Crime Archives

Boonville police officer charged with domestic assault

November 20, 2023 10:27 AM Matthew Sanders

A Boonville police officer has been charged with domestic assault after a dispute over a child early Sunday.

Holts Summit Police looking for suspected car thieves

November 19, 2023 7:10 PM abc17news-Newsroom

HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. (KMIZ) Holts Summit Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating some thieves. The department shared on Facebook that it’s received over 10 reports of thefts from vehicles in the last 12 hours. Police believe there are three suspects, possibly juveniles. According to police, it appears thieves are targeting the west

Columbia man arrested on domestic assault charges

November 19, 2023 11:08 AM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Augustin Carrillo Jr., 38, was arrested on domestic assault charges for allegedly hitting and kicking a woman. Carrillo is facing third degree domestic assault, fourth degree assault, stealing and resisting charges. Carrillo is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $13,500 Bond. According to online court records, officers were responding

Maryland woman arrested for allegedly hitting, biting officers

November 19, 2023 10:03 AM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 42-year-old Maryland woman is being held at the Boone County jail after police said she bit one officer and kicked another one, sending him to the hospital. Rebecca Groh is facing several charges including third degree assault of a special victim, possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest, among several

Fulton man arrested for drug trafficking

November 18, 2023 8:04 PM abc17news-Newsroom

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County deputies arrested a man for drug trafficking across the street from a daycare in Fulton. John Nevins, 59, of Fulton was arrested Friday morning and is now facing several drug charges. Nevins is being held on a $50,000 bond. Nevins has previous drug and weapons charges. John Nevins, 59Courtesy: Callaway County

City of Columbia continues pattern of internal hiring with Police Chief Jill Schlude

November 17, 2023 11:31 AM Morgan Buresh

The announcement Wednesday of Jill Schlude as police chief is not Columbia’s first internal candidate to be hired after conducting a nationwide search.

Another arrest made in relation to McClung Park shooting

November 17, 2023 6:27 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Another man has been arrested and charged in relation to an Oct. 5 shooting at McClung Park in Jefferson City. Syvonn Byrd, 19, of Jefferson City, was charged with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He was arrested Thursday evening and is being held at the

Callaway County man accused of 2002 murder asks for change of venue

November 17, 2023 3:37 PM Ryan Shiner

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County man who has been accused of killing his wife in 2002 asked for a change of venue this week. Harold Dickens, 64, of Williamsburg, was charged with first-degree murder. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. Dickens was indicted by a Callaway County grand jury on Nov.

Judge orders Las Vegas high schoolers held on no bail in classmate’s deadly beating

November 17, 2023 11:55 AM Associated Press

By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Four of the eight Las Vegas high school students accused of beating their schoolmate to death in a brawl captured on cellphone video have made their first appearances in the adult court system. A judge on Friday ordered them held without bail pending their next court

Charges dismissed for man accused in July Auxvasse shooting

November 16, 2023 10:30 PM Ryan Shiner

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Charges for a Callaway County man who was accused in an Auxvasse shooting in July have been dismissed, according to an email from Callaway County prosecutor Benjamin Miller. Damin Davis, 34, was charged with first-degree assault, armed-criminal action, unlawful gun possession, endangering the welfare of a child and fourth-degree domestic assault. He

Jury convicts Columbia man of manslaughter in drug overdose death

November 16, 2023 5:26 PM Matthew Sanders

A Boone County jury convicted a Columbia man Thursday of manslaughter and drug charges in a September 2020 overdose death.

Morgan County man found guilty in trial related to Jan. 6 Capitol riot

November 16, 2023 12:32 PM Matthew Sanders

A judge found a Versailles, Missouri, man guilty Thursday of a felony and four misdemeanors related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Johnson County prosecutors file charges in Warrensburg killings

November 16, 2023 11:14 AM Madison Stuerman

Johnson County prosecutors have filed charges against Jonathan Goodwin Jr. after he was accused of shooting and killing two people.

Moberly man sentenced to 20 years after pleading guilty to killing pregnant woman in DWI crash

November 14, 2023 5:14 PM Ryan Shiner

CARROLLTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man who pleaded guilty to killing a pregnant woman and her unborn child in an April 6 Randolph County crash was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday. Steven Garrett, 47, pleaded guilty on Sept. 15 to DWI causing the death of two or more. He was initially charged with two counts of second-degree

Charges added for two accused in connection to Jefferson City park shooting

November 14, 2023 2:00 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people who are accused of being connected to a shooting at McClung Park in October have had additional charges filed and one charge was upgraded. Four people were charged in a shooting that injured two, according to previous reporting. One of the injured people — Dayjuan L. Crossland — was

Columbia man pleads guilty to statutory sodomy, sentenced 12 years

November 14, 2023 12:50 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was charged with statutory sodomy pleaded guilty on Monday. Jacob Thomas Noel, 36, pleaded guilty to statutory sodomy with a person younger than 14 years old and was sentenced to 12 years in prison. He was given credit for time served and his sentence will run concurrently with

Woman accused of killing MU student, burning body committed to Department of Mental Health

November 14, 2023 12:24 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was accused of killing a University of Missouri student and burning the body in January has been committed to the Department of Mental Health, according to court documents. Emma Adams, 21, was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with physical evidence and abandoning a corpse. Her next

Police use gas, take one in custody after Monday standoff in central Columbia

November 13, 2023 2:12 PM Ryan Shiner, Lucas Geisler, Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One man was arrested after a standoff took place Monday afternoon in the 1200 block of Larch Court in central Columbia. Columbia Police Department spokesman Christian Tabak told ABC 17 News around 4:30 p.m. that police took Ronald Powell, 28, into custody. Tabak said no shots were fired and no injuries have

Columbia man charged, accused of helping murder suspect avoid police

November 13, 2023 11:23 AM Madison Stuerman

Boone County Prosecutors have filed charges against Maurice Penny Jr. after he is accused of helping Ja’Shaun Barney avoid arrest.

Multiple Mid-Missouri cases headed to court Monday

November 13, 2023 4:24 AM Marina Diaz

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Judges are set to hear multiple Mid-Missouri cases in court Monday. Emma Adams, Ja’shaun Barney, Amy Murray, and James Matt are all scheduled to appear in court, according to online court records. Emma Adams is scheduled to appear in the Boone County Courthouse on Monday at 1:30 p.m. for her alleged role