Crime Archives

Versailles tax preparer sentenced to prison

July 8, 2022 9:39 PM Matthew Sanders

A tax preparer from Versailles will spend more than a year in federal prison and pay more than $180,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to filing false tax returns.

First of three teens accused of February Columbia shooting certified as adult

July 8, 2022 4:17 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – A Columbia teen accused of taking part in a deadly shooting in February will face charges as an adult. Judge Tracy Gonzalez sent the case against 16-year-old Samarion Robins to adult court on Friday afternoon. Robins faces charges of second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action for

Fulton man sentenced for drug trafficking, illegal gun in federal court

July 8, 2022 5:54 PM Matthew Sanders

A federal judge sentenced a Fulton man Friday to nearly 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to methamphetamine trafficking and illegal gun possession.

Police take man into custody after Columbia chase

July 8, 2022 4:12 PM Matthew Sanders

Police arrested a man after a chase ended Friday afternoon in west Columbia.

Patrol: No shots, no injuries at evacuated Warrensburg hospital

July 8, 2022 11:09 AM Associated Press

Patients and staff have been evacuated from a western Missouri hospital after a report of an armed man.

Marshall man charged after allegedly going after Columbia officer’s gun

July 8, 2022 3:20 PM Matthew Sanders

Boone County prosecutors have charged a Marshall man with second-degree assault and resisting arrest after he allegedly tried to take a Columbia police officer’s gun.

Bond denied for mother after infant’s body found in 2019 identified

July 7, 2022 7:37 PM ABC 17 News Team

A Boone County judge has denied bond for one of the two people charged in the death of an infant found in 2019.

Indiana man charged after drugs seized during traffic stop in Montgomery County

July 7, 2022 4:01 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Muncie, Ind. man is facing multiple charges after he was arrested on the morning of June 28 after a traffic stop.

Police investigate shooting in northeast Columbia Thursday morning

July 7, 2022 5:25 AM Ben Fein

The Columbia Police Department is investigating after shots were fired on Premier Lane early Thursday morning.

Columbia man sentenced after downtown shooting

July 6, 2022 11:08 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Columbia man is sentenced to eight years in prison for assault after he shot at police in downtown Columbia in Jan. 2021.

Local law enforcement talks event security and safety in light of recent mass shootings

July 6, 2022 7:46 PM Leila Mitchell

Columbia police said in light of recent events, measures are being taken to ensure public safety.

Columbia man charged after alleged assault involving a knife

July 6, 2022 4:58 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Columbia man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly injured a person early Wednesday morning with a razor.

Tips help Jefferson City police identify man suspected of July 1 assault

July 6, 2022 2:21 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Jefferson City police arrested a 20-year-old Jefferson City man Wednesday morning for his involvement in the assault reported last Friday.

Highland Park suspect admitted to firing on parade crowd, and contemplated attack in Madison, Wisconsin, officials say

July 6, 2022 11:40 AM CNN Newsource

The man detained in Monday’s massacre at a Fourth of July parade in Illinois admitted to investigators that he fired on the crowd, a prosecutor said during a court hearing Wednesday.

Man arrested in Pulaski County after allegedly dousing a woman in gasoline

July 6, 2022 11:21 AM Ben Fein

Pulaski County Sheriff’s Department arrested one man in Pulaski County, after crews originally responded to reports of a structure fire.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Are you concerned about safety at public events after the Illinois mass shooting?

July 6, 2022 2:21 AM ABC 17 News Team

The suspect in Monday’s mass shooting at a July 4th parade in Highland Park, Illinois, that left seven dead and injured more than two dozen has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder.

Lebanon man charged after alleging raping, assaulting, kidnapping of a cab driver

July 5, 2022 11:00 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Lebanon man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly raped, assaulted, kidnapped of a Lebanon cab driver.

Columbia man charged for allegedly drug trafficking cocaine, marijuana and meth

July 5, 2022 10:33 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is facing multiple charges after police connected him to a large drug trafficking operation on the 300 block of Ripley St., according to court documents. A Boone County prosecutor has charged Mark McKee with two counts of delivery of a controlled substance, one count of delivery of 35 grams

Highland Park parade shooting suspect charged with 7 counts of murder, state’s attorney says

July 5, 2022 10:55 AM CNN Newsource

Investigators believe the suspect in Monday’s killings at a July Fourth parade in Highland Park, Robert E. Crimo III, planned the attack “for several weeks,” a spokesperson for Lake County authorities said Tuesday.

Montgomery County Sheriff’s Dept. looking for stolen trailer and excavator

July 5, 2022 7:12 PM Karl Wehmhoener

On Thursday, Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Gouldman Road in Buell for a report of a stolen trailer and excavator.