Woman accused of threatening to kill prosecutor at courthouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia woman was charged with a felony after she allegedly threatened to kill a prosecuting attorney on Friday at the Boone County Courthouse.

Morgan Turgeon, 22, was charged with tampering with a judicial officer. She is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was scheduled for Monday afternoon.

The probable cause statement says a Columbia police officer saw Turgeon point at a prosecutor say she was going to kill her. The prosecutor was leaving the courthouse when Turgeon allegedly made the threat.

While in police custody, Turgeon allegedly told officers that she was upset that her fiancé was sentenced to three years in prison. She allegedly yelled at the victim advocate before leaving the courtroom and yelled that she wanted to kill the prosecutor. She allegedly denied seeing the prosecutor at the exit or pointing at her, the statement says.