Columbia man faces federal gun charge

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday for a gun charge, according to a press release from the Department of Justice.

Semaj Clark, 25, was charged with being a felon with a gun. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond.

The release claims Clark was found with a handgun on Aug. 10 in Boone County. Clark previously pleaded guilty to a felony last year in Boone County and is not allowed to own a gun.

Clark pleaded guilty on Aug. 5, 2024, to third-degree domestic assault and was sentenced to five years of supervised probation, along with a four-year suspended sentence. He also pleaded guilty to driving without a license that same day. He also pleaded guilty to driving without a license on July 24, 2023.

Probation violations for all three cases were filed on Tuesday, Sept. 2.