there is NO way. It is completely out of character for him, and there is no evidence of anything, other than the babbling of a less-than-competent girl.
Wow!!!! That is some name calling on part of Flowergal. Did not know who the kid was until that. I am sorry for both families and hope that it is not true, but if it is true I hope the punishment fits the crime. One other thing Bearcat72, MrsDolphin, shannonhoon, and Jim Morrison always run people in the ground when they are arrested for a crime, but I have not seen one posting on this topic making fun of the person arrested. That goes to show that they are on here just to make fun of people, it is easy to make fun of someone until you know their parents or them.
What a headline! If that's not designed to get things fired up I don't know what is. I will say that Flowergal simply wrote what a lot of folks around town are thinking and C7589 shame on you for turning this around to blame the victim.
Ive known this family for years...but you tend to lose respect for people when they let their children run wild...they get into trouble...then they bail them out and let them loose...especially to prey on our daughters...you can be sure he did this and he will not serve time for it...i know this because he tried to do the same thing to my daughter...it was a "put out or get out" situation and my daughter chose to get out...he left her stranded on a country road...guess he got a little more brave being that he didnt get caught and took it alot further this time...the only thing this boy will suffer is some embarrasement...because he comes from a family with money.
arkansasboy, I couldn't agree with you more about Bearcat72, MrsDolphin, shannonhoon, and Jim Morrison. They have made fun of just about everyone on the statesman. Looks like this hits home. c7589 doesn't know the accused very well, you better wait and see how this plays out before you proclaim to know his innocence... You may be in for a surprise.
It will all come out in the wash. This can't be blamed on Zach's parents. My daughter got into some trouble last year despite her dad and I trying to make sure she did not run wild. Parents are not perfect and don't always have control of their kids. I don't know either of the families but I do hope that the situation is handled properly and fairly.
I have know this family for a long time and I cannot begin to imagine what they are going through. I do know that we serve a forgiving God and we need to forgive also. I don't pretend to know what happened, other than what I have read. But I know that both families need prayer and understanding from the entire community. Please be cautious of what you say and don't believe everything you hear or read.
Yep, we make fun of the people who can't learn their lessons and keep themselves out of trouble. I'm easy on people compared to the other's you're comparing me to. Besides, this ain't hitting home, I don't know these families. I'm too poor to have anything to do with a family that can afford to post a $50,000 bond in the blink of an eye. I can't even afford a 1/10 of that for a down payment on a house! And I don't even know who the girl is, and I don't believe she deserves to have her name painted all over this site. A victim is a victim, and we're supposed to protect them.
People let's not start bashing the parents. I've known the boy and his parents for 12 years. All anyone knows is what has been alleged it is up to the judge to decide what's true. I would never defend anyone of such a thing but the lord says we are to forgive if we ourselves are to be forgiven. That said now is the time to remember everyone involved in our prayers. Can you just put yourselves in the parents shoes for a min. It doesn't matter how much money they have and they have always been active parents in their kids lives. I'm a parent myself and I know your kids can do things that totally shock you when you think there is no way. I hope everyone can just take a christ like attitude.
Concernedmommy, you might seem slightly more believable if you used correct English.
backseat driver, maybe there should be shame on me for blaming the victim here; but if she wouldn't repeatedly put herself in situations like this, she wouldn't have people doubting her. If you want to get technical about it, shame on everyone for approaching this with a 'guilty until proven innocent' mentality. I always thought our legal system worked the other way around...
wiseguy20090, get your facts straight. I've known both his family and him as long as I can remember. Nice try, though.
Whatever happened to "innocent until proven quilty in a court of law"? It seems to me that some who have posted comments to this story consider themselves Judge, Jury and Executioner and to heck with the facts. You know in the past few months the posting of comments to this and other stories is becoming as bad as the Topix forum. Don't you people have better things to do with your lives than to spread such vicious gossip? Gossip is all it is at this point until ALL the facts are in.
Not gonna get into this other than to say that correct grammar has nothing to do with being "believable" when a mom says her daughter was left out on a country road because she wouldn't "put out"! I don't know what I would do if that happened to my daughter!
goat lady, I figured you would want correct grammar more than anyone. Correct me if I'm wrong, but were you not an English teacher.
Question to all the previous posters. Why do you assume that the boys family is "rich"? $50,000 is a lot of money, but that doesn't necessarily mean the family is "rich". And if they are, who cares. Would you want your child spending the night in jail? Just curious.
Bon, yes, I would want my kids staying in jail if they did something wrong. They're young, but have already been told that if they get in trouble later on, they will face the music. If they can prove to me that they're wrongly accused, I'll help them out. I'm not raising the next generation of rapists and theives and murderers.
c7589 my facts are very straight. I have known both parties all of my life. Played ball with both dads. You don't know the boy as well as you think you do. Also, why do you characterize the girl as "less than competent" I feel bad for both parties involved, no matter what 2 lives and families are ruined, bottom line.
dolphie, if you thought your child was innocent, you would still let them sit in jail, because in your words,"I'm not raising the next generation of rapist and thieves and murderers." I'm just guessing because I don't know you, but I highly doubt that.
Bon, let me quote myself so you can see what you missed in my last comment.
"...want my kids staying in jail if they did something wrong." Please pay close attention to the words "...if they did something wrong."
"If they can prove to me that they're wrongly accused, I'll help them out." Sometimes I swear some of you guys only see what you want to see in other's posts.
Why do you people get on here and start pointing fingers at people and telling them what they will and wont do... who cares really, I gaurantee I would leave my son in jail or prison whichever he ended up in if he did something stupid just to teach him a lesson. Its very good to punish your kids... why do you think the world has turned to being as bad as it is these day. Its all because of you "Ill put you in time out" people. You have to teach them a lesson that they wont forget easily. That is all.
dolphie, I apologize. I did not read it close enough. But I think you are right about seeing what you want to see. I believe everyone is at fault for that sometime or another.
Thanks Dr. Dobson, I mean newparents08, for the parenting advice. I am sure you are very qualified to be passing out such information.
What? Did you guys miss me? Hmmmm, what to think...what to think. I think when you see a mug shot of someone who is arrested for drugs and they're stoned in the photo, then yes, they're guilty. In this case though, I guess I'll have to wait and see...
Oh yea, Arkansas Hillbilly, I have, in fact, known the boy's parents all my life (and probably the girl's), buuuuuutttttt, I'll still comment anyway.
Alright folks, enough already. The truth is none of us know what we would unless we were in a situation like this. What you "think" you would do and what you actually "do" could turn out different than you expect. Think about how you would feel if you were in either of the parent's shoes and how you would react to small town criticism and gossip. We are supposed to be the adults, the accused and the victim are kids.
Thank you bon.
Mizzou mom...I do know what I would do. I'm not going to bail my kids out, and teach them that I'll be here to bail their butts out even when they do wrong. My job as a parent is to teach them NOT to do wrong...so why would I enable them by bailing them out?
OH, and you're right about us being adults here. But so is this 17 year old kid. If you're old enough to perform an act such as this, and old enough to be arrested as an adult, then you're no kid. The girl, on the other hand, I can't say anything about because she is the victim, and I don't know anything about her side of the story.
When I read this story, my heart sank. Although the act is dispicable, my wife and I both said outloud, "Those poor parents". Discipline is neccessary in the training of children, but we must not put the blame on parent's lack of discipline unless we have all the facts and know the parents were truly too lenient. Sounds to me like several people in this story need a whole lot of our prayers- parents, the guilty and certainly the victim and victim's family.
Haven't made much fun of 16 and 17 year old kids who potentially have been involved with acts that could affect the rest of their lives. Meth heads and debate over bonds...YES. Have no remorse for crackheads getting busted for the 9th time and then having people on here cry about a bail being too large. Will continue to laugh at druggies going to jail and hope we see more and more of it.
Ruff Ruff
If Goat Lady is an english teacher, and likes to correct grammar, she should know that the exclamation mark goes inside of the parenthesis. "NOT OUTSIDE"!!!!
No one said she was a GOOD English teacher.
Now, we're all laughing at the misuse of capitalization and punctuation. English must always begin with a capital E. There are NO parentheses in any of the lines I read. I did, however, see some quotation marks. The writer is absolutely correct in placing the exclamation marks OUTSIDE the quotation marks, also. It was not a direct quote.
This is from a real English teacher! The point here is that people are hurting. It is not anyone's place to ridicule or say what we would or would not do. As parents, we must raise our children to the best of our ability, hoping all the while that they turn out right. Nobody wants to see his or her children ruin the life we tried so hard to make happy and good.
To be honest i'm a little embarrassed to say that i'm from Dexter, MO. Living here and playing ball, i know how adults are. As long as i was making plays on that field on Friday nights the town loved me, but as soon as people mess up it over. I've also known both parties involved in the horrible situation. The alleged victim's mother was one of my favorite substitute teachers in school, and i've known and respected the Hedricks for years. None of us, including myself, have any right to have much of an opinion on this matter. We weren't there and most of us probably don't know anything but what we've read on here or heard from rumors. Take that into account before you start bashin these poor kids and their families, that's ridiculous. I love Dexter and the people in the community, but most of these posts are shameful!
4Life....check out the grammar posts and take some notes. When you make plays on a football field, that should be celebrated. When you make the papers for negative incidents, you shouldn't be surprised to feel like others think you screwed things up.
Also, we all have the basic right to form an opinion! Great country isn't it!
Do feel for both families and wish this would be fairly...FAIRLY...settled behind the scenes.
This is such a sad story. None of us know for sure what we would actually do in a horrible situtation like this. My heart breaks for all parties.
Hey what is with this analyzing everyone's punctuation??? We don't get graded for our comments. Lighten us Please!
This is such a sad story. None of us know for sure what we would actually do in a horrible situtation like this. My heart breaks for all parties.
Hey what is with this analyzing everyone's punctuation??? We don't get graded for our comments. Lighten us Please!