COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man serving a life sentence at Jefferson City Correctional Center has been indicted on a murder charge. Brandon Bibbs, 45, is charged with second-degree murder in the June 27, 2024, death of a Jefferson City inmate. The name of the deceased inmate was not immediately named in court documents. A probable
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cooper County judge denied bond for the leader of a “cult-like” Amish community after new charges, including manslaughter, were filed against him this week. Sam Shetler, 42, of Boonville, appeared Tuesday in front of Judge Keith Bail after the new charges were added for a previously scheduled bond reduction hearing. Bail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 16-year-old boy will face the adult criminal justice system after he was charged with murder and other crimes Tuesday in connection with a robbery and shooting last June. Deshawn D. Brown of Columbia was charged Tuesday with first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and second-degree murder in the killing of Zarian Simpson.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged Monday in Audrain County after he allegedly poured gas on the yard and porch of a Mexico, Missouri, home early that morning. Cheyenne Hott, of Mexico, Missouri, was charged with first-degree attempted arson, armed criminal action and fourth-degree domestic assault, a misdemeanor. He is being held at the
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The leader of a “cult-like” Amish community who was charged with felonies last month is now charged with manslaughter in the 2025 death of an infant. Sam Shetler, 42, of Boonville, is now charged in Cooper County with three counts of trafficking for forced labor, a count of first-degree sodomy, first-degree sex
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with a misdemeanor after he allegedly danced while he was naked in an Aldi vestibule on Saturday. Sidney Jones, 41, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree sexual misconduct. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was held on Monday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Boone County dog breeder accused of animal abuse appeared in court on Monday. Melissa Sanders, 26, of Columbia, is charged with 13 counts of felony animal abuse and one count of misdemeanor animal abuse. She is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. She previously faced 29 felony counts of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman was charged with a felony after she allegedly threatened to kill a prosecuting attorney on Friday at the Boone County Courthouse. Morgan Turgeon, 22, was charged with tampering with a judicial officer. She is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was scheduled
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A truck hit several parked vehicles, drove through yards and hit a home’s front porch before driving off early Sunday in Mexico, Missouri, according to police. The Mexico Department of Public Safety stated in a news release that the driver, Luis D. Soberon-Companioni, 32, of Florida, was arrested a few minutes later
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas City man was found guilty on Thursday of stabbing two men at a St. James restaurant in early 2025. Patricio Padilla, 47, was found guilty by a Pulaski County jury of first-degree assault, second-degree assault and two counts of armed criminal action, according to a social media post from the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) South Carolina Gov. Henry McMcaster on Friday signed an extradition order for a man accused of killing a University of Missouri student 26 years ago. Sentrell Wilson, 45, of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, is charged with first-degree murder in Boone County for the 2000 death of University of Missouri student Candace
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The woman accused of killing a Jefferson City boy in 2018 will have her trial take place in Pulaski County this summer. Judge William Hickle ruled on Friday that the jury trial for Quatavia Givens will take place entirely in Pulaski County. The court had already agreed to pick the jury
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – The man Columbia police arrested Thursday after an hours-long standoff had skipped out on returning to jail following his release from the hospital, according to court documents. Brian Strickland, 58, was arrested Thursday night on Parkade Boulevard. Columbia police wrote that they tried to serve a warrant for his arrest on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police were in a standoff on Thursday night in a neighborhood just south of Interstate 70. The Columbia Police Department wrote on its social media at 7:44 p.m. that officers tried to arrest a man at 3 p.m. in the 1500 block of Parkade Boulevard. The man is wanted on suspicion
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor after authorities claim he ran someone over with his Jeep Wrangler on Wednesday. Isaiah Aust, 19, is charged in Boone County with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. He is being held at the Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man is facing a pair of felony counts related to child pornography. Leif Rasa is charged in Pettis County with first-degree promoting child pornography and child porn possession. He is not currently in custody, but a warrant was issued for his arrest on Wednesday. Court documents alleged that Rasa uploaded
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former West Middle School teacher who was arrested for a second time earlier this month is no longer listed on the Boone County Jail roster. Zachary Hutchinson, of Columbia, is charged with felonies in two cases. In one case, he is charged with three counts of second-degree statutory sodomy, one count
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged with first-degree rape in Cole County. A warrant was requested on Wednesday for Tamiko Carter Jr., who was accused of raping a woman in her apartment while she slept on April11. He is not listed on the Cole County Jail roster. A second man, Bruce
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By Holmes Lybrand, Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who is accused of pointing his government-issued firearm at another car and its passengers while driving on duty will turn himself in on Thursday, his attorney told CNN. An arrest warrant was issued for Greg Morgan in April after Hennepin County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An ICE agent has been charged with assault for an alleged road rage incident on a Minnesota highway during Operation Metro Surge. Prosecutors in Hennepin County announced charges against Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr., on Thursday. He is charged with two counts of second-degree assault for allegedly driving on the shoulder to pull
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