According to Audrain County Prosecutor Jacob Shellabarger, Larry Karhoff, 53, was sentenced to 30 years at the Missouri Department of Corrections for drug trafficking and firearm charges.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with four felonies in Callaway County after leading law enforcement on a chase on Saturday. Alquino Porter, 38, was charged with second-degree drug trafficking, aggravated fleeing, resisting arrest and three misdemeanors: Driving without a license, following another vehicle too closely and failure to register a vehicle.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Three women are accused of stealing mail in Miller County, according to a press release from the Miller County Sheriff’s Office and court documents. Tammy Michelle Schnieders, 48, of Eldon, is charged in one case with forgery and stealing mail, and two counts of stealing mail in another case. She is being
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of breaking into several women’s apartments over the past four years was indicted by a grand jury on Friday. Guillermo Vasquez Hernandez, 33, of Columbia, is now charged with two counts of first-degree burglary, one count of second-degree burglary, two counts of forgery and a count of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis woman who had been charged with covering up her baby’s death pleaded guilty Monday to reduced charges. Lavosha Daniels, 32, of St. Louis, pleaded guilty to abandoning a corpse and first-degree involuntary manslaughter, Boone County Prosecuting Attorney Roger Johnson said. She had been charged with corpse abandonment and child
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A soldier at Fort Leonard Wood who was found dead in a dumpster may have been killed a day before she was reported missing, officials said on Friday. Spc. Wooster Rancy, 21, with the 5th Engineer Battalion, is suspected of murder in the death of Sgt. Sarah Roque. During a Friday press
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Phelps County Sheriff’s Deputy pleaded guilty on Thursday in federal court to child sex crimes, a release from the Department of Justice says. The release says Justin Bradley Durham, 43, of Rolla, admitted to “engaging in sex acts with a minor, requesting and receiving child pornography and destroying evidence to impede
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four more men are now charged with first-degree murder in a June 2023 fatal shooting on Dove Drive in Columbia. Deazes Turner, 22, is charged with first-degree murder, three counts of armed criminal action and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon after a superseding indictment was filed Friday. He is
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Sheriff’s Office said in a Friday press release that one sex offender was arrested and another 16 were noncompliant during Halloween checks. The release says 135 sex offenders in the county were checked. Sex offenders are required by law to avoid Halloween-related contact with children and must remain
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sunrise Beach man who was accused of driving a school bus while he was drunk is facing more than two dozen more charges. Brett Emehiser was charged with 43 counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and one count of misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. The amended complaint was filed
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Military investigators are seeking charges against a U.S. Army specialist for allegedly killing one of his fellow soldiers. Spc. Wooster Rancy, 21, with the 5th Engineer Battalion, is suspected of murder in the death of Sgt. Sarah Roque, Fort Leonard Wood officials wrote in a Facebook post Thursday. The base in Pulaski
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for assault in connection with a deadly 2022 shooting. Corey Blueitt, 45, was found guilty in September of third-degree assault. A grand jury had indicted him on first-degree murder and armed criminal action, as well, but a jury found him not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several law enforcement officers were seen in a northern Columbia neighborhood on Wednesday night. An ABC 17 News reporter saw five shell casings on the ground and eight Columbia police officers near Interstate Drive and East Brown School Road. Police confirmed that there was an investigation for shots being fired at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department and True North of Columbia have a longtime partnership, but roughly a year ago the two started a collaboration aimed at distributing “stop tops.” The stop tops are stickers that work as covers for beverages, aimed at preventing drinks from being tampered with or drugged. The covers contain
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the two victims in a Jan. 16 fire at Potawatomi Campgrounds, just outside of Fulton. Cathy and Gary Starkey perished in the fire, according to an email from Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Crystal Kent. The investigation is ongoing. The Sheriff’s Office previously said
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested on Tuesday following a high-speed chase in Miller County that went more than 180 miles per hour, according to a press release from the Miller County Sheriff’s Office According to a release sent on Wednesday, deputies were informed by Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers that they were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with a pair of child sex crimes dating back to the 1980s. Quinndale Allen Sr., 64, was charged with first-degree sex abuse and first-degree child molestation. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A California, Missouri, woman was charged Tuesday with five felonies after she allegedly shot her roommate in the leg and hand. Crystal L. Moore, 50, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of drug possession for a shooting Tuesday at a California
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man charged with murder in connection to the death of a Columbia man is now in the Boone County Jail. Julius Mosby, 18, was booked into the Boone County Jail Tuesday evening after being extradited from Indianapolis, Indiana. He is charged with second-degree felony murder and first-degree robbery in the death
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. Louis teenager was charged with a pair of felonies and misdemeanors after leading deputies on a chase on Monday night. Mehki Cook, 18, was charged with aggravated fleeing, resisting arrest, two misdemeanors — driving without a license and failing to obey a traffic control device – and failure to maintain
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