Crime Archives

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you following the Trump hush-money trial?

April 16, 2024 3:50 AM Matthew Sanders

Former president Donald Trump’s hush-money trial got underway Monday.

Police: Man arrested after robbing Subway restaurant in northeast Columbia

April 15, 2024 6:49 PM Ryan Shiner, Mitchell Kaminski

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story identified the apartment complex as The Links. The standoff occurred at The Greens, which is in the same area. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police say they have arrested a man on Monday who allegedly robbed a Subway restaurant in the 5600 block of St. Charles Road. Columbia

Victims, advocates ask Missouri lawmakers to approve measure to allow retroactive sexual assault lawsuits

April 15, 2024 11:15 AM Hannah Falcon

Victims of child sexual abuse and advocates are gathering in Jefferson City to pressure the Missouri attorney general to investigate several Christian boarding schools.

Two parents arrested in Camden County for Florida child abuse investigation

April 15, 2024 5:28 PM Ryan Shiner

CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were arrested and charged in relation to a child abuse investigation in Florida, according to a press release from the Camden County Sheriff’s Office. Nikolas Adam Harris, 38, and Helen Harris, 33, were each charged on Monday in Camden County with drug possession and two counts of first-degree endangering the

Man charged with domestic assault after allegedly stabbing man in Warsaw Dollar General parking lot

April 15, 2024 4:39 PM Ryan Shiner

WARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) A Warsaw man was charged after he was accused of stabbing his old roommate on Saturday at in the parking lot of a Dollar General in the 14000 block of Highway 7. David Charles Medding, 58, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the

Man accused in 2023 Plush Lounge shooting takes plea deal, sentenced to 20 years

April 15, 2024 3:44 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was previously charged with murder in a May 7, 2023, shooting in the parking lot of Plush Lounge pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Samuel Lee Moss Jr., 29, pleaded guilty on Monday to unlawful use of a weapon, according to an email from Boone County Prosecutor Roger

Owensville man accused of sexually assaulting multiple children from 1987-94

April 15, 2024 3:25 PM Ryan Shiner

GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Owensville man was charged with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse after he was accused of sexually assaulting at least three children from 1987-94. Donald W. Littrell Jr., 64, is being held at the Osage County Detention Center, according to a social media post from the Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office.

Mexico man charged with arson after allegedly setting shed on fire

April 15, 2024 2:41 PM Ryan Shiner

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man was charged with second-degree arson after he was accused of setting a shed on fire Friday night in the 800 block of West Liberty Street. Travis Saylor, 35, was arrested on Saturday and booked into the Audrain County Jail, according to a press release from the Mexico Public

Jefferson City police say shooting victim not talking

April 15, 2024 10:22 AM Matthew Sanders

Jefferson City police found a gunshot victim at a hospital after a shooting Sunday but the wounded person apparently had no desire to speak with cops.

Trump’s historic hush money trial gets underway; 1st day ends without any jurors being picked

April 15, 2024 5:10 AM Associated Press

By JENNIFER PELTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The historic hush money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to hear the case charging the former president with falsifying business records in order to stifle stories about his

‘Rust’ movie armorer sentenced to 18 months in prison for involuntary manslaughter

April 15, 2024 4:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Christina Maxouris, Cheri Mossburg and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the armorer of the film “Rust” who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter last month for the 2021 on-set fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, was sentenced by a New Mexico judge to 18 months in prison Monday, the maximum possible

Deputies called to Warsaw for stabbing assault at Dollar General

April 14, 2024 2:21 AM Gabrielle Teiner

BENTON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One man is in custody after he allegedly attacked and stabbed another man in a Dollar General parking lot Saturday night in Warsaw. Deputies were notified at around 4:30 p.m. of an assault in the parking lot of the Dollar General located on Highway 7, according to a Facebook post from

Two juveniles wanted in deadly Columbia shooting

April 12, 2024 5:15 PM Matthew Sanders, Jazsmin Halliburton, Nia Hinson

Police are looking for two juveniles in connection with a deadly Thursday night shooting in northeast Columbia.

‘No foul play was found’ in death of Moberly man whose body was found in January

April 12, 2024 2:57 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) No foul play was determined in the death of a Moberly man whose body was found on Jan. 29 in the 900 block of North Moulton Street in Moberly, Randolph County Sheriff Aaron Wilson told ABC 17 News in a text message. Wilson said a toxicology report came back that indicated Corey

18-year-old man killed in Columbia shooting

April 11, 2024 9:15 PM Ryan Shiner, Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old man was killed in a Thursday shooting in the 3300 block of Premier Lane in northeast Columbia. Columbia Police Department spokesman Brian McNeill said Thursday that two suspects remained at large and there is a danger to the public. They are considered armed and dangerous. Descriptions of the suspects were

1 dead, several injured after 18-wheeler crashed into Texas Department of Public Safety office, driver arrested

April 12, 2024 12:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Andy Rose and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — A man drove a stolen 18-wheeler into a Texas Department of Public Safety building Friday, killing one person and injuring 13 others, according to local officials. The driver of the stolen 18-wheeler was identified as Clenard Parker, 42, from Chappell Hill, law enforcement officials said in

Randolph County experiencing increase in fentanyl-related overdose deaths

April 11, 2024 8:00 PM Nia Hinson

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Randolph County has been seeing an increase in overdose deaths related to fentanyl over the past few years, according to the county’s prosecutor. Randolph County Prosecutor Stephanie Luntsford said the county had been seeing a trend in heroin use that often times was found to be laced with fentanyl. Luntsford said the

Boone County prosecutor describes role of cameras in investigations as witnesses feel reluctant to speak with officials

April 11, 2024 7:56 PM Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) In 2012, the Columbia City Council approved a plan to replace two old surveillance cameras in Douglass Park. City staff held multiple community meetings to find ways to deter rising crime numbers at Cosmo Park. Between 2009-11, 39 arrests were made at Douglass Park, according to a 2012 City Council memo. During