Rex Barnett

Rex Barnett
Member of the Missouri House of Representatives
from the 4 district
In office
1994–2002
Succeeded by Brad Lager
Personal details
Born (1938-11-22) November 22, 1938
Laredo, Missouri
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Residence Maryville, Missouri
Alma mater Trenton Junior College
Central Missouri State University

Rex Barnett (born October 22, 1938)[1] is an American politician and former member of the Missouri State Highway Patrol.[2]

A Republican, he represented District 4 (Atchison, Nodaway and Worth Counties) in the Missouri House of Representatives for four terms (from 1994 to 2002). During this time, he sat on committees for criminal law, public safety and law enforcement, and appropriations for corrections and public safety.[3]

Controversy with Matthew Barnett

In 2012, Barnett's grandson, Matthew Barnett, was arrested for the rape of the then fourteen-year-old Daisy Coleman and for having left her unconscious on her family's front porch in severe conditions in Maryville, Missouri, and confessed; however, prosecutors declined to pursue charges, and allegations were subsequently made that Barnett had interfered with the case.[4]

Barnett subsequently denied any involvement in the case, stating that he "knew that any contact whatsoever by [Barnett] with the sheriff’s department or prosecuting attorney — or any witness, as far as that goes — would have been bad for [Barnett] and bad for the case."[5]

References

  1. ↑ Rex Barnett's biography at Project Vote Smart; retrieved October 15, 2013
  2. ↑ REP. REX BARNETT - 91st General Assembly, at the Missouri House of Representatives; published 2002; retrieved October 15, 2013
  3. ↑ Representative Rex Barnett -- District 4 -- Republican at the Missouri House of Representatives; published 2002; retrieved October 15, 2013
  4. ↑ Why Was The Maryville Rape Case Dropped?, by Peggy Lowe and Monica Sandreczki; at KCUR-FM/NPR; published July 11, 2013; retrieved October 15, 2013
  5. ↑ Nightmare in Maryville: Teens’ sexual encounter ignites a firestorm against family at the Kansas City Star; by Dugan Arnett; published October 12, 2013; retrieved October 15, 2013


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