JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with kidnapping and other felonies on Wednesday after allegedly beating a woman in a vehicle on Tuesday. Kristopher Johnson, 22, was charged with first-degree kidnapping, second-degree robbery, first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and second-degree domestic assault. He is being held at the Cole County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple people were arrested in Mid-Missouri on Tuesday on suspicion of not complying with sex-offender Halloween restrictions. In Chariton County, Timothy Schnetzler, 42, of Salisbury, was arrested on suspicion of several charges. He was charged with failure to register as a sex offender, drug possession, two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare
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A man is in police custody after an overdoes led to one person’s death and detectives found evidence of child endangerment.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was taken into police custody for suspected driving under the influence on Tuesday after crashing a car into houses and a parked car. Just before 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jefferson City Police responded to the 4000 block of Buckingham Park. Multiple homes were hit by a car, according to Jefferson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused of killing his father last week has been booked into the Boone County Jail. Alen Muslic, 22, was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. A court date has not been set. He is accused of stabbing Zufer Muslic, 62, to death on Thursday in
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By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Two Missouri men accused of assaulting police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot, including pushing bike racks that were being used as barricades into a police line, have been charged. Federal charges filed Monday in Washington, D.C., accuse 41-year-old Jared Luther Owens of Farmington and 49-year-old
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A prescription-drug takeback event host by the Jefferson City Police Department on Saturday resulted in nearly 153 pounds of medicine collected, according to a Monday press release from JCPD. The release says figure was a preliminary total, and its past four drug takeback events have totaled more than 700 pounds of
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man was arrested and charged in relation to several cases on Sunday. Wyatt James Bradley, 18, of Rush Hill, was charged in one case with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and stealing more than $750. In another case, he was charged with second-degree burglary and stealing more than
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with four misdemeanors after allegedly threatening employees Friday at multiple businesses on Business Loop 70 in Columbia. Tyler Schnieders, 28, was charged in Boone County with a peace disturbance, first-degree trespassing and two counts of fourth-degree assault. He is being held in the Boone County Jail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The pretrial date for the man accused of killing April Joann Brooks has been moved to Monday, Nov. 6 Montez Williams, 32, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, shooting at or from a motor vehicle, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, unlawful gun possession and resisting arrest.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia police official has told ABC 17 News that shots were fired Monday in Cosmo Park in Columbia. Shell casings were found by police at the park. Columbia Police Sgt. Anthony Bowne said police received a call about shots heard at 3:42 p.m. Bowne said a victim or possible suspect was
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Prosecutors have charged a fourth person in connection with an Oct. 5 shooting at a Jefferson City park.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A vigil for a toddler whose body was found five years ago will be held at Washington Park in Jefferson City on Monday night. The vigil for Darnell Gray is being hosted by Missouri Missing and will begin at 6:30 p.m. Quatavia Givens, 30, was charged with first-degree murder, endangering the
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 10-year-old boy was detained after a threat was made against a school, according to a social media post from the Miller County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office said online that it received an anonymous tip about a social media threat against a school, though no specific school was mentioned. Local
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Battle High School student was found with a weapon in their backpack before entering school on Monday morning, according to an email sent to parents by Principal Alyssa Galbreath. ABC 17 News received a copy of the email from a Columbia Public Schools spokesperson. The type of weapon found was not
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lawrence, Kansas, man has been sentenced in federal court on Friday for soliciting child pornography from two Boone County children, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Kyle G. Gibler, 30, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison without parole and 10 years of supervised release.
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KNOB KNOSTER, Mo. (KMIZ) An arraignment was held Monday for a Sedalia man accused of having child pornography in Johnson County. Frank Jenkins, 35, was charged with first-degree promoting child pornography, three counts of having child pornography and tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution. He is being held at the Johnson County Jail
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A Harrisburg man was killed in a Saturday crash and another man is suspected of causing the deadly rollover while intoxicated.
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OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Osage County Jail inmate is back in custody Monday morning after escaping late Sunday evening. The Osage County Sheriff’s Office says around 9:40 p.m. Sunday Alex Stieffermann overpowered and assaulted two detentions officers and got outside the jail. After a three hour manhunt, Deputies say Stieffermann was back in custody
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were arrested in Jefferson City Saturday evening, after allegedly stealing from an Ulta and leading police on a pursuit. According to a press release from the Jefferson City Police Department, at about 4:35 pm, officers responded to the Ulta located on Missouri Blvd for a reported theft. The caller
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