Former Spencer Pastor's Case May Be Nearing Conclusion

By Russ Mitchell
Daily Reporter
March 8, 2017

http://www.spencerdailyreporter.com/story/2393011.html

Former Spencer pastor Kevin Grimes appears to be taking steps toward a plea agreement stemming from a 2016 sexual misconduct investigation.

District Court Judge Nancy Whittenburg on Tuesday set a 10 a.m. plea hearing Monday, May 15, at the Clay County Courthouse for Grimes. The judge also ordered the Department of Corrections to prepare a pre-plea investigation report for the possible sentencing process.

Clay County Attorney Kristi Kuester emphasized that "no finalized agreement" for a plea had been reached as of Wednesday.

"I think we're getting down to the final details of it," Kuester said. "It still could go to trial at this point, you just never know — but it seems like, within the next couple of months, we'll probably be looking at getting the plea finalized."