Crime Archives

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Columbia police be able to use chokeholds?

January 20, 2021 1:59 AM ABC 17 News Team

The tactic came under scrutiny this summer after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis as an officer knelt on his neck.

Father of Benton County child killed given bond

January 19, 2021 10:08 AM Lucas Geisler

WARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) The father of a Benton County 4-year-old killed in December will have the chance to get out of jail ahead of trial. Judge Mark Pilley set a $500,000 cash or surety bond for James Mast, 28, at a Tuesday morning hearing. The bond allows Mast to pay just 10 percent of the

Columbia City Council votes against complete ban on chokeholds

January 19, 2021 2:38 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Police Department revised its use of force policy to more clearly define the definition of neck restraints as a use of deadly force.

Fulton man charged with child sexual assault after alleged incidents from 2017 to 2019

January 19, 2021 11:56 PM Karl Wehmhoener

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man is being accused of a touching a victim inapproripately over several years according to court documents. Kyle Moser allegedly touched the victim’s chest back in 2017 when the victim was 11. From Jan. 2018 to May 2018, Moser allegedly touched the victim’s chest again and then watched the victim

Miller County man charged after an alleged kidnapping and assault Sunday

January 19, 2021 8:44 PM Karl Wehmhoener

KAISER, Mo. (KMIZ) A Miller County man was arrested Sunday after allegedly kidnapping and assaulting the victim. According to court documents, Roger Wimberley and the victim were watching Youtube videos overnight Sunday when the victim attempted to leave but Wimberley stopped the victim. Court documents state Wimberley slapped the victim then attempted to strangle the

Chariton County man charged with sex assault in after November incident

January 19, 2021 8:24 PM Karl Wehmhoener

KEYTESVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Keytesville man is charged with multiple counts after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl. According to court documents, Phineas Schrock was staying the night in Nov. 2020 at a home in Keytesville when he entered the bedroom of the 15-year-old and got into bed with the victim. The victim told

Mexico Public Safety Department looking for suspects that stole cars that may have ties to St. Louis

January 19, 2021 6:46 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Mexico Public Safety Department is investigating after three vehicles were stolen overnight on Sunday. The vehicles were taken from the 700 block of Quisenberry, the 900 block of Lakeview and the 1500 block of Ringo. At least two of the vehicles were unlocked with the keys inside at the time of the

Missouri law raising adult age for crimes to 18 not used

January 19, 2021 5:52 PM Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Most county prosecutors in Missouri are not following a new law that raised the age for being charged as an adult to 18. The law took effect on Jan. 1 but the Missouri Legislature did not provide funding for juvenile services to handle an influx of new cases caused by

Missouri man charged with murder, arson in deadly house fire

January 18, 2021 3:08 PM Associated Press

WESTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man has been accused of setting a house fire that left a man dead, officials said Monday. A news release from the Platte County prosecutor says 24-year-old Anthony Fleming of Weston, Missouri was charged with murder and arson related to the Sunday morning fire in the Kansas City suburb

1 man killed, another wounded in rural Missouri shooting

January 18, 2021 8:15 AM Associated Press

One man was killed and another man wounded in a shooting in south-central Missouri over the weekend.

Man arrested after short chase in Gasconade County

January 17, 2021 7:35 AM Ben Fein

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Christopher Grant is recovering in the Franklin County Jail after flipping his vehicle following a police chase in Owensville. Owensville Police allegedly initiated the pursuit for Grant’s outstanding warrants. Grant lost control of his vehicle after entering a curve at a high rate of speed. The vehicle began skidding before striking a

Woman arrested after barricading herself inside of home on Carol Drive

January 16, 2021 6:19 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Police Department responded to Carol Drive around 5 p.m. Saturday.

Clinton man pleads guilty after chase kills bystander

January 15, 2021 4:27 PM Associated Press

SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — A 27-year-old Clinton man will be sentenced in March for second-degree murder after a police chase ended with a bystander’s death. Westley Reid pleaded guilty this week in the death of 27-year-old Zachary Hancock Bottom of Sedalia on March 1. Police say Reid was driving a stolen vehicle out of Henry

25-year-old hurt in shooting at Columbia apartment complex

January 15, 2021 11:07 AM ABC 17 News Team

Police were sent to Heather Ridge apartments at about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday

Columbia police investigating a shooting at Heather Ridge Apartments

January 14, 2021 8:50 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police are on scene at Heather Ridge Apartments after receiving multiple calls of a shooting. A resident told an ABC 17 News crew on scene that she heard three shots fired. Columbia police report one person was shot and taken to Unviersity Hospital. Officials say they don’t know the condition of

Alabama man charged with kidnapping and rape after August incident involving Mexico teen

January 14, 2021 9:52 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) An Alabama man is charged with kidnapping, two counts of statutory rape and statutory sodomy after an August incident involving a Mexico teen later found in Alabama. According to court documents, a 13-year-old victim was reported missing in Mexico, Mo. and then located in Limestone County Alabama. According to court documents, Bailey

Jefferson City man sentenced to life in prison for 2017 murder

January 14, 2021 9:58 AM Matt Ragsdale

Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green sentenced Jeffery Millens to life in prison on Wednesday after he was convicted of murder in October.

Street racing leads to charges after wreck Tuesday night in Columbia

January 13, 2021 11:44 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was arrested after a wreck Tuesday night sends one person to the hospital with minor injuries. A Boone County Sheriff’s deputy reports watching two vehicles racing at a high rate of speed on Providence going north just before 10 p.m. According to the deputy, one of the vehicles left the

Columbia police respond to shots fired on Bethel Church Road.

Police seeking at least two people after south Columbia shooting

January 13, 2021 6:27 AM ABC 17 News Team

Police are looking for two or more possible shooters after they found evidence of gunfire in south Columbia on Wednesday.

Man who brandished knife inside a Moberly hospital is arrested

January 13, 2021 8:25 AM Matt Ragsdale

Moberly police say a man who is suspected of pulling out a knife inside a hospital on Wednesday has been arrested.