Nixa man charged in connection to death of man assaulted Jan. 30 outside Rumors

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A Nixa man was charged Tuesday with involuntary manslaughter in connection to the Feb. 20 death of a Springfield man who was allegedly assaulted in the parking lot at Rumors Cabaret, a strip club at 1750 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield.

Jasmin Marquis Hopkins, 32, of Nixa, allegedly assaulted Jeffrey K. Brent, of Springfield, 37, at about 1:23 a.m. Jan. 30, according to police.

Springfield police officers were dispatched to the Rumors parking lot and found an injured Brent there.

Brent was transported to a local hospital for treatment. He died Feb. 20.

Hopkins is in the Greene County jail on a $25,000 bond.

First-degree involuntary manslaughter is a Class C felony. It is defined as recklessly causing the death of another person.

Detectives continue to investigate and are asking anyone with information to contact the Springfield Police Department at 417-864-1810 or to make an anonymous call to Crime Stoppers at 417-869-TIPS (8477).

Police investigating January assault outside Springfield nightclub as homicide after victim dies

A man who was assaulted outside Rumors Cabaret in the early morning hours of Jan. 30 has died, and the Springfield Police Department is investigating the case as a homicide. Jeffrey K. Brent, 37, from Springfield, Missouri, died Feb. 20 due to injuries sustained during the assault, which police responded to on Jan. 30 at…