There You Are!
Joseph A. Shepard Sr. sat in a St. Louis jail for two years on drug charges, apparently forgotten by the court, prosecutors, and even his own attorney. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Shepard was held in his cell 23 hours a day. Now that they know he's there, prosecutors are going to press on with the case. But they say he'll get credit for the time he has served if he's convicted.