LIBERTY, Mo. — An Excelsior Springs man was sentenced this week to a total of 19 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to two counts of child molestation.
Gary Dean Tackett Jr. pleaded guilty Aug. 18 in Clay County Circuit Court to second-degree child molestation involving a child younger than 12 and fourth-degree child molestation involving a child younger than 17, according to Missouri court records.
The second-degree child molestation charge, a Class B felony, stemmed from an offense dated Jan. 1, 2023. Tackett was sentenced to 15 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections on that count…