Crime Archives

Columbia man charged with murder in weekend death

June 15, 2020 3:34 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man has been charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action after a man was found dead Saturday north of Columbia.

Man arrested in connection to McKee Street shooting

June 28, 2020 8:42 PM Sydney Olsen

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police arrested 22-year-old Deraze Lashon Bullock on Saturday in connection to a shooting on McKee Street in Columbia. According to a press release, a man flagged down police in the 1800 block the street on June 25. The man told police his 16-year-old son was riding his bike near McKee Street Park

Police respond to multiple arson fires in Jefferson City

June 27, 2020 5:08 PM Sydney Olsen

One person is facing charges of first-degree arson after Jefferson City police and firefighters responded to multiple fires early Saturday morning.

Man shot and killed by intruder in Mexico

June 27, 2020 10:44 AM Zach Boetto

MEXICO Mo. (KMIZ) According to the Audrain County Sheriff’s Office, a man was shot and killed in Mexico, Missouri Saturday morning. Reports say a woman told police an intruder forced his way into a house in the 800 block of West Street and shot and killed her boyfriend, 25-year-old Chance Davis. The Mexico Department of

Police investigate shots fired at Capital Mall

June 27, 2020 1:18 PM Sydney Olsen

Jefferson City police responded to Capital Mall Friday night around 10:05 p.m.

Misuse of fireworks could result in legal charges, serious injuries

June 26, 2020 8:34 PM Amber Tabeling

The misuse of fireworks within city limits is illegal, but according to Columbia Police Dispatch Records nearly seventy fireworks related calls have been reported in Columbia since June 20th.

Federal grand jury indicts man accused in Cole County Jail shooting

June 26, 2020 5:51 PM Matthew Sanders

A federal grand jury has indicted a man accused of shooting himself in the Cole County Jail on a firearms charge.

Police: Man arrested in northeast Columbia shots-fired incident

June 26, 2020 5:07 PM Matthew Sanders

Police arrested a 22-year-old man after a teenager on a bike reported someone firing shots at him near a Columbia park Thursday.

Columbia police detain boy in BB gun incident

June 26, 2020 4:00 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police say they detained a 12-year-old boy on suspicion of assault Thursday night in south Columbia. Police said in a news release that the boy is suspected of fourth-degree assault for allegedly threatening another person with what appeared to be a real gun in the 2000 block of Arlene Drive, just

Police respond to the area of Scott Boulevard and Arlene Drive early Friday morning.

Shots-fired and heard calls up in Columbia

June 26, 2020 3:21 PM Ben Fein

Columbia police have been sent to 14 shots-heard or shots-fired calls over the last week, including several calls Thursday night and early Friday.

CPD responds to Bodie Drive Friday morning.

Police: Woman hurt in Bodie Drive shooting

June 26, 2020 6:17 AM Molly Stawinoga

Columbia police officers say one person was injured in a shooting on Bodie Drive early Friday morning.

Columbia police investigate shots fired on Scott Boulevard

June 26, 2020 4:19 AM Molly Stawinoga

The Columbia Police Department confirmed shots were fired near Scott Boulevard and Arlene Drive early Friday morning.

Police: Evidence of shooting found near ‘fireworks war’

June 25, 2020 10:57 PM Katie Greathouse

Columbia police said they found shell casings after a “fireworks war” in east Columbia.

Second suspect arrested in deadly Columbia shooting

June 25, 2020 5:00 PM Matthew Sanders

A second man suspected of murder in a Columbia shooting has been arrested, police said Thursday.

Man and woman face new rape charges linked to highway patrol investigation

June 25, 2020 12:27 PM Matt Ragsdale

Morgan County prosecutors filed new rape charges last week against a man and woman linked to a highway patrol rape investigation at the Lake of the Ozarks.

Columbia man charged in case of burned body found in KC homeless camp

June 24, 2020 11:02 AM Associated Press

Authorities have charged a Columbia man with the death of another man whose body was found burned beyond recognition at a Kansas City homeless camp earlier this year.

Charles Erickson asks for another chance to rehear murder conviction

June 23, 2020 10:45 PM Katie Greathouse

Attorneys for Charles Erickson filed an appeal Tuesday asking a court to let him out of prison. “This petition was a very long time coming,” Landon Magnusson, Erickson’s attorney, said. “We are very excited to have another chance at obtaining justice for Charles Erickson after sixteen years in prison as an innocent man.” Erickson was sentenced to 25