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Mo. councilwoman accused of firing cops who arrested son

Police chief believes officers were fired because they messed with the son of a councilwoman

By Chris Hayes
Fox 2

WELLSTON, Mo. — A reported victim of domestic violence called 911 last August to report domestic violence. She cried, “He’s beating me with belt buckles. This is not the first time. It has happened several times.”

She was calling about the son of a Wellston city councilwoman. Police documented injuries and statements from the victim, who said, ‘I’m tired of getting beat.’ She told police ‘Every time this happens, his mother Janet Dixon gets him out of trouble.’

The suspect is Terrence Dixon. Court records, obtained by the Fox Files, reveal a ‘confidential informant’ told police that Dixon is known by the ‘street name Low-Key.’ Police reports and evidence photos documented an October 2013 raid, where detectives reported finding cocaine and heroin in Dixon`s home. The police report also documents a three-year-old and a nine-month-old in the home. In an audiotaped interview from the arrest, Officer Dan Donohue asked Terrence Dixon about drug dealing.

Terrence Dixon later got probation for drug possession. Officer Donohue, and two other officers investigating Dixon, got canned. Wellston Police Chief GT Walker believes it’s because they messed with the son of Councilwoman Dixon.

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