SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A man has been given a new charge in jail following the death of Chaviz Nguyen in Springfield in 2023.
According to online court documents, Timothy Hester has been charged with first-degree assault following an incident in the Greene County Juvenile Detention Facility in 2024. Hester is also charged with first-degree murder, four counts of armed criminal action, first-degree attempted assault and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon following an incident in downtown Springfield in 2023.
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The probable cause statement says law enforcement responded to Greene County Juvenile Detention Facility following a report of a 17-year-old juvenile male, who was later identified as Hester, that was “becoming violent” on July 24, 2024.
Hester was found locked inside a hallway outside one of the locked rooms. Deputies spoke to Hester and tried to convince him to return to his cell, but he refused to comply…