William Michael Holcomb
Introduction
William Michael Holcomb, 50, a member of the Board of Aldermen of Silex, Missouri, has been charged with second-degree domestic assault and second-degree kidnapping after prosecutors said he punched his romantic partner, knocked her teeth out and locked her in a bedroom during an argument. Lincoln County Prosecutor Mike Wood announced the charges, and Holcomb was found later that weekend in another county and arrested.
Silex is a small community in Lincoln County, Missouri, and Holcomb had been first elected alderman the year before the charges, according to the city’s website. He is being held without bond.
Background Information
Holcomb was first elected alderman last year, according to the Silex city website — his first term on the small town’s governing board.
The charges stem from an argument at a home on Friday, November 6, 2026, prosecutors said.
The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation
Charged, not convicted. William Michael Holcomb faces second-degree domestic assault and second-degree kidnapping charges. The account below comes from the prosecutor’s statements; he has not been tried and is presumed innocent.
During an argument on Friday, Wood said, Holcomb punched his partner and knocked her teeth out. After being locked in the home’s bedroom, she crawled out of a window and called for help.
By the time officers arrived, Holcomb was gone — the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department said in a press release that he had left the scene. He was later found and arrested in Camden County, in the Lake of the Ozarks area.
The Lincoln County prosecutor’s office filed the charges — second-degree domestic assault and second-degree kidnapping — and Holcomb was ordered held without bond.
Public Reaction and Consequences
Prosecutor Mike Wood publicized the charges days after the reported assault, describing the allegations in stark terms: a partner punched hard enough to lose teeth, locked inside a bedroom, escaping only through a window.
Holcomb’s arrest across county lines, and his detention without bond, leave the small Lincoln County town’s board without one of its elected members while the criminal case proceeds.
Current Status
Holcomb is in custody without bond facing the two felony charges. No trial date or further court schedule was reported in the available coverage, and it is not known whether he has retained counsel or entered a plea.
Impact on Their Career/Life
Holcomb’s first term as a Silex alderman now runs alongside two felony prosecutions. In Missouri, an elected municipal official convicted of a felony can lose the office; until any such point, his seat is effectively vacant in practice while he sits in jail without bond on charges of assaulting and imprisoning his own partner.
Sources
- “Silex alderman punched partner, locked her in bedroom, prosecutors say” — St. Louis Post-Dispatch — source