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Published May 09, 2008 11:51 am - At least four criminal cases have been filed in the last 15 months in the wake of teen deaths and those cases are now making their way through the courts in Southwest Missouri. Authorities prosecuting multiple criminal cases stemming from teen deaths By Derek Spellman and Melissa Dunson news@joplinglobe.com At least four criminal cases have been filed in the last 15 months in the wake of teen deaths and those cases are now making their way through the courts in Southwest Missouri. * Jarub Baird A jury trial is set for June 2-4 in Jasper County for Jarub Baird, 18, of Carthage, charged with one count of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of second-degree assault stemming from a Dec. 8, 2006, traffic accident that took the life of Hannah Smallwood, 15, of Carthage, and injured two other teenagers. Baird was driving. A probable-cause affidavit filed by the state trooper who investigated the accident states that a small bag of marijuana was found in the driver’s shoe. Tests then were ordered on a blood sample obtained from Baird and they came back positive for marijuana, the affidavit states. However, the Jasper County Prosecutor’s office never introduced evidence in that regard at Baird’s preliminary hearing in October. Instead, the prosecutor’s office is basing its charges on the alleged recklessness of the speed at which Baird was driving. A phone message left for Debbie Smallwood, Hannah Smallwood’s mother, was not returned. * Justin Pickup A trial has been scheduled for July 9-11 in the case of Justin Pickup, 24, a former Neosho police officer who is accused of giving a pint of vodka to Kassie Schenck, 16, the day before she crashed her car at 4 a.m. on Dec. 21, 2007, on Pineville Road. Pickup is charged with one count of misdemeanor child endangerment in connection to the case. The case is being prosecuted by the Missouri Attorney General’s office after then-Newton County Prosecutor Scott Watson recused himself because of a conflict of interest. The trial will take place in McDonald County on a change of venue from Newton County. Karen Cahalan, Kassie Schenck’s mother, said the family is awaiting the trial. “We just kind of take it one day at a time,” she said. * Brandon Himes 
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