COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with a felony and a misdemeanor after he allegedly threatened to pull a gun on a business owner following an argument involving a purse on Tuesday. Christian Chenet, 28, was charged on Wednesday with first-degree harassment and fourth-degree assault, a misdemeanor. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Vandalia man is facing several charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman last year. Stuart Rice is charged with first-degree sodomy, first-degree attempted sodomy, first-degree stalking and five counts of misdemeanor violating an order of protection. A warrant was requested. The probable cause statements say that Rice assaulted a woman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who ran away to the country of Mexico and faked his own death has been sentenced for federal child pornography charges. A press release from the Department of Justice says that Diego Antonio Rafael Camargo-Wasserman, 33, was sentenced in Jefferson City on Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A suspended associate pastor from Broadway Christian Church has been formally charged. The Rev. Andrew Lawrence Taylor-Peck, 46, of Columbia, has been charged with misdemeanor stealing. He was arrested on Friday evening and posted a $500 bond. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 7. The church announced
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday for allegedly having a stolen gun and ammunition. Latrell Dashon Batts, 27, was charged with one count of being a felon with a gun. He is being held at the Cole County Jail. He was previously charged in Cole
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man on Tuesday was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for a child sex crime. William Ballard, 34, was sentenced for sexually exploiting a child, the release says. He will also be under supervised release for 15 years after he gets out of prison, the release says. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Illinois man was sentenced on Tuesday in a federal stolen gun case from Columbia, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Steven Ray Dennis, 35, was sentenced to 10 years in prison without parole during a hearing at the federal courthouse in Jefferson City, the release says. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a new contract with Axon for a new suite of technology products CPD already uses. According to CPD’s 2024 annual surveillance report, much of the current technology the department uses is outdated. The approval will cost the city $211,451 from forfeiture funds and
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mountain View, Missouri, man was charged on Saturday after he allegedly shot at someone on Friday night. Austin Duncan was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. Court records indicate that he posted a $100,000 bond on Monday. An arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 14. The probable
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ​An associate pastor from Columbia’s Broadway Christian Church has been put on leave after his arrest Friday for allegedly stealing campaign signs for a Columbia mayoral candidate. Andrew Peck, 46, was arrested by sheriff’s deputies for allegedly stealing signs for candidate Blair Murphy near South Scott Boulevard. Broadway Christian Church board chairman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to several child sex crimes. Randall Giboney, 55, pleaded guilty in February to sexual exploitation of a child, fourth-degree child molestation and three counts of child porn possession. A press release from Audrain County Prosecutor
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with three felonies after he was accused of leading law enforcement on a chase on Saturday night. Cameron Baker, 19, was charged on Monday with first-degree tampering with a vehicle, aggravated fleeing and endangering the welfare of a child. He appeared in court on Monday from video
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested after he was accused of pulling out a gun Sunday at the IHOP on Conley Road in Columbia. Sothea Prach, 34, of Columbia, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He posted a $75,000 bond on Monday. A hearing is set for 1:30
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Phelps County deputy who pleaded guilty last year to federal child sex crimes has been sentenced to 65 years in prison. A Monday press release from the Department of Justice says that Justin Bradley Durham, of Rolla, was also ordered to pay $79,160 to the victim after he pleaded guilty last
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man has been charged with a pair of felonies after he allegedly stabbed a woman in her chest on Friday. Christopher Viley, 49, was charged in Randolph County with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail without bond. An arraignment was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Auxvasse man was charged with several child sex crimes after he was accused of raping a teenager for several years. Jacob Brush, 38, was charged Friday in Callaway County with first-degree statutory rape, first-degree rape and second-degree statutory rape. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office wrote on Monday that Brush is in
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Eight people were taken into custody Friday morning after law enforcement in Audrain County conducted search warrants at two separate homes.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the men charged for a deadly 2023 shooting on Dove Drive in Columbia had a hearing pushed back for the third time on Friday. Jajuan Crockett appeared by video from the Department of Corrections. Crockett’s attorney, Andrew Garnett, told Judge Brouck Jacobs he needs to meet with Crockett in-person to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sunrise Beach man has been charged in Camden County with a pair of felonies after he allegedly took nearly $40,000 from someone without completing contracted work. Barry Kelley was charged on Friday with stealing more than $25,000 and deceptive business practices. A warrant was issued for his arrest and a $25,000
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who pleaded guilty in 2023 to statutory sodomy has been charged again. Jacob Noel, 38, of Columbia, was charged on Thursday with statutory sodomy of person younger than 12 years old. He pleaded guilty in November 2023 to statutory sodomy with a person younger than 14 years old and was sentenced to
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