Woman, man accused in child’s accidental shooting death get bond

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A couple who was charged in the accidental shooting death of an 11-year-old Moberly child earlier this year were given a bond.

Jo and Michael Timmons were each charged with five counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

A warrant with a $5,000 bond was issued to Michael Timmons on Tuesday and court records show he posted bond on Wednesday. Jo Timmons was previously held without bond, but was assigned a $25,000 bond on Wednesday. She is no longer listed on the Randolph County Jail’s online roster.

An arraignment is scheduled for Micahel Timmons at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 11; while a preliminary hearing for Jo Timmons is set for 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 20.

Court documents in previous reporting note poor living conditions for multiple children, as well as easily accessible guns being around the house while both adults were out. Jo Timmons allegedly left the children alone that day and Michael Timmons is home a few weeks or months at a time, court documents allege.

Jo Timmons’ court documents say she left three children alone in January while one of them was killed in an accidental shooting.