NIXA, Mo. — A Nixa man was arrested after police responded to a 911 call from the victim about him trying to kill her on the morning of New Year’s Day.
Simon Scholz, 33, of Nixa, was arrested on Jan. 1 and formally charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action, and second-degree kidnapping — all felony charges.
According to court documents, the Nixa Police Department received a call at 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 1, in which they could hear someone say, “why are you trying to kill me?”


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