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St. Joseph Man Convicted of Statutory Sodomy

Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 6:13 AM

A Buchanan County jury found Dakota Slagle guilty Tuesday on two counts of first-degree statutory sodomy involving a child. Evidence presented during the trial detailed multiple incidents occurring between 2020 and 2022 while Slagle resided with the victim. The conviction follows a forensic interview where the child disclosed the abuse, which took place over a…

A Buchanan County jury found Dakota Slagle guilty Tuesday on two counts of first-degree statutory sodomy involving a child. Evidence presented during the trial detailed multiple incidents occurring between 2020 and 2022 while Slagle resided with the victim. The conviction follows a forensic interview where the child disclosed the abuse, which took place over a two-year period.

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