Court and Trials Archives

Charges filed against eight men allegedly involved in University of Missouri hazing case

July 22, 2022 4:33 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Eight more people are now charged in connection with a suspected hazing incident at a University of Missouri fraternity.

Inmate charged after attacking corrections officer at Western Missouri Correctional Center

July 22, 2022 10:07 PM ABC 17 News Team

An inmate has been charged in Randolph County with attacking a correction officer at the Western Missouri Correctional Center.

Tavan Eric Williams-Patrick now charged as an Adult in deadly Columbia shooting in Mckee Street area

July 22, 2022 6:21 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) 16 -year-old Tavan Eric Williams-Patrick, the third teenager accused of being involved in a deadly Columbia shooting was charged as an adult Friday morning. An adult certification hearing was scheduled for 9 a.m. at the Boone County Courthouse. Police believe the Williams Patrick was involved in the deadly shooting of 15-year-old Aubry

Troopers arrest two men after marijuana bust on Interstate 70 in Boone County

July 22, 2022 8:43 AM Zachary Farwell

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men face possible drug charges in Boone County following a marijuana bust on Interstate 70. Troopers pulled the men over Thursday around 4:20 p.m. near the 124 mile-marker for following another vehicle too closely, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troopers stopped a Honda Pilot for following too closely

Former Gov. and ex-wife expected to testify during closed deposition during custody hearing

July 20, 2022 8:37 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The deposition between former Gov. Eric Greitens and his ex-wife Sheena Greitens is still taking place at the Boone County Courthouse.

Family sues after their loved one was killed in Amtrak derailment

July 20, 2022 4:38 PM Kennedy Miller

MENDON, Mo. (KMIZ.) On Wednesday court documents revealed the latest on a new Amtrak derailment lawsuit. The family argues Billy Barton the second, the man driving the dump truck for MS contracting that hit the train, failed to operate the dump truck with care and safety which ultimately resulted in the death of their family member Binh Phan. Almost a

Fulton man pleads guilty in federal court to secretly recording teen victims

July 19, 2022 9:20 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Craig Michael Glover, 52, faces 15 years in prison.

Man allegedly operating unlicensed daycare and abusing children denied bond

July 19, 2022 8:12 PM Karl Wehmhoener

VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who allegedly operated an unlicensed daycare is charged with abusing children and has been denied bond. Leland Bryan appeared for his arraignment Tuesday where the court denied any changes to his bond status. Bryan is accused of sexually abusing some of the children he cared for at his home in

Prosecutors charge Columbia man following weekend shooting

July 19, 2022 11:39 AM Zachary Farwell

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office has filed charges against a Columbia man following a weekend shooting. James A. Tatum III, 32, is charged in Boone County with felony counts of first-degree assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, and unlawful possession of a firearm. The shooting happened outside several

Monroe City man sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder

July 18, 2022 4:23 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MONROE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Monroe City man is sentenced to 30 years in prison and must serve at least 25 and a half years before being eligible for parole. Jerry Asbell, Jr., 31, entered a guilty plea to the charge of murder in the second degree for the shooting death of Amanda Johnston, 32,

Sheena Greitens seeks more privacy in civil lawsuit

July 15, 2022 5:49 AM Hannah Falcon

Former governor and current Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens and his ex-wife Sheena Greitens did not publicly testify during a hearing Friday in their family court case.

Alleged daycare bomb threat suspect faces new revenge porn charges

July 14, 2022 11:10 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The suspect that allegedly called in a bomb threat to a daycare in Columbia faces new charges including revenge porn in a new probable cause statement. A Boone County prosecutor has charged Alexzander Green with making a false report and non-consensual dissemination of private sexual images. On May 11, 2021, Green reported

Jefferson City couple face federal charges of producing child pornography

July 14, 2022 5:53 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City couple was charged in federal court with video recording their sexual assault of a 4-year-old victim. Paul Emerson Schofield, 33, and Sara Ellen Schofield, 29, each was charged in separate criminal complaints filed in the U.S. District Court in Jefferson City. The federal criminal complaints charge the Schofields

Judge reveals father allegedly strangled baby in 2017 killing

July 14, 2022 3:25 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the parents accused of killing their baby in 2017 and abandoning the body in a backpack, is back in Boone County. Staffone Fountain was in court Thursday. He and the baby’s mother Lavosha Daniels are charged in the baby’s murder. The judge revealed Fountain allegedly killed the baby by strangulation. This is a case

Federal grand jury indicts Columbia man for fentanyl trafficking

July 12, 2022 2:59 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A federal grand jury on Tuesday indicted a Columbia man for trafficking fentanyl that he intended to distribute in Springfield, Mo.

Greitens family court hearing canceled due to media attention, concern for kids

July 11, 2022 9:55 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Friday hearing over the future of Eric and Sheena Greitens’ family court case was called off Monday. A judge agreed that both parents will submit their sides of the case in written statements by Friday instead of coming to the Boone County courthouse for an in-person hearing. The judge will ultimately decide whether