Crime Archives

Colorado man charged with drug trafficking after traffic stop in Camden County

August 1, 2022 3:53 PM Karl Wehmhoener

On Saturday night, a Camden County Sheriff’s deputy pulled over a vehicle in Macks Creek that led to a 130 pounds of marijuana being seized.

Columbia residents react to potential surveillance footage program

July 31, 2022 9:33 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia City Council will vote Monday night on authorizing funds to purchase a real-time crime control surveillance system for the Columbia Police Department, and city residents say they are in favor of the sytem. The software would give CPD immediate access body-worn cameras, drones and other feeds throughout the city only if there

Columbia Police investigating shooting at Douglass Park

July 30, 2022 8:33 PM Hannah Falcon

Columbia Police are investigating a shooting at Douglass Park Saturday around 8 p.m.

Officer in the hospital after being hit by vehicle in Mexico early Saturday morning

July 30, 2022 7:33 AM Erika McGuire

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico Public Safety Officer is in the hospital after being ran over by a car early Saturday morning. The incident happened on the 800 block of West Monroe at Casey’s General store when an officer found 30-year-old DeMarko T. Walls passed out inside a 2014 Ford. The officer was checking on

Prosecutors push back on tire track ID challenge in Addie appeal

July 29, 2022 4:29 PM Lucas Geisler

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Attorney General’s Office defended the testimony a Missouri State Highway Patrol investigator gave that matched tire treads found at a murder scene to the suspect’s car. Assistant Attorney General Evan Buchheim wrote that the identification Trooper Jason Crafton made in James Addie’s case properly backed up his work for

Montreal man charged with murder of Camden County missing man

July 29, 2022 3:51 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Montreal man is charged with second-degree murder and other charges following an investigation about a missing man from Camden County in June.

Exhibit list details evidence in Greitens family court case

July 29, 2022 2:37 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – An attorney for Sheena Greitens gave the court photos of her and Eric’s son’s face to consider in their ongoing family court case. An exhibit list filed by Sheena Chestnut Greitens’s attorney Helen Wade laid out more than 100 pieces of evidence submitted during a closed-door hearing last week at the

Airsoft weapon reportedly used in home invasion robbery in Fulton

July 28, 2022 11:00 PM Karl Wehmhoener

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) One person is charged and four juveniles were detained following a home invasion robbery on the 1400 block of Kenwood Drive on Tuesday afternoon in Fulton. A Callaway County prosecutor has charged Skiasia Roland with first-degree burglary, stealing – $750 or more, first-degree property damage, fourth-degree assault and possession of marijuana. The

Prosecutors charge man in connection with burglary and car thefts in Cole County

July 28, 2022 7:03 PM Kennedy Miller

On Thursday, a Cole County prosecutor charged a man in connection with a burglary and car thefts.

Sedalia police searching for second person wanted in car wash burglary

July 28, 2022 8:51 AM Zachary Farwell

SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police officers in Sedalia are looking for a second person wanted in a recent car wash burglary. According to the Sedalia Police Department, surveillance cameras caught two people stealing $188 in money and property from the Hurricane Bay Car Wash off Winchester Drive on July 11 around 12:15 a.m. The suspects reportedly

Four people arrested in connection with burglary and car thefts in Cole County

July 27, 2022 11:04 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A 9-1-1 hang-up call led Cole County Sheriff’s deputies to investigate a burglary and car thefts near Eugene.

Columbia police discuss surveillance footage program

July 27, 2022 6:58 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department and the Downtown Columbia Leadership Council will meet Wednesday to discuss implementing a surveillance software platform. The software Fusus is for law enforcement and allows police to have access to both public and private surveillance cameras, body-worn cameras, drones and other feeds throughout the city on a permission-based

Columbia woman charged after Tuesday home invasion robbery in Fulton

July 27, 2022 8:58 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Columbia woman is now charged with multiple crimes after a home invasion robbery on Tuesday in Fulton.

Boone County Sheriff’s Office investigating shots fired Wednesday morning southwest of Columbia

July 27, 2022 6:56 PM ABC 17 News Team

The Boone County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after shots were fired in Boone County Wednesday morning.

Columbia woman arrested for Tuesday home invasion in Fulton

July 26, 2022 8:23 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Columbia woman was arrested Tuesday afternoon after a reported home invasion in Fulton.

Man sentenced to four years in prison for resisting arrest; other charges dropped in Nov. downtown Columbia shooting

July 25, 2022 5:40 AM Ben Fein

A man charged in a downtown Columbia shooting is sentenced to four years in prison for resisting arrest in connection with the Nov. 14 shooting near Vibez Lounge.

Prosecutor’s office charges Sedalia man after accidental shooting of boy

July 25, 2022 1:07 PM Zachary Farwell

SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pettis County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a Sedalia man accused of accidentally shooting a boy. Byron A. Guider Jr. is charged in Pettis County with felony counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child that resulted in serious injury and unlawful use of a firearm. Police officers responded to a

Judge sentences Columbia man in deadly 2017 shooting

July 25, 2022 8:08 AM Zachary Farwell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge sentenced a Columbia man last week for his role in a deadly 2017 shooting. Darold Pruitt pleaded guilty to felony counts of voluntary manslaughter, unlawful use of a weapon, second-degree assault, and armed criminal action at a court hearing on Monday. The judge sentenced Pruitt to 12 years in the

Charges filed against eight men allegedly involved in University of Missouri hazing case

July 22, 2022 4:33 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Eight more people are now charged in connection with a suspected hazing incident at a University of Missouri fraternity.

Kingdom City man charged after chase from Callaway County ends in Boone County

July 22, 2022 10:34 PM Karl Wehmhoener

KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kingdom City man is facing multiple charges after he was arrested following a police chase that began in Callway County and ended near the Katy Trail Bridge. A Boone County prosecutor has charged Nathaniel Quick with resisting arrest, leaving the scene of an accident, operating a vehicle in a careless and