Despite scores of people being inside The Vault nightclub when a Columbia man was fatally shot last month, witnesses have provided little information, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new judge will take over a case against a Columbia man accused in a 2017 killing. 28-year-old Jeffrey McWilliams is charged with second-degree murder, robbery and armed criminal action in the death of Augustus Roberts. Roberts died at a home off Lasso Circle in December 2017. Judge Josh Devine will now
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MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury found a Morgan County man not guilty of murder. A Moniteau County jury returned the verdict Thursday afternoon. Thomas Capps was accused of killing Ronald Salmons in Versailles back in 2015. The case was moved to Moniteau County on a change of venue request. Prosecutors argued Capps staged a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors say they have new evidence in the death of Mengqi Ji who they believe was killed by her husband Joseph Elledge. New court documents describe audio recordings of conversations between Ji and Elledge. The new documents detail 12 secret audio conversations, two recorded by Ji and 10 recorded by Elledge. Boone
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City teen was arrested in connection with an Arkansas murder. 19-year-old Travis Barker was arrested Friday in Salem, Arkansas. Prosecutors charged him Monday with first-degree murder. Barker is the third suspect arrested in connection to the death of David Lee Stansbury. He will be formally indicted Tuesday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The attorney for a man accused of taking part in a robbery that killed someone in 2017 wants a judge to give him the chance to post bond. Stephen Wyse, the attorney for 28-year-old Jeffrey McWilliams, asked Judge Jeff Harris to set a $50,000 cash or surety bond in the case. Such
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A grand jury indicted a Columbia man accused in a 2017 murder investigation. 28-year-old Jeffrey McWilliams is a suspect involved in the death of Augustus Roberts in December 2017. McWilliams faces charges for second-degree murder, armed criminal action, and robbery. His court appearance is set for next Tuesday.
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A warrant was issued last week for the arrest of Larry G. Hicks, 78, on a second-degree murder charge. Hicks is accused in the Dec. 15, 1984, beating of Diane Lukosius, who was was found next to her abandoned near Camelot Estates in Camdenton, according to court records. Lukosius later died from her injuries.
Continue Reading Prosecutors have charged a Columbia man with three felonies including murder in a 2017 killing in an upscale subdivision that investigators have tied to a drug-trafficking ring.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police arrested a suspect in the December 2017 home invasion homicide and robbery of a Columbia man. On Monday, police arrested Jeffrey McWilliams, 28, for second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action. Columbia police responded after 3:30 a.m. on Dec. 11, 2017, for a suspicious person in the 1900 block
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PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A couple is dead after an apparent murder suicide, according to the Phelps County Sheriff. According to a Facebook post from the department, deputies were sent to the 11000 block of County Road 3160 around 7:30 Saturday Morning after a family friend found the 66-year-old woman dead in her home. After
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who pleaded guilty to causing a crash last May that killed a Columbia man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison. Judge Jeff Harris sentenced Regine McCracken to 10 years in prison for manslaughter. McCracken pleaded guilty in March to manslaughter and three misdemeanors — fourth-degree assault, careless driving
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ST. JAMES, Mo. (KMIZ) A Saint James man is now charged with second-degree murder in connection to a fentanyl overdose that happened in Maries County. Tanner Orr, 26, is also charged with delivery of a controlled substance. Kenneth Ahart Junior was found dead in his home in Saint James on Oct. 12 from an overdose.
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James Addie is charged with the 2018 death of his fiancée, Molly Watson, in Monroe County.
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The request for a bill of particulars — a document that details the prosecution’s case — from lawyers representing William “Chris” Niemet of Fulton was denied Wednesday, according to online court records.
Continue Reading COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Opening statements started Monday in the trial against a man accused of a 2018 murder. 54-year-old James Addie faces first-degree murder and armed criminal action charges. Addie is accused of killing 35-year-old Molly Watson in April of 2018. Investigators say Addie was having an affair with Watson and the two planned
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ST. JAMES, Mo. (KMIZ) A man and woman are now charged in connection with a St. James homicide investigation. According to court documents, 20-year-old Josue Martinez is seen stabbing the victim, Donald Wethy, 14 times at a motel in St. James on surveillance video. Minutes prior to the stabbing, video captured Martinez talking with his
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A nine-day jury trial has been scheduled for a Jefferson City teenager accused of a 2018 murder.
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WARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors in Benton County upgraded charges against the four people accused of helping kill a child. Kourtney Aumen and Ethan Mast now face a charge of first-degree murder in the death of 4-year-old Jessica Mast. Prosecutors on Wednesday changed the charge from second-degree murder. Both also faces two counts of armed criminal
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The St. James Police Department said two people have been arrested in connection to a homicide investigation.
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