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Former Plattsburg Police Officer Pleads Not Guilty in Indecent Messaging Case

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 6:21 AM

A former Plattsburg, Missouri, police officer has pleaded not guilty to charges of leaving obscene messages about two infants on a commercial sex-chatline app. Steve McDermit was arrested last week by the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office and was terminated from the Plattsburg Police Department shortly after. He made his initial court appearance in Andrew County…

A former Plattsburg, Missouri, police officer has pleaded not guilty to charges of leaving obscene messages about two infants on a commercial sex-chatline app. Steve McDermit was arrested last week by the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office and was terminated from the Plattsburg Police Department shortly after. He made his initial court appearance in Andrew County on Monday and is scheduled for his next hearing on October 27th.

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