How Could You? Hall of Shame-Amanda Lynn and Jason Acree

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From Rogersville, Missouri, former social worker turned foster and adoptive parent Amanda Lynn Acree and her husband Jason Acree have “been charged with multiple counts of abuse or neglect of a child.

Amanda Lynn Acree, born in 1986, is charged with eight counts of the Class D felony of abuse or neglect of a child.

That’s one count for each child investigators say are in her and her husband’s custody.

Her husband, Jason Acree, 44, is facing the same charges. He has been arrested and remains in custody at the Webster County jail on a $10,000 bond.

The charges come after a Webster County deputy and Children’s Division worker allegedly found the Acree home in Rogersville in very dirty and messy conditions on June 15, with animal feces and urine in several of the children’s rooms and beds.

According to the probable cause statement, Children’s Division workers have done “several investigations” at the Acree home in the past, but the workers had not checked the back of the house where the children lived prior to the June 15 visit.Division worker allegedly found the Acree home in Rogersville in very dirty and messy conditions on June 15, with animal feces and urine in several of the children’s rooms and beds.

According to the probable cause statement, Children’s Division workers have done “several investigations” at the Acree home in the past, but the workers had not checked the back of the house where the children lived prior to the June 15 visit.

A Webster County judge granted a warrant for Amanda Acree’s arrest on Wednesday, June 24.

Amanda Acree was not home when the deputy and Children Division worker visited the Rogersville residence earlier this month, according to the probable cause statement. Jason Acree was home and told the investigators that Amanda Acree had left “two weeks ago” with some of their children to go to North Carolina to find a new home.”

“The five children who were at the Rogersville residence on June 15 were taken into Children’s Division custody. The publicly-available charging documents do not disclose where the three remaining children in the Acrees’ custody are located.”

Former social worker and husband charged with child abuse, neglect in Webster County
[Springfield Daily Citizen 6/26/26 by Jackie Rehwald]

“In one bedroom where some of the children slept, the deputy said he saw trash on the floor and dresser and stains on a bed, according to the statement. In a sunroom where one of Acree’s daughters slept, the deputy reported seeing cat feces on the bed, flies on the pillow and stains on the bed. Two dogs were also kept in that room, according to the statement.

The deputy reported seeing more trash and boxes on the porch. In another bedroom, the deputy said the floor was covered with toys, clothes and trash to the point he could not see the floor.

Downstairs, the deputy reported finding animal urine and feces on the floor. One downstairs bedroom had two beds, including one covered in animal feces and another covered in stains, according to the statement. Acree told the deputy no one slept in that room and that he had told the children to clean the bed off, the statement says.

In another room where children slept, the deputy reported seeing stains on a bed and animal feces on the floor.

The probable cause statement also says the utility room had standing water on the floor and an exposed breaker panel. The deputy reported seeing trash shoved behind the water heater.

The statement says Acree told the deputy that a woman had left about two weeks earlier with half of the children and had taken them to North Carolina to find a new home. Acree said a moving company was expected to help them move within the next couple of weeks, according to the statement.

At 4:42 p.m., the deputy took custody of the children at the home. Custody was transferred to Children’s Division workers, and the children were later taken to the Children’s Division office in Marshfield, according to the statement.

During a second walk-through, the deputy reported that Acree’s bedroom was in much better condition than the rest of the home. The statement says the room did not have trash or a foul odor and had boxes and suitcases packed for the move.

The deputy also reported seeing a latch with a screwdriver attached to it, which the deputy said would allow someone to lock the door so a small child could not leave the room. Acree told the deputy it was there so his son could not leave the room while Acree was sleeping at night, according to the statement.

Acree was taken into custody after the walkthrough, according to the statement.

He’s due in court tomorrow. ”

Rogersville man faces 5 felony child neglect charges after home investigation

[Ozarks First 6/17/26 by Kathryn Skopec]

Amanda Acree has her first hearing on July 28, 2026. Jason Acree has a counsel status hearing on July 14, 2026.

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