Crime Archives

Columbia man charged with murder in deadly shooting

December 5, 2022 7:09 PM Matthew Sanders

A Monday night shooting in north Columbia was deadly and police have a suspect in custody.

Columbia man charged in May 25 stabbing of homeless man

December 5, 2022 10:42 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man was arrested and charged Saturday for the stabbing of a homeless man on May 25 in Columbia. James Dillender, 54, was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. He is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail. He appeared for his first court appearance via

Man accused of murdering baby appears in court, next hearing scheduled

December 5, 2022 8:36 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of killing his child and abandoning the corpse appeared in court on Monday from via video from the Boone County Jail. Staffone Fountain, 30, of Independence, is charged with first-degree murder and abandoning a corpse. He is being held without bond in the Boone County Jail. His next hearing

Bond decision delayed in deadly Jefferson City bar shooting

December 5, 2022 6:33 AM Ethan Heinz

A hearing to determine bond for a Kansas City man charged in a deadly bar shooting that killed two people was postponed Monday.

Sheriff’s Office: Versailles man arrested after leading deputies on chase in stolen truck

December 5, 2022 4:57 PM Ryan Shiner

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Versailles man was arrested after allegedly leading Morgan County Sheriff’s deputies on a chase Saturday, the office stated on Facebook. Richard Russell Rhea, 40, is charged with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, first-degree property damage and resisting arrest by fleeing, all felonies. He is being held without bond in

Shots fired into ceiling at fraternity party

December 5, 2022 1:10 PM Matthew Sanders

Shots were fired into the ceiling at Bur Oak Brewery early Sunday during a party for a University of Missouri fraternity.

Boone County mother opens up about helping make case in child porn arrest

December 4, 2022 7:33 PM Abby Landwehr

CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man was sentenced to 15 years for attempted enticement and possession of child pornography Friday. David L. Hoppock’s two sentences to be served concurrently was confirmed Saturday by Hoppock’s attorneys. The 33-year-old was first charged in August. About a day before his arrest, a mother said her 14-year-old daughter was

Man arrested after leading police on chase through two counties

December 4, 2022 5:23 PM abc17news-Newsroom

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County Sheriff and Montgomery County Sheriff worked together to arrest a man after a police chase that led them through two counties Friday night. A deputy attempted to stop 35-year-old Daniel Foreman from Auxvasse Friday night for a traffic violation when he sped off instead. The deputy and other assisting

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies search east Columbia on Friday for suspect with active warrants

December 2, 2022 10:44 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office was searching for someone in eastern Columbia on Friday morning near South Field Drive. A sheriff’s office spokesman told ABC17 News that a deputy saw someone in the area who was believed to be a resident with six active Boone County warrants for failure to appear on

English found guilty in 2019 murder of Columbia man

December 2, 2022 8:38 PM Ryan Shiner

LEBANON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Miller County man accused of the 2019 killing of Aaron Brantley was found guilty of murder and other charges on Friday. Christopher English, 45, was found guilty of first-degree murder, armed-criminal action and the abandonment of a corpse. A sentencing hearing is set for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. The

Bond set for man charged with manslaughter in Cole County shooting

December 2, 2022 6:11 AM Kennedy Miller

A Jefferson City man charged in his girlfriend’s deadly shooting was granted bond when he appeared by video in court Friday morning.

Memphis murder suspect arrested in Columbia

December 2, 2022 5:27 PM Matthew Sanders

A Memphis man wanted by police for a deadly shooting was arrested Thursday in Columbia, the U.S. attorney’s office said Friday.

Judge orders public defender to be appointed for man accused in Jefferson City bar shooting

December 2, 2022 5:10 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERESON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County judge on Friday declared that a Kansas City man accused of killing two men at a Jefferson City bar is indigent and must be appointed a public defender. Damien Davis, 35, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, two counts of

Camden County woman charged with child abuse after child suffers burn wound

December 2, 2022 4:40 PM Ryan Shiner

LINN CREEK, Mo. (KMIZ) A Linn Creek woman faces several charges and was arrested Wednesday after a 1-year-old child suffered second-degree burns, according to a Camden County Sheriff’s Deputy. Amanda Terbrock, 27, is charged with abuse or neglect of a child, endangering the welfare of a child and two counts of failure to secure a

Jefferson City man charged with threatening to shoot elderly at business

December 2, 2022 2:59 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 78-year-old man was arrested Wednesday by the Jefferson City Police Department after witnesses say he was making threats for two months to shoot employees 60 years old and older. Gilberto Gomez, of Jefferson City, is charged with second-degree making a terroristic threat. He is being held without bond at the

Man accused in Jefferson City bar shooting denied public defender

December 1, 2022 7:58 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of killing two people at a Jefferson City bar early Saturday was denied a public defender. Damien Davis, 35, is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and illegal gun possession in the shooting death

Fulton man accused of Boone County shooting arrested, faces multiple felony charges

December 1, 2022 6:44 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was arrested Thursday in Columbia after allegedly leading Boone County Sheriff’s Office deputies on a chase, the department said in a Facebook post. Dustin Higgins, 33, is the suspect of a Saturday shooting that occurred in the 16000 block of South James Sapp Road near Ashland. He is charged