Businessman linked to prominent Springfield business charged with assault

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – A Springfield businessman is charged with three counts of domestic assault and kidnapping.

Investigators say Marco Denis picked up the victim at Sequiota Park to go shopping in Branson on July 14. Instead, he drove the woman to his boat in Kimberling City. Investigators say the victim told police Denis beat her repeatedly and threw her into the water several times.

Investigators say the victim told detectives that during the drive back to Springfield, Denis called his attorney to tell him they had been hurt on the boat when it turned too fast. Witnesses say they saw the woman kicking and being pulled back into the vehicle near Lone Pine and Battlefield. After the woman got out of the vehicle, the witnesses rushed her to police headquarters. Detectives say she was taken to the hospital from there, where she was diagnosed with multiple head injuries.

Records at the Secretary of State’s Office state that Marco Denis owns Springfield Property, LLC. Records at the Greene County Assessor’s office show the company owns Plaza Towers in Springfield. According to online court records, Denis is being held in the Greene County jail and denied bond.

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