Judge orders man to stand trial in identity case
The husband of a Joplin woman that was sent to prison this week for a baby for sale scam waved his right to a preliminary hearing on trafficking in stolen identities. Wilks G. Sims Jr., 55, waived his hearing in Jasper County Court and was ordered to stay in jail until trial by Associate Judge Richard Copeland. The judge set March 7 for his initial appearance in a trial division court. Joplin police reportedly found various forms of identification for at least 81 people when they searched the home of Sims and his wife, Alice H. Sims, 29, at 1921 S. Wall Ave., after her arrest Dec. 8.
Documents seized contained people’s names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and checking account numbers. Seized utility bills also showed that they had arranged for electrical, water and gas services to their home, and had started cell phone accounts in other people’s names.
His wife was sentenced Monday to four years in prison after pleading guilty to felony stealing by deceit. Her conviction stems from a down payment on a baby she accepted from two undercover police officers in the parking lot of a McDonald’s restaurant in Joplin. She claimed to be pregnant and had advertised the unborn baby for sale on Craigslist.
Really?!! What the heck is wrong with people? Now I don't know about you, but I am kind of thinking the prison is the right place for these people. What kind of person, whether they are really having a baby or not, puts an ad on Craigslist stating that they have a baby for sale? It sounds like these two were a match made in the county jail.
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