Crime Archives

Man who admitted to manslaughter released from Moberly prison, indicted for perjury

December 15, 2023 4:01 PM Matthew Sanders

A Boone County man sentenced to 11 years in prison for manslaughter was released Friday and indicted for perjury the same morning.

Columbia man sentenced to 30 years for murder charge

December 15, 2023 2:51 PM Ryan Shiner, Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia man who pleaded guilty to killing April Joann Brooks in 2022 was sentenced on Friday to 30 years in prison. Montez Williams, 32, pleaded guilty in November to second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful gun possession and resisting arrest. He is still listed on the Boone County Jail roster. Williams was

Jefferson City prison death being investigated

December 15, 2023 11:00 AM Matthew Sanders

A death last week in a Jefferson City prison is being investigated by local authorities.

Columbia woman charged, accused of stealing more than $4,600 in lottery tickets, winnings

December 14, 2023 6:52 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman has been charged stealing after officials claim she stole $4,665 in lottery tickets and its winnings in September. Andrewyon Jordan, 30, was charged with two counts of stealing more than $750. A criminal summons was issued Thursday and an initial court appearance is set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan.

Columbia man accused of smashing gaming machine with sledgehammer, stealing money

December 14, 2023 7:41 PM Ryan Shiner

Editor’s note: A photograph previously attached to this article has been removed. This article also previously identified charges and detainment status that were attributed to Poelker’s brother. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with a pair of felonies in Boone County after deputies claim that he smashed a video gaming machine, took

Boone County prosecutor emphasizing use of treatment court, cracking down on drug dealers

December 14, 2023 12:00 PM Morgan Buresh

Boone County Prosecuting Attorney Roger Johnson said the goal is to make the community safer.

Homicide prisoner to be released from Moberly pending new trial

December 14, 2023 5:29 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mid-Missouri prisoner will be released on bond from the Moberly Correctional Center, pending a new trial. Charles Waddill, 54, is expected to be released on Friday, according to an email from Department of Corrections spokesperson Karen Pojman. Waddill is being held at the Moberly Correctional Center. He pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary

Man seen punched by now-former CPD officer in video sues city, CPD, former officers

December 14, 2023 4:06 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was seen in a video earlier this year while getting punched in the face by a now-former Columbia police officer has filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city, Columbia Police Department and the two former officers in the video. In the lawsuit filed on Thursday in the

Moberly warden challenges court against homicide prisoner’s release

December 13, 2023 5:05 PM Matthew Sanders, Ryan Shiner

A Mid-Missouri prison warden was ordered this week to show that he was not in contempt for not releasing a prisoner on bond pending a new trial.

Woman accused of statutory rape, child porn possession requests change of venue

December 13, 2023 7:22 PM Ryan Shiner

MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of several child sex crimes in Maries County requested a change of venue on Tuesday. Rikki Lynn Laughlin, 24, was charged with second-degree statutory rape, possession of child pornography, tampering with a victim, sexual exploitation of a minor, tampering with physical evidence, furnishing pornographic material to a minor

Callaway County killer gets execution date

December 13, 2023 10:42 AM Matthew Sanders

A man convicted in 2008 of the murders of a New Bloomfield couple is set to be executed in April.

Police evidence found in dumpster at grocery store in Fayette

December 12, 2023 9:34 PM Nia Hinson

FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Fayette’s attorney Nathan Nickolaus told ABC 17 News that police evidence was found inside of a dumpster at a grocery store in the city. Nickolaus said the evidence was not disposed of properly by a police officer, but declined to comment further, saying the incident is a personnel matter.

Trial date set for Fiji member charged with assault in Santulli hazing case

December 12, 2023 10:30 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Trial dates have been set for a University of Missouri fraternity member charged with multiple felonies in the alleged hazing of Danny Santulli. Ryan Delanty, 22, of Ballwin, was charged in Boone County with felony hazing, second-degree assault and supplying alcohol to a minor. The assault charge was added after a superseding

School bus driver, bus aide accused of child molestation in Pulaski County

December 12, 2023 9:20 PM Ryan Shiner

WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Waynesville couple, who are described as a Waynesville School District bus driver and bus aide, have been charged with child sex crimes Marshall Nightingale, 28, was charged with two counts of second-degree child molestation, while Charlotte Rhea Nightingale, 36, was charged with one count of second-degree child molestation. Warrants were issued

Columbia man accused of murder appears in court

December 12, 2023 8:32 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused of killing a woman on Friday appeared in court on Tuesday. John L. Williamson III, 27, was charged Saturday with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. Williamson appeared in court

Jefferson City woman who pleaded guilty to assault sentenced to 10 years

December 12, 2023 7:46 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman who pleaded guilty after allegedly shooting a woman in the leg last year was sentenced on Tuesday to 10 years in the Missouri Department of Corrections, according to an email from the Cole County prosecutor. Victoria Crumble, 41, pleaded guilty on Sept. 29 to first-degree assault. She

Sentence lowered to probation for man who pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct

December 12, 2023 7:15 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who pleaded guilty in July to sexual misconduct involving a child has been ordered to serve five years of supervised probation. Lucas Abbett, 29, pleaded guilty on July 14 and was sentenced to four years in the Missouri Department of Corrections. He was placed into 120 days

Columbia man charged with abandoning corpse at hotel

December 12, 2023 4:47 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Tuesday in Boone County with abandoning a corpse in August. A warrant for Sugar Ray Hibbler’s arrest was requested on Tuesday. A motion to set a $25,000 was filed. According to the probable cause statement, someone died in Hibbler’s hotel room on Aug. 8 of a

Woman charged with second-degree murder in custody in Camden County

December 12, 2023 2:48 PM Ryan Shiner

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camden County woman who was accused of murder in an August overdose death is now in the Camden County Jail. Clarissa Escoffier, 20, of Climax Springs, was charged in November with second-degree murder. She is being held without bond after getting booked into the jail on Monday morning. Escoffier appeared

First-degree murder charge filed in Columbia killing

December 11, 2023 9:53 AM Matthew Sanders, Jazsmin Halliburton

A Columbia man faces a capital murder charge after a woman found shot Friday in the neck next to a truck died.