COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from Warsaw, Missouri, was charged with multiple felonies this weekend after he led law enforcement on a high-speed chase in Pettis County on Sept. 16. Michael Muldoon, 31, was charged in Pettis County on Saturday with first-degree tampering with a vehicle, drug possession, tampering with evidence and resisting arrest. An
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with several felonies after authorities say he raped a woman and pointed a gun at her head on Friday night. Danny Eugene Miles, 53, was charged in Morgan County with first-degree rape, two counts of armed criminal action and a single count of first-degree domestic assault. He is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with a felony in connection with a stabbing that occurred on Sunday in the 400 block of Brewer Drive in west Columbia. Edward Rosson, 54, of Columbia, was charged on Monday with second-degree assault. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A shooting led to Morgan County R-II schools in Versailles being placed on lockdown Monday morning, even though students were not in class, and left a woman in critical condition. The district posted about the lockdown on its Facebook page, referencing a “shooting that occurred in town” earlier Monday in a statement
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VIENNA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old boy from Freeburg allegedly shot at a Vienna Quik Spot gas station, located at 104 U.S. 63, around 2 a.m. Sunday, according to a press release from the City of Vienna. The Osage County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to ABC 17 News that the juvenile damaged two other gas stations in
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Columbia police were called to the 400 block of Brewer Drive Sunday morning after a man was stabbed.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was recently arrested in connection with a 2017 homicide case is facing additional felony charges. David Adams, 44, of Columbia, was charged on Friday in Boone County with illegal gun possession and stealing a gun. He is also charged with first-degree burglary, first-degree robbery, second-degree felony murder and illegal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury trial has been scheduled for the spring for a woman charged with murder in a fatal shooting at a Holts Summit apartment complex in April. Heather Smith, of Holts Summit, was charged with three counts of unlawful use of a weapon, a count of first-degree of endangering the welfare of a child, second-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former substitute teacher from a Pulaski County school district pleaded guilty on Wednesday to child sex crimes. Carissa Smith, of Dixon, Missouri, pleaded guilty to first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and two counts of having sexual contact with a student. She was previously charged with 19 felonies, including statutory
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge ruled Friday that a victim’s invalid driver’s license will not be allowed as evidence in a Boone County manslaughter trial, but a decision on using a recording of the victim’s voice is yet to be made. Circuit judge Josh Devine heard arguments Friday ahead of the trial of Walter Montejo,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was wanted in an assault case from Ashland was charged for evading law enforcement earlier this week. Michael Garrett, 47, was charged with resisting arrest on Thursday. Last month, he was charged with second-degree assault, armed criminal action and misdemeanor second-degree property damage. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol in a Thursday press release announced that it will continue its use of planes for traffic enforcement. The release says the patrol formed the Strategic Traffic Operations and Rapid Mobilization team on Sept. 1. Storm is made up of 23 troopers and is expected to “aggressively enforce
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Versailles man has been charged with three felonies after authorities say he drove a truck while he was drunk and set a trailer on fire. Joey Crosswhite, 43, was charged in Morgan County with chronic driving while intoxicated, second-degree arson and driving while revoked. He is being held at the Morgan
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury trial has been scheduled for next year for a former University of Missouri basketball prospect who allegedly raped a woman when he visited the school’s campus last year. Keiner Asprilla, 18, of New Jersey, is charged with first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy and second-degree kidnapping. He is being held without bond at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No one is in custody after several people fired a barrage of gunshots that hit homes and vehicles in a residential area just east of Columbia. Boone County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Brian Leer said that at around 1:17 a.m. Tuesday, the department received several calls of shots fired from the area of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County woman was charged on Wednesday after authorities say she sent nude photos of a man to people he knew without his permission. Roni Spicer, of Cairo, was charged with nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images. A warrant was requested and a court date has not been scheduled. The probable
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The former president of Mizzou Students For Justice in Palestine was charged with a misdemeanor on Tuesday in Boone County for accusations related to a March incident. Isleen Atallah, of Columbia, was charged with fourth-degree assault. A criminal summons was issued for Atallah to appear in court at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 6.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County man pleaded not guilty Wednesday in his first court appearance on charges that he paid for what the U.S. attorney calls “live child sexual abuse videos.” David L. Maddox, 59, was indicted on Aug. 5, but the indictment was unsealed in federal court in Jefferson City during his
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was charged after she led law enforcement on a multicounty chase on Monday that began in Jefferson City and ended in Maries County, according to court documents. Melissa Johnson, 43, was charged in Cole and Maries counties. In Cole County, she was charged with forgery, aggravated fleeing, misdemeanor accessory to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County Joint Communications will begin integrating a new radio system across all of its agencies with the goal of improving cross communication when responding. “So all public safety, for our partners, will be available to be a part of the system,” BCJC Director Christie Davis said. “So that includes the Sheriff’s
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