Crime Archives

Search underway in Callaway County for man accused of stealing from business

July 8, 2021 3:57 AM ABC 17 News Team

Several law enforcement agencies worked into the early hours of Thursday to find a suspect who ran from Callaway County Sheriff’s deputies.

Missouri Dept. of Conservation agents arrest three after illegal paddlefish operation in Morgan County investigation

July 7, 2021 7:07 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Dept. of Conservation Facebook page is reporting three people were arrested after an investigation into the illegal paddlefish operation in Morgan County. Officials report a 13-hour investigation lead to the individuals being in possession of five whole paddlefish and about 75 pounds of paddlefish eggs, or roe. Roe is highly

Law enforcement in Missouri is unsure of how the Second Amendment Preservation Act will affect their department

July 7, 2021 6:15 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement agencies across the state are unsure how the new Missouri law will affect their relationship with their federal partners. The law imposes a $50,000 fine on any state or local official who enforces a federal gun law that is not already a law in Missouri. Brian Leer, with the Boone

Jackson County votes to join lawsuit against state gun law

July 7, 2021 3:25 PM Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jackson County legislators voted to join a lawsuit challenging a new state law that bans state and local law enforcement officers from enforcing federal gun rules. The Jackson County Legislature voted 5-3 Tuesday to join St. Louis and St. Louis County in opposing the law. Supporters of the lawsuit contend

Missing Fulton woman found in Illinois in May pleaded guilty to drug and tampering with vehicle charge

July 6, 2021 8:06 PM ABC 17 News Team

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton woman pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance and tampering with a motor vehicle. Tori Taylor admitted to keeping a car that she borrowed from the owner in late April. Taylor was the reported victim of an alleged kidnapping in April but was later found unharmed one month later

Missouri State Highway Patrol crash unit

8 killed in accidents, no drownings in Missouri over holiday weekend

July 6, 2021 12:07 PM Matthew Sanders

Troopers worked 294 crashes over the holiday counting period in 2020 which includes 107 injuries and five deaths. Troopers arrested 145 people for DWI in 2020 and worked 14 boat crashes with seven injuries and no deaths.

Woman reports armed robbery in central Columbia parking lot

July 6, 2021 10:51 AM Matthew Sanders

Officers were called at about 7 p.m. to the 1200 block of Again Street near Again Street Park and West Boulevard Elementary School, the Columbia Police Department said in a news release.

Dixon woman arrested after drugs were found during missing person investigation

July 2, 2021 7:45 AM Zola Crowder

During an investigation for a missing person, officials in Maries County said they found suspected methamphetamine, marijuana and prescription pills.

Settlement reached in 2018 Columbia Waffle House shooting

July 2, 2021 12:24 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A settlement is in place between the family of a man killed at a Columbia Waffle House, the restaurant and the security guard that killed him. Attorneys for members of Anthony Warren’s family filed the proposed settlement with Judge Jeff Harris on Wednesday. The terms of the settlement are confidential, but the

Troopers increase DWI enforcement as Fourth of July counting period kicks off

July 2, 2021 12:27 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol is strictly enforcing driving while intoxicated and underage drinking laws this Fourth of July weekend. The 2021 counting period for the holiday will run from 6 p.m., Friday, to 11:59 p.m., Monday. The Missouri Department of Transportation Division of Highway and Traffic Safety also kicked off it’s

Columbia police officer considered “low risk” in sentencing memo

July 1, 2021 8:28 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Both prosecutors and defense attorneys said they are not concerned that a Columbia police officer is any risk as she awaits sentencing. A joint memo filed by special prosecutor Kevin Hillman said that Andria Heese is “a very low risk to reoffend or engage in any criminal behavior.” The memo notes that

Charges filed after a man allegedly runs a woman off the road on June 5 in Boone County

July 1, 2021 3:45 PM Karl Wehmhoener

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man is facing multiple charges after he allegedly read ended a woman’s vehicle causing her to crash on Highway 63 north in Boone County on June 5. According to a probable cause statement, Paris Williams allegedly used a Jeep to rear-end a vehicle causing it to go off the

Judge Paul Wilson takes over as Missouri chief justice

July 1, 2021 1:43 PM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Supreme Court Judge Paul Wilson is starting a new role as the state’s chief justice. Wilson began a two-year term Thursday as the top judge, succeeding Judge George Draper, who remains on the court. Missouri’s chief justice position rotates every two years. Wilson was a longtime aide to former

Columbia police issue citation to man for shooting a gun within city limits

July 1, 2021 11:45 AM Josie Anglin

The Columbia Police Department was called to a report of shots fired in the 4000 block of Orchard Lane at 12:43 this morning.

Police investigation at Columbia Break Time

Man charged after vehicle assault Tuesday

June 30, 2021 10:53 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police arrested a man accused of using a car to assault a person Tuesday morning. Police arrested Darell Rogers. Darell Rogers He is charged with eight felony counts. His charges include first-degree assault, first-degree domestic assault, first degree property damage, tampering with a vehicle, leaving the scene of a wreck, driving

No charges for Randolph County deputy that killed Jacksonville man

June 30, 2021 8:43 PM Lucas Geisler

HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Randolph County prosecutor won’t charge a county deputy that shot and killed a man in March. Prosecutor Stephanie Luntsford told ABC 17 News that she decided not to file charges against the deputy that killed David Hill on March 23 in Jacksonville. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and

Man arrested in connection with Columbia vehicle assault

June 30, 2021 9:21 AM Josie Anglin

Police arrested Darell L. Rogers, 35, in connection with an assault at a Break Time convenience store on Tuesday.

Columbia man charged after claiming to harm son, wanting to assault law enforcement

June 29, 2021 9:26 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is formally charged after an incident Monday where he claimed to have killed his son and then attempted to assault law enforcement with a blade and have them kill him. According to court documents, Raul Bravo called dispatch and told them he had killed his son and took the

Jefferson City man charged after firing gun into the air Friday morning

June 29, 2021 8:30 PM ABC 17 News Team

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is now charged after police arrested him Friday after he allegedly fired a gun into the air several times. Prosecutors charged Sandalio Ingram with drug possession, possession of a firearm by a felon, stealing a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon while intoxicated and armed criminal action.

Mo. Supreme Court sides against state in open records case

June 29, 2021 6:10 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Public governmental bodies in Missouri cannot charge fees for the time attorneys spend redacting documents prior to their release to the public, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the court ruling noted that the Missouri Sunshine Law allows officials to charge requestors for “research”