Sex offender accused of stalking a 12-year-old girl

Posted: 02.19.2013 at 11:47 AM

William Darrell Joyner is charged with aggravated stalking

MACON COUNTY, MO. -- A Heartland man, who is listed on the state's sex offender registry, is now accused of stalking a 12-year-old Macon girl.

William Darrell Joyner, 45, of Macon, Missouri, is charged with aggravated stalking. He is being held in the Macon County jail without bond.

According to court papers, Joyner had lived with the victim’s family briefly. He had expressed his love for the child and said that they were soul mates, and were meant to be together.

After moving out, Joyner is accused of continuing to express his love for the child in text messages and by having direct contact with the family. He is also accused of driving near the area of her school bus and observing her on multiple occasions waiting for the bus.

Joyner is on the sex offender registry after being convicted of lewdness involving a child in West Valley, Utah in 1996 and again in 2002.

Joyner has pleaded not guilty in Macon County Associate Circuit Court and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on February 28.

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