Woman charged with incest arrested in Boone County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Boonville woman charged with incest in Benton County was arrested Thursday in Boone County.
Troopers arrested Kimberly D. Schnieders, 35, on a warrant for statutory sodomy, child endangerment involving sexual conduct and incest on Thursday afternoon, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol online arrest report.
Charges were filed against Schnieders on Aug. 1, and an arrest warrant was issued Aug. 6. She was booked into the Boone County Jail on Thursday on a $50,000 bond.
Schnieders was arrested at her Boone County workplace Thursday, a Boone County Sheriff's Office spokesman said. She was released Friday morning to Benton County authorities.
The investigation began in December 2024 when a minor and the minor's father reported to the Howard County Sheriff's Office that the victim's biological mother, Schnieders, had touched the victim inappropriately and shared sexual images with the minor, according to a probable cause statement.
In a follow-up interview, the victim told investigators that Schnieders forced sex on them in Benton County, the statement says.
Schnieders told investigators that she and the victim often had play wrestling matches or fights, according to the statement.
A search of the victim's phone allegedly turned up several sexual photos of Schnieders, sent in May 2024. Schnieders admitted to taking the photos, but denied sending them to the victim, the probable cause statement says.
The court has denied Schnieders' application for a public defender.
