NEOSHO, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri murder suspect has died after contracting COVID-19 in jail while awaiting trial. The Joplin Globe reports that 43-year-old Vernon Thomas died Dec. 6. Newton County Sheriff Chris Jennings said Tuesday that Thomas died at a Joplin hospital, two days after his symptoms first appeared. Thomas was jailed on a
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BOLIVAR, Mo. (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a man accused of intentionally hitting and seriously injuring a southwest Missouri sheriff’s deputy during a high-speed police chase last week. Online court records show 36-year-old Seth Hay was charged Monday with three felony assault counts, kidnapping and resisting arrest. The Friday incident left 55-year-old Greene County Sheriff’s
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly Police responded to an incident at the Clark Gas Station in the 1100 block of north Morley St. after a vehicle caused $20,000 in damage and left the scene. According to court documents, Dylan Seevers was assisting a local surety bondsman to capture a local fugitive when Seevers was injured after
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) On Sunday afternoon, Mexico Public Safety Department responded to a disturbance in the 1600 block of north Clark St. after a man is hit by a vehicle. According to a release by Mexico Public Safety, this was an ongoing domestic dispute. According to the probable cause statement, Brent Sampson got into an
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Local authorities were searching for two men near Grasslands Park in Columbia.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman is being held in the Boone County Jail Saturday after being arrested for assault. Columbia Police arrested 22-year-old Jerika D. Owens, of Columbia for assault and resisting arrest Friday. CPD was dispatched around 6:30 p.m. to the 300 block of Brewer Drive for a report of a disturbance. According
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man is charged with multiple counts of theft after an incident in June of this year. According to the probable cause statement, a Missouri State Highway Patrol Master Sergeant found a MoDOT shed that was burglarized in Fulton on the evening of June 24, 2020. Court documents reveal, over $13,000
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge has sentenced a man to prison for his role in a deadly Mexico, Missouri shooting. Dekhise Dorsey was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for first-degree involuntary manslaughter. Investigators say he was involved in the deadly shooting of 27-year-old Tajaun Williams at a birthday party in February 2019. Demetric
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County Sheriff’s Department investigation into two people leads to charges of stealing and financial exploitation of the elderly. According to court documents, Bernard Hoffman and Athena Smith went to Kohl’s and used a Kohl’s credit card to purchase $339.44 worth of items. Hoffman and Smith can both be seen
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is charged with 1st-degree murder and other charges after allegedly shooting the victim during a drug deal. According to court documents, Jamar Burns went to a St. Louis Taco Bell to buy marijuana from Darion Powell. During the purchase, Burns allegedly shot Powell and told another person to
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(CNN) — The Supreme Court rejected a bid from Texas’ attorney general — supported by President Donald Trump — to block the ballots of millions of voters in battleground states that went in favor of President-elect Joe Biden. The court’s move to dismiss the challenge is the strongest indication yet that Trump has no chance
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge sentenced a Columbia man to 15 years in prison for in a shooting of a man on June 26, 2019. Cortez Brimmage pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and other charges for his role in the shooting. Cortez got into a fight in the 1500 block of Tupelo Place in Columbia
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local attorney Jennifer Bukowsky has donated $300,000 to Missouri State Public Defender’s (MSPD) office to help provide attorneys in Boone County for the poor accused of crimes. The donation will allow attorneys to be assigned in almost 500 pending Boone County criminal cases. Currently, there are over 650 cases pending in Boone
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City police arrested three suspects after a chase on Highway 50 begins in Cole County and ended in Osage County. According to the release, Jefferson City Police attempted to pull over a vehicle for a registration violation when the vehicle sped off. Officials say the vehicle went east on Hwy
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Columbia police say a car was damaged in a shooting near the W. Broadway and Stadium Boulevard intersection Thursday night.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the three inmates who escaped Reality House is now charged with rape, three counts of domestic assault and one count of unlawful use of weapon. According to court documents, Lawrence Johnson was found at a motel on Nov. 27 in the 3400 block of I-70 Drive SE. The victim told
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Kin Darius Patterson entered a guilty plea on multiple charges in the fatal wreck of 49-year-old Michael Poindexter. As we reported in 2018, troopers said a car attempted to cross the highway and pulled into the path of Poindexter’s motorcycle. The motorcycle crashed into the car, ejecting Poindexter. A Cooper County
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police are investigating a possible shooting at the intersection of Broadway and Stadium. Columbia Police investigating possible shooting at Broadway and Stadium on Dec. 10, 2020. An ABC 17 News crew is reporting a large group of police on scene as well as a CSI van. Our crew can see evidence
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Columbia police officers arrested a man Thursday in connection with a weekend shooting in the northeast part of the city.
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PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moniteau County Sheriff’s deputy and his K-9 helped with a Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force drug investigation in Pettis County. The Task Force requested assistance from the Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office for a stopped vehicle in Pettis County for a drug investigation. Once on scene, K-9 “Apollo” and conducted an exterior
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