Kristen Tuohy Avila
Republican · MO · Christian County Prosecuting Attorney
Christian County Prosecuting Attorney since January 2023, after ten years as the office's first assistant prosecuting attorney.
Where Kristen Tuohy Avila stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (12 records)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 12 support
Prosecuted Floyd Vaughn, who pleaded guilty to failing to register as a sex offender and other crimes. A judge gave him 20 years in prison on August 16, 2023.
August 16, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: christiancountyprosecutor.net
Prosecuted Anthony Saucedo for crashing into a deputy while fleeing in a stolen car. After a bench trial, a judge gave him 22 years in prison on March 21, 2023.
March 21, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: christiancountyprosecutor.net
Prosecuted Richard Lyle Rose, 79, for child molestation as county prosecutor. A judge gave him 15 years in prison on March 6, 2023, the most the law allows for that crime.
March 6, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: christiancountyprosecutor.net
Prosecuted Bradley Blevins with Shana Mora, and on August 25, 2021, a judge found him guilty of sexually abusing a child under 12 and of child enticement.
August 25, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: christiancountyprosecutor.net
Prosecuted Carl Ferguson with Shana Mora for raping a child under 12. After a November 2020 jury trial, a judge gave him life in prison on April 2, 2021.
April 2, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: christiancountyprosecutor.net
Prosecuted Gary Wyatt Hicks for child molestation and sexual exploitation of a minor. She asked for back-to-back sentences, and on November 6, 2020, he got 330 years in prison.
November 6, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: christiancountyprosecutor.net
Prosecuted Doyle Hitchcock, whom a jury found guilty of forcible rape, forcible sodomy, and child endangerment. On September 12, 2018, the judge gave him seven back-to-back life sentences plus seven years.
September 12, 2018Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: christiancountyprosecutor.net
Prosecuted Nathan Falig Jr. in a bench trial for a September 2015 rape and kidnapping. The judge gave him 30 years in prison and cleared him of armed criminal action.
October 5, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: christiancountyprosecutor.net
Served as a special prosecutor in St. Louis with Prosecutor Amy Fite. On August 17, 2017, a jury found Adrian Shaw guilty of sexually abusing a three-year-old girl.
August 17, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: christiancountyprosecutor.net
Prosecuted Dustin Guerin, who pleaded guilty to rape and other crimes from an April 2015 attack. A judge gave him 30 years in prison on January 30, 2017.
January 30, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: christiancountyprosecutor.net
Prosecuted Robert Berry with Prosecutor Amy Fite for the 2011 shooting of his former mother-in-law. On May 7, 2015, a judge sentenced him to 28 years in prison.
May 7, 2015Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: christiancountyprosecutor.net
Prosecuted Michele Montiel, whom a jury found guilty on April 15, 2015, of assault and leaving the scene of a crash. The 2011 crash critically injured a man riding his horse.
April 15, 2015Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: christiancountyprosecutor.net
Track record — General
General · 1 record
Won the general election for Christian County Prosecuting Attorney on November 8, 2022. She was the only name on the ballot and got 27,246 votes.
November 8, 2022
Source: wordpress.christiancountymo.gov
Past race Kristen Tuohy Avila ran in:
- Christian County Prosecuting Attorney · November 3, 2026 · Christian County, Missouri · incumbent