Randolph County prosecutor Stephanie Luntsford on Friday added a first-degree murder charge against Jerry L. Fitzwater in the July 8 shooting death of Mitchell Nickerson, 49. Fitzwater is also charged with armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A mid-Missouri attorney says many of her clients who are landlords are frustrated because an extended eviction moratorium bans most tenants from being evicted, even if they aren’t paying rent. Court documents we uncovered Monday detail an eviction dispute leading up to the fatal Thursday night Moberly shooting. “In my experience, courts
Continue Reading Randolph County prosecutor Stephanie Luntsford said new charges are expected against Jerry L. Fitzwater after the shooting victim’s death. Fitzwater allegedly shot Mitchell Nickerson, 49, in the head last Thursday. Moberly police said Monday that Nickerson had died.
Continue Reading The Randolph County prosecutor filed charges Friday morning against a Moberly man in connection with a Thursday night shooting.
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person is in custody after officials found a man with a gunshot wound to the head Thursday night. The Moberly Police Department was notified of a person who was shot and bleeding in the 300 block of E. Burkhart St. around 8:22 p.m. When officers arrived they found a man lying
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man was arrested for child pornography after an investigation began in October 2020 in Boone County. A tip to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crimes Task Force from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children showed a person in the Moberly area had uploaded files considered to be
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly police arrested a naked man Thursday morning after he allegedly burglarized homes and assaulted a homeowner. According to police, 35-year-old J’Angelo Robinson was seen running from the 100 block of Thompson St. after reports of several burglaries in the area. Officers report Robinson failed commands to comply and resisted arrest before
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A missing 15 year old Randolph County girl has been found safe and will be reunited with her family soon, according to the Sheriff Department’s Facebook page.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 15-year-old girl from Randolph County. Alayna Trusty went missing from her home in Clifton Hills, Mo on Friday. According to the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, Trusty went for a walk and never returned. Alayna Leann Trusty – Missing 15-year-old from
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moberly police department arrested a man at 300 N College Avenue Friday night after he was reported entering at least two separate apartments without the consent of the residents. A press release from the Moberly police department said officers responded to the apartment complex around 8:30 p.m. on Friday. 35-year-old William
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) The cause of a house fire in Moberly late Wednesday morning is under investigation. Police posted on Facebook asking people to avoid the area around the 900 block of Franklin Street. According to the fire department, one person in the home at the time of the fire safely made it outside. Firefighters
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Swift Prepared Foods, a subsidiary of JBS USA, opened its new $68 million facility in Moberly Monday. The new facility will produce fully cooked bacon and is expected to create nearly 200 new jobs in the region. “It is always exciting when companies choose to invest and grow in Missouri,” said Governor
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Police said Dacota Pierson, 22, of Fulton, and Clayton Duniphan, 17, of Columbia, have both been arrested for second-degree burglary and receiving stolen property.
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man wanted out of Randolph County for several crimes was arrested Saturday evening in Moberly. According to court documents, Israel Lockett was seen walking in the 200 block of S. Morley st when Moberly police attempted to take Lockett into custody. According to police, Lockett has a history of resisting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report reveals new details in the fatal Feb. 16 crash of a Moberly man. According to the crash report, a GMC Sierra, driven by Mark Swindell, was traveling south on Highway 63 in the passenger lane while it was snowing and in freezing temperatures. Two vehicles
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The Moberly Police Department released a photo of the person suspected of a weekend robbery.
Continue Reading The department said in a release it received a 911 call of an armed robbery at the Check into Cash on the 1000 block of North Morley Street.
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Randolph County man was arrested after an investigation began by the North Missouri Drug Task Force in January leads to drug charges. According to court documents, a confidential informant bought meth from Scott Ellis in January at a home in Moberly. In April, a search warrant was issued for that home
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A 35-year-old Moberly man will be sentenced in May after being found guilty of murder in the death of a Poplar Bluff man.
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