Boonville man accused breaking into Rolla apartment, threatening to kill occupants

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Boonville man is accused of breaking into a Rolla apartment and threatening to kill two people on Sunday morning.

Shawn Allen, 27, is charged in Phelps County with first-degree burglary, two counts of first-degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action. He is being held at the Phelps County Jail on a $500,000 bond.

The probable cause statement says police were called just after 3 a.m. Sunday for a reported burglary. Allen allegedly woke up the victims by pounding on their apartment door while “flashing a gun he had concealed in his waistband,” the statement says.

Allen allegedly kicked in the door and pointed a gun at the two victims, the statement says. Police wrote that Allen nodded “yes,” when they asked him if he was going to kill the victims.