MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Wednesday, local law enforcement arrested a man after a chase through three counties ending in Boonville. According to the Moniteau County Sheriff’s Department, Matthew L. Scovell, 40, of Lawson, Mo., is allegedly ran several cars off the roadway before a chase ensued from Cole County into Moniteau County and ending
Continue ReadingEVERTON, Mo. (AP) — The former city clerk of a small southwestern Missouri town has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in a money-laundering conspiracy related to a methamphetamine ring. KYTV-TV reports that 35-year-old Kristy A. Conn of Everton was sentenced Wednesday in federal court. She pleaded guilty in November to
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested a driver Wednesday morning after a traffic stop leads to a drug seizure. Officials say the driver was pulled over for following someone too close on Interstate 70. A trooper then pulled the driver over and reportedly could smell burnt marijuana. Officials say the vehicle was
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly Police arrested a Kansas City man after they say he threatened juveniles with a “gun” and then led police on a car chase toward Columbia. According to court documents, Jeremy Hann is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, possession of a controlled substance, stealing a motor vehicle, unlawful use
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trespassing call on Sept. 12 at a hotel in east Columbia leads to drug trafficking charges. In the probable cause statement, Columbia Police report a front desk employee at a hotel on the 2900 block of Clark Lane alert police to a man trespassing in a room on the upper floors.
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JEFFERSON CTIY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia men received punishment on Wednesday for selling marijuana connected to a 2017 killing. Blake Johnson, considered by federal prosecutors to be Augustus “Gus” Roberts’ “principal lieutenant” in a nationwide drug operation, received ten years of prison time. Johnson is one of several people to admit to selling marijuana as
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man living in rural Boone County will spend more than three years in prison for his role in a nationwide marijuana operation. Christopher Bradshaw received a 41-month sentence from Judge Brian Wimes in federal court on Tuesday. Bradshaw admitted to helping sell marijuana that prosecutors believe came from Oregon and
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One woman was arrested after a high-speed chase that ended on Highway 42 and Route 134 in the Lake of the Ozarks State Park on Wednesday.
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A woman pleaded guilty to a felony charge of abandonment of a corpse linked to a Moniteau County murder that happened in 2015.
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One man was arrested in Fulton on Sunday morning after a complaint someone was using drugs at the Post Office Bar and Grill.
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Three adults and two juveniles were taken into custody after authorities investigated a theft.
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Larry Dotson is being held in the Callaway County Jail on a no bond hold after authorities served a narcotics related search warrant Friday.
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Online court records say he’s accused of drug trafficking and bringing a controlled substance inside a jail.
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County couple running for different political offices face felony drug charges. The Callaway County prosecutor charges Adela and Aaron Wisdom on Thursday with manufacture of a controlled substance and attempted tampering with evidence. Law enforcement claim the couple tried to burn 22 marijuana plants they had on their property
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man initially charged with murder in the death of a 14-year-old boy pleaded guilty to a lesser charge last week. Alex J. Glay was charged with second-degree murder and drug distribution in the November 2018 death of Nasir Smith. Smith was shot dead during a drug deal at the Links
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Three people face drug charges in Boone County after allegedly leading police on a chase Monday.
Continue Reading Keveon Martez Johnson, 36, his brother, Marcus Johnson, 34, and Marcus Seawood, 38, were charged in separate criminal complaints.
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A man faces felony charges in Boone County after police say he led officers on a chase and crashed into two parked cars early Friday morning.
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from Columbia and another from California pleaded guilty Tuesday in connection with what authorities have labeled a deadly marijuana-trafficking conspiracy. Nawel Girma, 25, of Columbia and Cody Brent Davis, 31, of California, pleaded guilty in separate federal court appearances in Jefferson City, the U.S. attorney’s office said in a
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A Columbia man pleaded guilty to a murder charge on Monday in connection with a 2018 killing at an apartment complex.
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