Jefferson City teen gets 12-year suspended sentence in connection with 2018 killing
A Jefferson City teen was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to a charge of first-degree robbery in December.
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Second teen charged in deadly 2019 Jefferson City shooting
Prosecutors charged a second Holts Summit teen on Tuesday in connection with a Halloween murder in Jefferson City.
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Court documents: Man charged with murder in deadly Sedalia weekend crash
Pettis County prosecutors filed murder charges Monday against a man accused causing a deadly crash over the weekend in Sedalia.
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‘Absolutely not guilty’: Attorney for 1991 murder suspect doubts new evidence
William “Chris” Niemet appeared in court for the first time Monday since he was charged with a 1991 murder of a teenager last week.
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Fulton man accused in 1991 teen killing
A Cole County man arrested decades ago for the death of a teenager again faces charges in the case.
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Man pleads guilty to lesser charge in 2018 Columbia killing
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man pleaded guilty on Monday to a reduced charge tied to a 2018 Columbia shooting. Elijah Fiore pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary manslaughter on Monday afternoon, according to a source close to the case. Judge Kevin Crane sentenced him to the maximum ten years in prison. Boone County prosecutors charged Fiore
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Elledge pleads not guilty to child abuse, domestic assault charges
Joseph Elledge, a Columbia man accused of killing his wife last fall, is set to be arraigned Monday afternoon following his grand jury indictment on a murder charge.
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Court documents detail 1991 Cole County murder investigation
EDITOR’S NOTE: Jones’ age at the time of his death has been corrected. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson filed a first-degree murder charge Thursday against William “Chris” Niemet in the 1991 shooting death of 14-year-old Greg Jones. First-Degree Murder Charge Cole County charges Chris Niemet with 1991 murder on Feb. 27,
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Cole County murder suspect tied to unsolved 2005 Fulton killing
A man accused of killing a teenager in a 1991 Cole County case was also tied to 2005 Fulton killing that remains unsolved.
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St. Louis officer sentenced after killing fellow officer
A St. Louis police officer accused of accidentally killing a female colleague while playing a variation of Russian roulette has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty in the shooting.
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Cole County officials announce murder charges in 1991 case
Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler plans to hold a news conference Thursday in regard to a 1991 Russellville killing.
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Court documents: Sedalia killing result of disagreement
Court documents filed Tuesday revealed a weekend killing in Sedalia was the result of a disagreement the victim had with a group of people.
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Arrest in 1991 murder is long-overdue, Russellville residents say
More than a dozen Russellville residents told ABC 17 News Tuesday they felt frustrated that the case took so long to yield an arrest.
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Husband of missing Columbia woman not yet served with warrant
After first-degree murder charges were filed nearly a week ago, Joseph Elledge has not been served with a warrant and his arraignment has not been set.
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Second murder charge filed in connection with Doris Drive shooting
Boone County prosecutors on Thursday charged a second person with a teen’s killing in a Feb. 5 shooting on Doris Drive.
Continue ReadingSedalia police find body with gunshot wound in street
SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Sedalia Police found a deceased man with a gunshot wound in a street Saturday morning. According to a post on Facebook, by the Sedalia Police Department, officers responded around 6:40 a.m. to the 700 block of East 17th Street to a report of a man lying in the roadway. Upon arrival, officers
Continue Reading Suspect arrested in 1991 Cole County killing
Cole County authorities have arrested a suspect in the 1991 killing of a teen boy.
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Woman charged with murder in connection with Columbia teen’s shooting death
Prosecutors on Friday charged a woman in connection with the Feb. 5 deadly shooting of a 17-year-old in north Columbia.
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Friend of missing Columbia woman speaks out about disappearance
Less than a month before Mengqi Ji went missing in October, the Columbia mother called her friend, Muzhen Li, to complain about a fight she was having with her husband, Joseph Elledge.
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Court documents reveal additional details of days leading to Mengqi Ji Elledge disappearance
New court documents suggest Joseph Elledge might have killed his wife under the pretense of giving her a massage.
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