Crime Archives

Missing Macon man found dead in Boone County

February 7, 2024 5:36 PM Matthew Sanders, Mitchell Kaminski

Boone County deputies found the body of a missing Macon, Missouri, man Wednesday afternoon.

Man charged with arson in Mexico fire that killed three pets, displaced several people

February 7, 2024 9:03 PM Ryan Shiner

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man has been charged with first-degree arson and armed criminal action after he was accused of setting a fire at an apartment building on Saturday that killed three pets. James Schade, 42, was arrested by Columbia police on Wednesday and is currently being held at the Boone County Jail.

Bill aimed at deterring catalytic converter thefts approved by Missouri House committee

February 7, 2024 4:43 PM Hannah Falcon

The Missouri House of Representatives Committee on Emerging Issues approved a bill Wednesday that aims to deter catalytic converter thieves by ruining their market.

Protesters arrested outside pro-Israel private event in Jefferson City

February 7, 2024 5:04 PM Matthew Sanders

Jefferson City police say protesters were arrested at a private event held Tuesday by a pro-Israeli group in an incident that involved Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft.

Two from Columbia indicted on federal armed robbery charges

February 7, 2024 2:49 PM Ryan Shiner

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people Columbia and a Kansas City man were indicted by a federal grand jury for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to commit a series of armed robberies across the state, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Kahvaseon Z. Smith, 25, and Janaia R. Cason, 26,

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you agree with the verdict in Jennifer Crumbley’s trial?

February 7, 2024 2:18 AM ABC 17 News Team

A jury on Tuesday convicted Jennifer Crumbley on four counts of manslaughter related to her son Ethan’s school shooting in Michigan.

Man who threatened people at Columbia bar with gun sentenced to five years in prison

February 6, 2024 10:10 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A California man who threatened a downtown Columbia bar with a gun in September pleaded guilty to a pair of felonies on Monday. Gamaliel Martinez, 34, of Fresno, California, pleaded guilty on Monday to first-degree making a terroristic threat and unlawful gun possession. He was sentenced to five years in the Missouri Department

Jennifer Crumbley, mother of school shooter, found guilty of involuntary manslaughter

February 6, 2024 12:50 PM CNN Newsource

Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teenager who killed four students at an Oxford, Michigan, high school in 2021, was found guilty of all four counts of involuntary manslaughter in a novel legal case that stood as a test of the limits of who’s responsible for a school shooting.

Kirksville man pleads guilty in 2022 Columbia Moser’s parking lot shooting case

February 5, 2024 6:55 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kirksville man who was accused in a 2022 fatal shooting at a Moser’s parking lot on North Keene Street in Columbia pleaded guilty to two felonies on Monday. Joshua Dudley, 24, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and first-degree attempted robbery, according to an email from Boone County Prosecutor Roger Johnson. He

Court documents: Two men found with body armor, night-vision binoculars charged with drug possession

February 5, 2024 6:26 PM Ryan Shiner

CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men who were found with body armor and night-vision binoculars were charged with drug possession in Camden County. Yuriy Lyashuk, 26, of Half Way, and Joseph Riggs, 45, of Springfield, were booked into the Camden County Jail early Saturday and are each being held on $150,000 bonds. Riggs was charged with

La Plata man sentenced to 15 life sentences for child sex crimes

February 5, 2024 3:41 PM Ryan Shiner

MACON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A La Plata man was sentenced on Wednesday to 15 consecutive life sentences for more than a dozen child sex crimes. Howard Moots, 35, was found guilty by a Macon County jury on Oct. 20 for 15 counts of statutory sodomy and one count of second-degree child molestation. Moots had sexually

Public defender to be assigned to man accused of J. Pfenny’s shooting

February 5, 2024 2:57 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of murdering two men in 2022 at a Jefferson City bar will be assigned a public defender after he was ruled to be indigent on Monday. Damien Davis, of Kansas City, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, two counts of

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies respond to false alarm Saturday

February 3, 2024 8:48 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies were sent to a home in north Columbia for what appears to be a swatting incident. ABC 17 crews went to the scene in the 5500 block of north autumn drive around 5 p.m. where they observed at least four Boone County deputies, an ambulance and fire response. A

One injury during Quail Drive shooting

February 3, 2024 6:45 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police said one person was injured at a shooting-scene Saturday night, however it appears to not be from a gunshot wound. According to a Facebook post from Columbia Police, that person refused medical attention. Columbia Police told ABC 17 News Saturday night that no one was seriously hurt in the shooting

18-year-old charged after deadly shooting at Columbia gas station, witnesses speak out

February 2, 2024 2:00 PM Madison Stuerman, Matthew Sanders, Nia Hinson

An 18-year-old has been charged with two felonies including murder after he is accused of shooting and killing a person at a gas station in Columbia on Thursday night.

Fulton man sentenced 15 years for federal drug charges, Morgan County woman gets two years

February 2, 2024 9:51 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man and a Florence woman were both sentenced in federal court on Friday for drug crimes, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Matthew Gunnar White, 32, and Krista Huddleston, 30, were sentenced in separate court appearances, the release states. White was sentenced to 15 years

Man found guilty of Boone County rape to be sentenced in March

February 2, 2024 6:58 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was found guilty on Thursday of first-degree rape will be sentenced in March. William Thomas Jr., 49, was found guilty of raping a disabled girl in 2017. He will be sentenced at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 19 at the Boone County Courthouse. He is currently being held at

Columbia man charged with domestic assault, kidnapping

February 2, 2024 6:15 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Friday with a pair of felonies after authorities say he attacked another person and held them against their will on Nov. 17. Blake Tekotte, 36, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and second-degree kidnapping. A warrant was ordered for his arrest on Friday and no bond

Columbia man accused of making terroristic threat to Zimmer Communications

February 2, 2024 3:39 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with second-degree making a terroristic threat after authorities say he threatened to shoot employees at Zimmer Communications in Columbia. Parker John Boggs, 35, was booked into the Boone County Jail at 4:41 a.m. Friday, according to jail records. He was not listed on the jail roster on

Man dies after getting shot at gas station on West Boulevard, suspect arrested

February 1, 2024 8:54 PM Ryan Shiner, Nia Hinson

A man died Thursday night after getting shot at a gas station near the intersection of West Boulevard and Interstate 70 Drive Southwest, police confirmed on their social media and at the scene.