Teen faces murder charge for Reeds Spring slaying

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM

REEDS SPRING, Mo. — A 19-year-old man has been identified and charged with the murder of a woman.

According to court documents, Gavin O. Justice, of Arkansas, faces charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action.

According to the Stone County Sheriff’s Office, on Oct. 6, at 12:27 p.m., law enforcement was dispatched to an apartment in downtown Reeds Spring for a man running around covered in blood. There, police found the body of a 19-year-old woman with stab wounds.

The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.

(Story by Tony Nguyen, ozarksfirst.com)

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