Jefferson City traffic stop leads to pot bust
Multiple bags of marijuana along with plastic bags, a scale and cash were seized from the car police said.
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Prosecutors charge teenager arrested in connection with Columbia shooting
Prosecutors charged a teenager who was arrested after a weekend shooting in Columbia.
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Five people arrested after Maries County search
Two people are facing felony drug charges after a search Thursday night. According to a Facebook post from the Maries County Sheriff, the Maries County Sheriff’s SWAT team and the Lake Area Narcotics Drug Task Force served a warrant Thursday. The search resulted in the arrest of five individuals. James Czeschin was charged with possession
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Murder charge refiled against suspect in deadly Jefferson City shooting
Prosecutors have filed murder charges against a Jefferson City man for a second time in connection with a 2018 killing.
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Teen murder suspect pleads guilty to reduced charge
A 16-year-old Jefferson City boy pleaded guilty Thursday to a reduced charge in the shooting death of another teen.
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Jefferson City couple accused of child endangerment
Jefferson City police arrested a couple after allegedly finding animal waste on the floor of their apartment and a 1-year-old sleeping near a syringe filled with drugs.
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Deputies: Three arrested in Miller County drug bust
Miller County prosecutors charged three people accused of having methamphetamine.
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Seventh suspect pleads guilty in Missouri marijuana ring
A Houston man pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday in connection with a marijuana drug ring based out of Missouri.
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Two more plead guilty in Missouri marijuana conspiracy
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two more people admitted to their roles in a nationwide marijuana-selling operation that’s tied to a killing in Columbia. Kurt Arthur Petersen and Norman James George, III pleaded guilty on Thursday at the Christopher Bond federal courthouse in Jefferson City. Petersen pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute more
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Columbia shooting survivor booked into Boone County jail
A Columbia man that survived a September shooting is now in the Boone County jail on felony drug charges.
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Suspect arrested following Fulton home invasion
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) – One man was arrested following a break-in at a home, according to the Fulton Police Department. The incident happened just after 10:30 a.m. in the 200 block of West 6th Street, according to a news release. Police say investigators found that Silas Billups of Fulton forced his way into the home,
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Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office arrests Steven Vinson
Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office and the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group executed a search warrant around 1 AM on Friday in the 100 Block of E. Missouri Avenue in Bland. While inside, officers found Steven Vinson, age 23 of Bland who was wanted on a Probation and Parole warrant. Officers also found numerous items of stolen
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$1.1 million worth of THC cartridges found in Cooper County traffic stop
EDITOR’S NOTE: The article has been changed to note charges against one man were dropped. COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol said it found about $1.1 million worth of THC vaping cartridges during a traffic stop in Cooper County on Wednesday. An SUV was stopped for crossing the centerline on I-70 last
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Cole County man faces several charges after November chase
COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County prosecutors charged a man with drug possession after county deputies said he led authorities on a chase in November. Ben Bates, 27, of Lohman was arrested and charged Monday. Court documents say Bates drove on the wrong side of the road after pulling out of a dollar store parking
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3 arrested in Camden County drug bust
Darrin HopkinsRussell StammMary Hill The Camden County Sheriff’s Office and the Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group executed a search warrant early Sunday morning, according to a press release from the Camden County Sheriff’s Office. It happened at a home in Linn Creek. Authorities said they found around 56 grams of meth, 24 grams of hallucinogenic
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Montgomery County school locked down after police chase
JONESBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop C identified two suspects and knows their names. The office said no one is in custody at this point and that the suspect have probably left Montgomery County. Troop C is investigating the case. A Troop C representative declined to
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Camden County authorities bust marijuana grow operation
CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Sheriff’s Office and Lake Area Narcotics Enforcement Group busted a marijuana grow operation in the Climax Springs area on Friday. Authorities arrested James B Garr, 56, of Climax Springs after they found hundreds of marijuana plants at the property on Bollinger Creek Road, according to a news release
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Fulton man charged with felony drug and stealing offenses
Ashley Foster, 32, is facing multiple felony charges after he was arrested Thursday night. The arrest stems from an investigation conducted by the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities found evidence of several crimes at the 5000 block of Oak Lane near Fulton and the 5000 block of State Road D near Williamsburg. At the time
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Judge sentences former MU football player to probation
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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Man faces federal charge after north Columbia chase
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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