Crime Archives

Man charged in attempted murder-for-hire plot in Cole County

March 4, 2024 9:22 AM Matthew Sanders

Deputies arrested an 80-year-old man in Cole County on Sunday for allegedly trying to hire a hitman.

Woman arrested, charged after found living in shed at Columbia residence

March 4, 2024 4:25 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was arrested on Saturday after she was found living in a shed that was located in the backyard of a Columbia residence. Kimberly Campise, 45, was charged on Monday with second-degree burglary and is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $50,000 bond. An initial court appearance was

Woman accused in fatal August crash now charged with manslaughter

March 4, 2024 3:57 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was accused of several felonies for a fatal crash in August is now charged with second-degree involuntary manslaughter after a Friday grand jury indictment. Elizabeth Lopez, of Columbia, is now charged with leaving the scene of a crash that caused a death, two counts of leaving the scene of

Hearing set for former Cooper County jail employees accused of manslaughter

March 4, 2024 3:34 PM Ryan Shiner

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A hearing has been scheduled for former employees at the Cooper County Jail who were charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter in the October death of an inmate. Robyn Pfeiffer, 29, and Rachel Atherton, 34, were charged last week in the death of Brooke Bailey. They both have a hearing set for 10 a.m. Friday,

Audrain County man accused of rape from more than 15 years ago

March 4, 2024 3:01 PM Ryan Shiner

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was charged with first-degree rape on Friday for alleged sexual assaults that occurred between 2008-09, according to court documents. A warrant was issued for Roger Allen Curtis, 64, on Friday and no court date was set. No bond was set for the warrant. Court documents say the Mexico

Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to leaking sensitive national defense information

March 4, 2024 10:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of posting a trove of highly classified intelligence reports and other documents on social media pleaded guilty on Monday to willfully retaining and disseminating national defense information. Jack Teixeira, 22, pleaded guilty to all six counts he faced under the Espionage Act during a

Former Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg pleads guilty to perjury in deal that doesn’t require cooperation

March 4, 2024 8:47 AM Associated Press

By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The former chief financial officer of Donald Trump’s company has pleaded guilty in New York to lying under oath during his testimony in the ex-president’s civil fraud case. Allen Weisselberg will not have to testify at Trump’s hush-money criminal trial as part

Man killed in early Saturday shooting in Callaway County

March 2, 2024 12:51 PM Lucas Geisler

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – One person died after a shooting in southern Callaway County on Saturday morning. The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook that its deputies were dispatched to the 8000 block of State Road CC outside of Steedman at 1:41 a.m. The post said an employee of a business shot a

Cole County deputy attacked by dog in Centertown

March 2, 2024 10:32 AM Gabrielle Teiner

CENTERTOWN, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County deputy is recovering after he was attacked by a dog while on call Friday afternoon. At 6 p.m. Friday, two deputies responded to a domestic and property destruction call in the 11900 block of Main St. in Centertown, according to a press release from the Cole County Sheriff. When

Mother of Macon man shares thoughts after 15-year-old in custody, accused of murdering her son

March 1, 2024 3:45 PM Ryan Shiner, Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 15-year-old is in custody in relation to the death of a Macon man who was found dead in Boone County on Feb. 7. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post that a teenager was arrested on Tuesday. “On 02/27/2024, a 15-year-old juvenile suspect was taken into custody

18-year-old accused of murder in Columbia gas station shooting indicted on additional charges

March 1, 2024 6:54 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old Columbia man who was accused of murdering a man at a gas station had additional charges filed in a grand jury indictment filed on Friday. Seth Andrew Brinegar, of Columbia, was charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. The indictment also charged him with unlawful use of a weapon

Court papers served by deputies in Mid-Missouri

March 1, 2024 11:48 AM Jazsmin Halliburton

Court papers in Boone County are served by sheriff’s deputies, not civilian employees such as the court worker killed serving an eviction notice Thursday in Independence, Missouri.

Britt Reid, son of Chief’s coach Andy Reid, gets sentence commuted

March 1, 2024 4:12 PM Matthew Sanders

Britt Reid, a former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach and son of head coach Andy Reid, had his sentence in a drunken-driving crash that severely injured a young girl commuted by the governor Friday.

Former Cooper County jail workers charged with manslaughter turn themselves in, released on bond

March 1, 2024 5:20 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two former Cooper County Jail workers who have been charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter turned themselves into the Howard County Jail on Thursday night and were released on $7,500 bonds. Robyn Pfeiffer, 29, and Rachel Atherton, 34, were charged in the death of Brooke Bailey. Bailey was found dead on Oct. 27 in

Homicide investigation of man found dead in Moberly becomes death investigation

March 1, 2024 3:37 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The death of a Moberly man who was found dead in January with a “goose-egg knot” on his head is no longer a homicide investigation. Corey Davis was found dead on Jan. 29 near a wood line in the 900 block of North Moulton Street in Moberly. He was 35. Randolph County

Columbia man charged with statutory rape

March 1, 2024 3:13 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Friday with two counts of second-degree statutory rape. A warrant was ordered for Charles Domenic Johnson, 30, and no bond was set. He was not listed on the Boone County Jail roster on Friday afternoon. A court date has not been set. According to the probable

Police: Larch Court injury was not from gun

February 29, 2024 9:50 PM Ryan Shiner, Katie Greathouse, Nia Hinson

Police on Friday said a wound a man suffered the night before was not from a bullet but from something else.

Former Cooper County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant, deputy charged with manslaughter in jail inmate death

February 29, 2024 1:10 PM Matthew Sanders, Mitchell Kaminski, Morgan Buresh

A lieutenant working in the Cooper County Sheriff’s Office was charged Wednesday with manslaughter in the October death of an inmate from untreated diabetes.

Woman sentenced 15 years for child sex crimes in Audrain County

February 29, 2024 7:30 PM Ryan Shiner

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Barnhart woman was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to child sex crimes from 2018. Jennifer Huddleston, 35, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a minor and first-degree promoting child pornography. She was initially charged with child sex trafficking, sexual exploitation of a minor, first-degree promoting

Versailles Middle School evacuated Thursday morning after bomb threat, no explosives found

February 29, 2024 3:57 PM Ryan Shiner

VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) Middle school students in the Morgan County R-2 School District were temporarily evacuated Thursday morning after a bomb threat was made at 7 a.m., according to a press release from the school district. “Our established bomb threat policy provides guidance regarding the evacuation of students and personnel in the event of a