Galena man charged after Cassville splitting maul attack
Victim required brain surgery after the assault
November 20, 2019
Charlea Estes-Jones
A Galena man is in Stone County Jail after an assault at a Cassville rural residence that left the victim with a brain injury needing surgery. Wesley Frank Mease, 43, of Galena is charged with assault in the first degree with serious physical injury for the incident from October.
According to affidavits of probable cause by Barry County Sheriff's Office detective Doug Henry, Mease attacked the victim at a residence on Farm Road 2180 outside of Cassville on October 29. Mease allegedly took an eight pound splitting maul and struck the victim in the head, causing injuries to his skull and brain.
A witness at the scene said Mease claimed voices in his head told him to do it. The witness also said Mease turned the splitting maul over and was going to strike the victim again with the wedge end but was stopped by someone else at the scene.
Mease was taken into custody by Stone County law enforcement and is currently held in the Stone County Jail in lieu of a $75,000 cash-only bond.
Charlea Estes-Jones
A Galena man is in Stone County Jail after an assault at a Cassville rural residence that left the victim with a brain injury needing surgery. Wesley Frank Mease, 43, of Galena is charged with assault in the first degree with serious physical injury for the incident from October.
According to affidavits of probable cause by Barry County Sheriff's Office detective Doug Henry, Mease attacked the victim at a residence on Farm Road 2180 outside of Cassville on October 29. Mease allegedly took an eight pound splitting maul and struck the victim in the head, causing injuries to his skull and brain.
A witness at the scene said Mease claimed voices in his head told him to do it. The witness also said Mease turned the splitting maul over and was going to strike the victim again with the wedge end but was stopped by someone else at the scene.
Mease was taken into custody by Stone County law enforcement and is currently held in the Stone County Jail in lieu of a $75,000 cash-only bond.