COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City Police Department detective will not be allowed to testify at a murder trial about what the suspect’s cellphone said about his whereabouts the day of the crime. The defense for Sergio Sayles, 39, has filed the motion to exclude the detective’s testimony. A hearing was held on Tuesday morning.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia/Boone County chapter of Crimestoppers typically offers rewards in cases involving warrants and drugs. However, the organization has a role in helping solve the city’s unsolved homicides, too. Crimestoppers board president and former Boone County Sheriff’s Office deputy John Fields said the local chapter was founded in 1980. Fields estimates the
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President Donald Trump on Monday pledged to clean up crime in the nation’s capital, announcing the federal takeover of Washington, D.C., police and the activation of the National Guard. Trump said one of the first moves will be to clear homeless encampments. Critics pointed out lower violent crime numbers in official statistics and said the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was detained by police following a multi-hour standoff at Stephens Lake Park on Monday. The Columbia Police Department urged the public to avoid Stephens Lake Park on Monday afternoon as police tried to talk down a man having a mental health crisis. “Please avoid Stephens Lake Park! Columbia Police are
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man was charged in Pettis County with a pair of felonies and a misdemeanor after he led law enforcement on a chase on Saturday. Gunner Saulbeamer was charged with aggravated fleeing, first-degree assault and misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. He is being held at the Pettis County Jail on a $25,000 bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor after an exchange while he was pulled over turned into him getting pepper sprayed. Patrick Allen, 26, was charged with resisting arrest, armed criminal action and misdemeanor obstructing government operations. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people are in custody after Mexico police responded to a shooting that damaged property near the 600 block of Grove Street on Saturday evening. Two 15-year-old boys were taken to a juvenile detention center, the Mexico Department of Public Safety stated in a news release. Cynquail C. Hardman, 18, was charged
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Lake Ozark police had to use a stun gun and pepper spray to subdue a man accused of kicking an officer and touching film equipment that was not his. Justin Carr, of Carthage, Missouri, was charged on Saturday in Miller County with third-degree attempted assault. Court filings show that he posted a
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A Columbia man who was released from federal custody this summer after his sentence was commuted by then-President Joe Biden is in the Cole County Jail.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Pulaski County woman was charged with three misdemeanors after her children allegedly faced poor living conditions. Aleah Gretch was charged with three counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. A criminal summons was issued on Friday. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 12.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man and a woman were charged on Monday after the former was accused of shooting at a home, while the latter was accused of tampering with evidence. Marlon Meija-Fuentez was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He is not listed on the Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were charged after they allegedly assaulted two people at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia on Saturday. Jonathan Burdette Sr., of Lincoln Missouri, was charged with third-degree assault, resisting arrest; while Devin Burdette, of Lincoln, was charged with third-degree assault. Mugshots were not immediately available and court dates have not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man who was previously sentenced to 11 years in prison was sentenced again after pleading guilty to a lower charge. Charles Waddill pleaded guilty on Monday to second-degree involuntary manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in a death. He was sentenced to a year in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A California, Missouri, man was charged with several felonies after he led law enforcement on a chase on Sunday morning. Stephen Curtner, 48, was charged on Monday in Callaway County with second-degree assault, misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and two counts of first-degree property
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hermann man was charged with first-degree murder in Gasconade County on Friday. Court filings say a warrant was served on Friday to David Luecke Jr. He is being held on a $500,000 bond. A court date has not been scheduled. A mugshot was not immediately available. The probable cause statement says
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HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was taken into custody on Sunday after allegedly leading law enforcement on a chase in Holts Summit and crashing into a police vehicle. According to a press release from the Holts Summit Police Department, police learned that the Jefferson City Police Department was attempting to a stop a vehicle
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Bland, Missouri man is facing a first-degree murder charge in connection with a homicide in Gasconade county earlier this year. According to a social media post from the Gasconade County Sheriff’s Office, David M. Lueke Jr., of Bland, Missouri was arrested Friday. He’s being held in the Franklin County Adult Detention
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was released from federal custody this summer after his sentence was commuted by then-President Joe Biden is in the Boone County Jail. Malcolm Redmon, 42, of Columbia, is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond on a U.S. Marshal hold, jail records indicate. Capt. Brian Leer, with
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A court date has been scheduled in Ryan Ferguson’s civil case for later this month. A Cole County jury sided with Ferguson and six former Columbia police detectives in November in their lawsuit against Travelers Insurance. They claimed Travelers refused to pay out the remaining $2.9 million of a more than $11 million
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County man is in jail after authorities say he choked a woman in June and pushed another person in southeastern Callaway County. Gary Moore, 39, of Portland, Missouri, was charged with second-degree domestic assault, two counts of third-degree domestic assault and a count of fourth-degree domestic assault – third or
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