Homicide Archives

Columbia man indicted in ex-wife’s alleged murder

March 21, 2021 10:17 AM Zach Boetto

Andrew Scott Lucas was indicted on an upgraded first-degree murder charge after initially being arrested and charged with second-degree murder back in December.

Home invasion in North Columbia Friday leads to suspect’s death

March 19, 2021 9:48 AM Matthew Sanders

Officers were sent to the area of Rice Road and Fair Lane on Friday morning on a call of a burglary with a weapon.

Boone County judge orders bond investigation for Waffle House homicide suspect

March 17, 2021 1:47 PM Matt Ragsdale

Robinson will continue to be held without bond in the Boone County Jail.

Columbia police arrest Waffle House murder suspect

March 16, 2021 4:59 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police said Tuesday they’ve arrested a man accused of fatally shooting another man at a Columbia Waffle House. The Columbia Police Department said in a news release that officers had arrested Leo B. Robinson Jr., 50, without specifying where or how he was arrested. Robinson was wanted on charges of second-degree murder

Columbia man faces murder charge in connection with late-night Waffle House homicide

March 15, 2021 1:50 PM ABC 17 News Team

Boone County prosecutors have charged a Columbia man with murder in connection with a late Sunday night homicide outside of the Waffle House restaurant on Vandiver Drive.

51-year-old Columbia man killed in late-night shooting at Waffle House

March 15, 2021 8:57 AM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia police say one person was killed in a late Sunday night shooting at the Waffle House restaurant on Vandiver Drive.

Manslaughter plea in Columbia shooting nets 7 years in prison; family of victim ‘upset’ by outcome

March 12, 2021 11:02 AM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of Nadria Wright, an 18-year-old woman who was killed in a September 2019 Columbia shooting, feels like justice wasn’t served today. “I was told explicitly how they [the prosecution] feel about it,” Hamilton said. “That they don’t represent me and my family and now that I know that, I’m gonna

Second suspect arrested in Boone County homicide

March 9, 2021 4:01 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a second man in connection with a February killing in west Columbia. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release that deputies arrested Malik Townsend, 22, of Columbia, for the murder of Jakob Cole. Cole died after being shot in the 4700 block of

Camden County man charged with murder in possible drug overdose death

March 5, 2021 8:28 PM Matthew Sanders

Timothy C. Evans, 31, is also charged drug delivery and tampering in connection with the death of Dennis Born, 63.

Court documents: Dispute over $40 led to murder on W. Millbrook Drive

March 5, 2021 11:31 AM Matt Ragsdale

Court documents say a dispute over $40 led to a fatal shooting on W. Millbrook Drive last month.

Suspect arrested for Feb. 15 Columbia murder

March 4, 2021 5:42 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff’s deputies arrested Tyreese Perkins, 19, of Columbia, Thursday for the homicide of Jakob Cole. Cole was found shot on the 4700 block of west Millbrook Dr. on Feb. 15. Deputies responded to reports of shots fired on the evening of Feb. 15 in the area of W Millbrook Drive

Man suspected of Detroit murder arrested in Columbia

March 3, 2021 9:03 AM Matt Ragsdale

A Columbia man suspected in a Detroit murder was arrested in northwest Columbia Tuesday morning.

Columbia man faces tampering with witnesses charges in homicide case

February 24, 2021 8:48 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County grand jury has indicted a man accused of trying to hire someone to commit murder. According to court documents, Mehrdad Fotoohighiam trying to pressure witnesses in the case against him to not work with the prosecution. Fotoohighiam now faces two additional charges of tampering or attempted tampering with a

Woman’s death leads to murder charge in Columbia shooting

February 19, 2021 11:45 AM Matthew Sanders

A Boone County prosecutor filed a murder charge Friday against a woman accused in a deadly Columbia shooting.

Charges filed for Kansas City homicide suspect found in Columbia

February 18, 2021 9:54 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Court documents reveal more information regarding a Kansas City man wanted for the Sept. 2, 2016 murder of Brandon Johnson. Witnesses told police that Terrance Jones left a residence with Johnson and then allegedly shot Johnson multiple times according to court documents. Jones allegedly told a witness that Johnson was speaking poorly

Woman injured in Columbia shooting dies

February 18, 2021 4:56 PM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police said Thursday that a woman injured in a shooting this week has died.

Deputies identify Millbrook Drive homicide victim

February 16, 2021 9:00 AM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies identified a teenager killed in a shooting in the 4700 block of W. Millbrook Drive Monday night.

Two indicted for murder in Cole County after baby dies with meth in system

February 10, 2021 5:13 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County grand jury has indicted two people on 2nd-degree murder charges after a 2-month-old died with meth in the child’s system. According to the Cole County Sheriff’s department, the baby died on Sept. 30 at a home on the 800 block of Pitchfork Ally in Cole County Missouri. An

Cole County murder suspect wants evidence kept out of trial

February 5, 2021 4:46 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – The suspect in a 1991 Cole County murder case wants several pieces of evidence left out of a future trial. The requests filed by attorneys for William “Chris” Niemet include leaving out newly-tested evidence for DNA, a 1991 lie detector test and witness statements made about a possible weapon used

Police arrest Kansas City homicide suspect in Columbia

February 4, 2021 3:34 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Kansas City Police Department said the man is suspected of a 2016 homicide.