<img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2019/10/1572177968305.png">Elledge photo Boone Co. COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man suspected in the disappearance of his wife has pleaded not guilty to child endangerment and child abuse. Joseph Elledge has been behind bars on a $500,000 cash-only bond since Oct. 25. Prosecutors have called him the prime suspect in the disappearance of his 28-year-old wife, Mengqi Ji Elledge, who has been missing since Oct. 8. He has not been charged in his wife’s disappearance.The couple have a 1-year-old daughter. Police say they identified the child abuse incident while they were investigating him in relation to his wife’s disappearance.

Missouri man enters plea to child endangerment, abuse