Morgan Archives

False report of shooter leads to Morgan County school lockdown

September 26, 2024 1:43 PM Matthew Sanders

A false report of a nearby active shooter led to a lockdown Thursday at Morgan County R-II High School in Versailles.

Former Morgan County deputy arrested for alleged DWI crash

September 23, 2024 2:58 PM Matthew Sanders

A former Morgan County deputy could be charged criminally after crashing a vehicle and getting arrested on suspicion of DWI last week.

Imprisoned sex offender charged in Morgan County child sex trafficking case

August 23, 2024 5:15 PM Matthew Sanders

Prosecutors charged a Versailles, Missouri, man Friday in connection with a woman accused of trafficking a child for sex.

Versailles woman charged with child sex trafficking

August 22, 2024 4:57 PM Ryan Shiner

VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) A Versailles woman was charged on Thursday with first-degree child sex trafficking of a youth younger than 12 years old. Stacy Schumacher, 48, is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $50,000 bond. A court date has not been set. According to the probable cause statement, law enforcement was informed

Morgan County man charged with more than two dozen gun crimes

August 15, 2024 12:29 PM Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Morgan County man pleaded not guilty Thursday to more than two dozen charges of illegal gun possession. Jason D. Marriott, 45, of Versailles, was jailed this week on 27 counts of being a felon in possession of a gun and two counts of felony drug possession. Each charge represents a separate

Stover man charged with statutory rape, sodomy

August 14, 2024 2:45 PM Ryan Shiner

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover man was charged with several child sex crimes on Tuesday. Colby Hader, 26, was charged with two counts of second-degree statutory rape and two counts of second-degree statutory sodomy. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $250,000 bond. Hader pleaded not guilty during a hearing

More than 100 Ameren customers without power in Miller County

August 13, 2024 10:15 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than 100 Ameren customers in Miller County lost power on Tuesday night. Some power outages were reported throughout the night in multiple counties on the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperative’s outage map after storm cells rolled through areas near the Lake of the Ozarks. There were 106 Ameren customers without power

Kansas man drowns at Lake of the Ozarks

August 12, 2024 9:20 AM Madison Stuerman

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Delphine Mwombeki, 33 of Lenexa, Kansas, was swimming in the Lake of the Ozarks around the Raccoon Hollow Cove on Saturday afternoon.

17-year-old girl seriously injured in Morgan County crash

August 5, 2024 8:04 PM Ryan Shiner

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old girl from Stover suffered serious injuries Monday in a crash on Route WW, about a mile south of Route T in Morgan County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the report, the crash occurred when a 2003 Nissan Xterra was heading southbound

Two Jefferson City women seriously injured in Morgan County crash

July 17, 2024 6:21 PM Ryan Shiner

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women were seriously injured Wednesday in a crash on Highway 52 at Route C in Morgan County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states a 2012 GMC Terrain – driven by Charla Bacon, 62, of Jefferson City – was heading eastbound when it was turning

Man flown to hospital after motorcycle crash in Morgan County

July 17, 2024 7:19 AM Erika McGuire

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Versailles man was flown to University Hospital with serious injuries Tuesday night after a motorcycle crash in Morgan County. According to the online crash report, Russel Jones, 36, was driving on Route W north of the Marvin Cutoff when he tried to pass another vehicle and traveled off the right

Man charged with murder of Hallsville man appears in court, denied bond

July 16, 2024 2:54 PM Allison Weaver

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of murdering a Hallsville man in Morgan County in June appeared in court on Tuesday morning for an arraignment. Chad Armstrong, 50, of Stover, was charged on Friday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail without bond. Armstrong was

Man charged with first-degree murder in death of Hallsville man

July 12, 2024 4:24 PM Ryan Shiner

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been arrested and charged in relation to the death of a Hallsville man last month that was ruled an intentional homicide. Chad Armstrong, 50, of Stover, was charged on Friday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail without bond.

Man charged with several child sex crimes in Morgan County

July 10, 2024 3:59 PM Ryan Shiner

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Gravois Mills man was charged with several child sex crimes on Wednesday. Alex Alter was charged with two counts of second-degree statutory sodomy and one count of first-degree sexual misconduct, a misdemeanor. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Wednesday and no bond was set. He was not listed

Death of Hallsville man found in Morgan County ruled ‘intentional homicide’

July 2, 2024 4:45 PM Ryan Shiner

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The death of a Hallsville man whose body was found over the weekend in Morgan County was ruled an “intentional homicide,” according to a social media post from the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office. Beauford Wilson, 71, was found dead Sunday against a tree near Beechnut Road, south of Stover, the post

Morgan County man charged with 30 counts of failing to register as a sex offender

June 21, 2024 2:41 PM Ryan Shiner

GRAVOIS MILLS, Mo. (KMIZ) A sex offender in Morgan County was charged with 30 counts of failing to register as a sex offender on Friday. Travis Duane Whistler, 37, of Gravois Mills, allegedly had 30 accounts on social media, dating and sex websites that he did not register with authorities, according to the probable cause

Inmate accused of assaulting another inmate at Morgan County Jail

June 20, 2024 6:42 PM Ryan Shiner

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An inmate at the Morgan County Jail was charged on Thursday with first-degree assault after he allegedly assaulted another inmate on June 13 at the Morgan County Jail. Michael Hayden III, 35, of Versailles, is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $100,000 bond. An arraignment is scheduled for

Morgan County man charged with pair of child sex crimes

June 17, 2024 3:46 PM Ryan Shiner

STOVER, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stover man was charged with a pair of child sex crimes on Saturday. Julian Ray Boyd, 27, was charged with two counts of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $250,000 bond. An arraignment is scheduled for

Court docs: Oak Grove man charged after stabbing another man in the knee

June 12, 2024 8:20 PM Ryan Shiner

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Oak Grove man was charged with four felonies after he allegedly stabbed another man in the knee early Wednesday in Morgan County. Dana Ritchie, 27, was charged with first-degree burglary, first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held at the Morgan County

Versailles man charged with statutory sodomy

June 11, 2024 2:42 PM Ryan Shiner

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Versailles man was charged on Monday with statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old. Joshua Allen Haggerman, 42, is being held at the Morgan County Jail without bond. Haggerman appeared in court on Tuesday and pleaded not guilty. He has a bond hearing set for 9 a.m.