SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) A Springfield judge sentenced Dorial Green-Beckham to two years probation linked to a pair of charges from 2018. Green-Beckham pleaded guilty Friday to resisting arrest and possession of 10 grams or less of marijuana. Online court records show the charges come from an incident in December 2018. Our ABC affiliate in Springfield,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Federal prosecutors charged a man with being a felon in possession of a firearm after a chase in north Columbia led to three arrests Tuesday. Joseph Luckett, 25, was charged Wednesday after federal investigators said he was investigated accused of selling heroin. A special agent with Alcohol, Firearms and Tobacco said Luckett
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested a Jamestown, New York, man on Tuesday after he allegedly had nearly 100 pounds of marijuana in his car. Brett A. Shafer, 57, was arrested in Cooper County on suspicion of delivery of a controlled substance and possession of a controlled substance. A trooper pulled
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County jury on Tuesday convicted a Kansas City man accused of post-tornado looting. The jury found Adam S. Brandt, 40, guilty of unlawful gun possession, unlawful use of a weapon, drug possession and two counts of receiving stolen property, Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Locke Thompson said in a news
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office charged two people with second-degree drug trafficking following a drug bust on Friday. Shannon Chiarini, 34, of Linn Creek, and Brian Stogsdill, 42, of Mt. Vernon, were both arrested by police at the Osage Village Inn room 121. Police said about a pound of methamphetamine, syringes,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) On Nov. 14, deputies from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, along with members of the South Central Drug Task Force, served a search warrant in the 15000 block of Talbot lane. When they served the warrant, deputies seized approximately 212 grams of methamphetamine, 13 Alprazolam pills, two pistols, and one rifle. Oscar
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One man faces drug and weapons charges after a traffic stop in Audrain County.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. The teenager charged in an Oct. 31 deadly shooting on Rolling Hills Drive in Jefferson City was charged with a new felony Thursday. Cole County prosecutors charged Devin Schrimpf, 17, with delivery of marijuana. Court documents say officers searched Schrimpf’s belongings after he was taken to the hospital Oct. 31. Officers allege
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff’s deputies arrested six people on Wednesday after they found about 160 grams of methamphetamine at a home north of Columbia. Deputies served a search warrant on Wednesday in the 5600 block of Pinehurst Lane at a home where people were previously arrested for drug activity. Deputies arrested six
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A Columbia man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday in a case tied to a home invasion killing in a posh subdivision and the theft of a U-Haul loaded with marijuana.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was indicted by a federal grand jury on Tuesday after he was accused of having drugs and guns in his car and leading authorities on a high-speed chase in September. Kenneth C. Fredenburg, 33, was charged with possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and possessing firearms in furtherance
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man that survived a September shooting faces felony drug charges after officers say they found drugs on him while treating his wounds. Sam Baldwin IV faces two counts of possession of a controlled substance following a shooting on Sept. 13 in central Columbia. Baldwin was injured and 18-year-old Nadria Wright
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was injured in a standoff Friday afternoon in Moberly. The Moberly Police Department said officers saw a man with an arrest warrant, Steven Skinner, enter a residence in the 900 block of North Ault Street and refuse to leave at about 3 p.m. A short standoff ensued and Skinner later
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Boone County sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant at a home in the 5600 block of Pinehurst Lane Monday evening. Five people were taken into custody on suspicion of possessing and selling controlled substances. ABC 17 News crews saw 15 Boone County Sheriff’s and Columbia Police Department vehicles on the scene Monday around 7 p.m.
Continue ReadingBoone County sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant at a home in the 5600 block of Pinehurst Lane Monday evening. Five people were taken into custody on suspicion of possessing and selling controlled substances. ABC 17 News crews saw 15 Boone County Sheriff’s and Columbia Police Department vehicles on the scene. Elizabeth Kilfoil, 56, was
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A Chicago man is now charged with drug delivery in Boone County in two separate cases. The prosecutor’s office charged Steven L. Dennis, 39, of Chicago, on Friday with two counts of delivery of a controlled substance and tampering with physical evidence. Dennis is accused of selling heroin and other drugs to a man who
Continue ReadingMissouri Public Safety Director Sandy Karsten announced Thursday the first prescription drug take back day for state employees. The event comes just two days before the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Saturday’s event will, for the first time, accept vaping devices and cartridges at the drop-off sites, as long
Continue ReadingAn Oregon man pleaded guilty in a Missouri federal court after prosecutors accused him of a racketeering scheme. Court documents filed in the Central Division of the U.S. Western District Court of Missouri on Wednesday show Byron Telford of Medford, Oregon pleaded guilty charged with racketeering involving narcotics. He’s accused in a scheme to distribute
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Columbia police arrested two men early Thursday after the shooting of a home and two vehicles. Police were sent to the 3300 block of Dove Drive in north Columbia at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday, where they found the damage. The Columbia Police Department said in a news release that officers arrested Cameron K. Wright, 22,
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The Cole County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a man accused of hurting a toddler with child abuse. Darrion L. Dowdy, of Jefferson City, is charged with abuse or neglect of a child, first-degree domestic assault and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Court documents obtained by ABC 17 News reveal a 2-year-old boy was
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