Court and Trials Archives

Fayette man pleads guilty to 2019 killing

August 20, 2020 1:59 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Fayette man pleaded guilty to multiple felonies on Wednesday in connection with a homicide late last year.

Jury trials resume in Boone County amid COVID-19 pandemic

August 18, 2020 6:30 PM Sydney Olsen

Wednesday will mark the first jury trial in Boone County since they stopped in March because of COVID-19.

Columbia Mall shooting victim jailed on unrelated federal charge

August 18, 2020 5:46 PM Lucas Geisler

The man shot outside the Columbia Mall on Aug. 11 is now in the Cole County Jail on unrelated federal charges.

Appeals court reinstates lawsuit against 3 Columbia police officers

August 18, 2020 2:50 PM Associated Press

A Missouri appeals court says a man’s lawsuit against three Columbia police officers arising from a bar fight can proceed.

Morgan County sexual assault case moved to Miller County

August 13, 2020 10:48 PM Katie Greathouse

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The case against a man and woman from Kansas accused of giving a woman drugs and raping her at the Lake of the Ozarks will now be heard in Miller County. Prosecutors initially filed charges in Morgan County against Carl Mort, 41, and Cassandra Wedeking, 39. They are charged with with

Sentencing set for people connected to DeBrodie death

August 11, 2020 11:09 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people tied to the death of Carl DeBrodie are set to receive their punishments next month. The Western District federal court scheduled sentencing hearings for Sherry Paulo and Anthony R. Flores on Sept. 1 and 2 respectively. The two former employees of DeBrodie’s group home Second Chance Homes admitted to

Judge sides with Glasgow School District in records lawsuit against coroner

July 30, 2020 9:29 PM Lucas Geisler

FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Howard County judge sided with a school district in a lawsuit over open records. Judge Scott Hayes ruled that Howard County coroner Frank Flaspohler made a purposeful violation of the state’s open records law when he denied the Glasgow School District a transcript of a coroner’s inquest in 2017. Hayes ordered

Columbia officer pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter

July 27, 2020 1:43 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Columbia police officer accused of killing a 4-year-old child in 2019 pleaded not guilty to a count of involuntary manslaughter Monday morning.

Randolph County sheriff candidate charged with election crime

July 22, 2020 6:55 PM Lucas Geisler

HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A candidate for Randolph County sheriff faces a misdemeanor crime involving his campaign. Special prosecutor Corey Moon charged William H. Barger on Wednesday with a class four election offense. The prosecutor claims Barger promised voters he would cut his salary if elected. State law prohibits candidates from doing so “as an inducement

Judge will take time to decide whether Columbia officer will go to trial

July 16, 2020 5:47 AM Matthew Sanders

A Boone County judge will take time to consider whether to send a Columbia police officer charged in a 4-year-old’s death to trial.

Prosecutor won’t charge Columbia police officer involved in February shooting

July 16, 2020 4:55 PM Lucas Geisler

A Columbia police officer won’t face charges for shooting at a man accused of driving a speeding truck toward the officer and the officer’s partner earlier this year.

Curtis Allen Lewis is charged with voluntary manslaughter, among other charges, after a shooting in Columbia.

Columbia shooting suspect indicted on murder charge

July 10, 2020 10:39 PM Katie Greathouse

A grand jury upgraded a charge against a man accused in a deadly shooting outside of Vibez Lounge in downtown Columbia.

Jefferson City man pleads guilty to having child pornography

July 9, 2020 12:33 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Jefferson City man pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of child pornography Tuesday.

Appeals court denies bid to re-hear Columbia murder conviction

July 2, 2020 5:39 PM Matt Ragsdale

The appeal was filed in the Missouri Western District Court of Appeals on June 23.

Columbia woman accused of leaving child alone in hot car

July 2, 2020 7:54 AM Katie Greathouse

Prosecutors charged a woman Wednesday after she allegedly left an 8-year-old child alone in a vehicle while she went inside a store.

Columbia family sues Boone County over investigation into man’s death

June 30, 2020 6:33 PM Lucas Geisler

A Columbia family claims Boone County is breaking the state’s open records law in their year-long fight to get records involving a man’s death.

Charles Erickson asks for another chance to rehear murder conviction

June 23, 2020 10:45 PM Katie Greathouse

Attorneys for Charles Erickson filed an appeal Tuesday asking a court to let him out of prison. “This petition was a very long time coming,” Landon Magnusson, Erickson’s attorney, said. “We are very excited to have another chance at obtaining justice for Charles Erickson after sixteen years in prison as an innocent man.” Erickson was sentenced to 25

Man pleads guilty to murder in Cole County double killing

June 23, 2020 1:55 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Cole County Prosecuting Attorney said Tuesday a man charged with murdering a man and woman in 2016 pleaded guilty to first-degree murder.

Man accused of setting fires inside two Jefferson City apartments

June 22, 2020 7:08 PM Katie Greathouse

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors charged a man with seven felonies and two misdemeanors after he allegedly broke into apartments on Jackson Street and started fires. According to court documents, Robert Keeton Jr. went inside of an apartment around 6:40 p.m. Thursday while the resident was still inside. Keeton started destroying the person’s property and

Woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry

June 11, 2020 6:04 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman is accused of stealing nearly $37,000 worth of jewelry from a home she had been cleaning. Prosecutors charged Stephanie Hood on Thursday with felony stealing and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. According to court documents, the victims noticed several items were stolen from their home. The