Adrian woman indicted in alleged thefts from church bank accounts

A Bates County grand jury indictment filed July 14, 2026, names Adrian resident Angela Loughridge in allegations involving bank accounts held by Adrian Assembly of God Church.

The development places allegations involving an Adrian resident and an Adrian institution into the Bates County court process. 921NEWS reported the indictment on July 17.

What the indictment alleges

According to the approved report, the allegations concern thefts related to bank accounts held by Adrian Assembly of God Church. The reported period of alleged conduct began in approximately July 2023 and continued for about two years.

The available information does not describe the specific acts attributed to Loughridge. It also does not state how many charges are included in the indictment or how much money is allegedly involved. Those details have not been established in the source material available for this report.

The church is identified as the institution connected to the bank accounts at issue. The indictment names Loughridge as an Adrian, Missouri, resident, making the matter locally connected both through the person named and the organization identified in the allegations.

An allegation, not a conviction

An indictment is an accusation brought through the grand-jury process. It does not establish that the alleged thefts occurred, and it does not establish that Loughridge is guilty. The case remains unresolved on the information provided in the approved packet.

No motive, sentence or final disposition is established by the reported indictment. The available report also does not include a response from Loughridge or an attorney representing her.

That distinction matters for residents following the case. The confirmed development is the filing of the indictment—not a final court finding about the alleged conduct. No conclusion about guilt or the ultimate outcome can be drawn from the filing alone.

What is not yet identified

The available report does not provide bond conditions, attorney information or a scheduled hearing date. It also does not identify a charge count or an alleged dollar amount. The approved source packet did not include the underlying indictment or a Bates County court docket with those details.

As a result, no next hearing deadline or other specific procedural date is available in the current report. Later Bates County court records would be needed to confirm the case schedule, any additional filings and any response made during the proceedings.

For Adrian, the immediate public-accountability development is the Bates County grand-jury filing involving a local church’s bank accounts. Further conclusions about what happened, the amount allegedly involved or how the case will end must await additional court information.