No Bond for Merriam Woods Man

Sunday, July 24, 2022 at 9:06 AM

By Scott McCaulley @smcckc

Photo Courtesy Taney County Sheriff's Office

A bond reduction was denied last wee for a Merriam Woods man charged with rape.

According to an entry on Missouri Case Net, the bond reduction was denied for Cody Diggan, who according to a probable cause statement posted in the Branson Tri-Lakes News, is charged with a count of first degree rape or attempted rape after three women told authorities that they were raped or sexually assaulted by Diggan in Kissee Mills earlier this month.

The original story on this case can be read on the Branson Tri-Lakes News Website.

(Jason Wert of the Branson Tri-Lakes News provided information for this story)

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