Columbia man charged for alleged threatening text messages mentioning school
Prosecutors charged a Columbia man Thursday with making a terrorist threat related to a school.
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Casa Maria’s owner charged with arson now accused of impersonating elected officials, other restaurant owners
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An owner of a south Columbia Mexican restaurant who was charged with arson in southeast Missouri has now been accused of impersonating elected officials and other restaurant owners. Crystal Umfress, of Columbia, was charged last year with second-degree arson. That case was moved from Dunklin County to Butler County in January. A
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Man charged in Maries County following multi-county chase
MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged in Maries County with two felonies and a misdemeanor following a multi-county chase on Monday. Jacob Pitucha was charged with aggravated fleeing causing physical injury, first-degree property damage and misdemeanor driving while revoked. He is being held at the Maries County Jail without bond. A court date
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Columbia man faces 2 child porn charges
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with a pair of felonies related to child pornography on Wednesday. Keegan Parnell, 21, was charged with child porn possession and second-degree promoting child pornography. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not been set. According to the probable
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Man convicted in Boone County double-murder asks federal judge for new trial
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man serving two life sentences for a double-murder in Boone County wants a federal judge to give him a new trial. Darious Lucas filed the federal writ on Tuesday in the Western District of Missouri’s federal court. Lucas said his judge at trial should have allowed him to present evidence that
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Columbia man charged after allegedly pointing gun at, assaulting woman
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged on Wednesday after authorities claim he assaulted a woman and pointed a gun at her on Sept. 3. Dre’shawn Markell Marshall, 30, was charged with second-degree domestic assault, third-degree domestic assault, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon, one count of first-degree kidnapping, armed criminal action
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Jefferson City man charged in July crash that caused serious injuries
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man has been charged with DWI in relation to a July 8 crash that injured himself and a woman. Zachary Parsons was charged with driving while intoxicated – causing serious physical injury and two misdemeanors: Fourth-degree assault and reckless driving. A no-bond warrant was issued on Wednesday. He
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New judge coming for suspect in Osage Beach police officer chase death
The man charged in a crash that killed an Osage Beach police officer will get a new judge on his case.
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Callaway County man charged with first-degree domestic assault
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Steedman man was charged with two felonies after he was accused of seriously injuring a woman during an assault on Tuesday. Nathan Cole Riley, 37, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and resisting arrest. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance was held
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Teen arrested after leaving the scene crash in Mexico
Police arrested a 17-year-old boy for allegedly driving a vehicle that hit a utility pole and drove away Tuesday morning.
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Blair Oaks placed on ‘soft lockdown’ after alleged threat; suspect identified, superintendent says
WARDSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Blair Oaks’ campus was placed on a “soft lockdown” on Tuesday after an alleged threat was made toward the school, an email from Superintendent Ben Meldrum says. “Based on a recommendation from the Cole County Sheriff’s Department we placed our entire Blair Oaks Campus on a soft lockdown. Our school SRO (school
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Man charged with domestic assault accused of barricading himself in Pilot Grove home with baby
PILOT GROVE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with several felonies after court documents say he barricaded himself in a Pilot Grove home with a baby on Sunday. Jacob Johnson, 25, was charged with second-degree burglary, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, second-degree kidnapping and fourth-degree domestic assault. He is being held
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Second man charged in fatal Miller County crash
LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) A second man has been charged in relation to a Miller County crash that killed a woman early Sunday. Anthony Floyd II, 23, of Eldon, was charged on Tuesday with leaving the scene of an accident and tampering with evidence. He is being held at the Miller County Jail without bond.
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Boone County prosecutor speaks on Blair’s Law following Monday night shots-fired scene in west Columbia
COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) As the Columbia Police Department continues to investigate a shots-fired scene on Claudell Lane late Monday night, ABC 17 News spoke with the Boone County Prosecutor about a new law that could factor into charges for the incident. Columbia police said on Tuesday that no one is in custody for Monday’s scene
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Legal experts discuss how Valentine’s Law cases may play out in court
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Mandatory jail time and what juries get instructed to consider could guide the first uses of a new state law on car chases with police, according to legal experts. Prosecutors can now consider charging people with aggravated fleeing a stop, dubbed Valentine’s Law by state lawmakers this session. People who drive
Continue Reading Prosecutor looking to add murder charge for man accused in chase that killed Osage Beach police officer
OSAGE, Mo. (KMIZ) A man charged in a crash that killed an Osage Beach police officer could be charged with murder. Camden County Prosecutor Richelle Grosvenor filed a motion on Tuesday to charge Christopher Aaron Bishop Wehmeyer with second-degree murder. He is currently charged with aggravated fleeing from a traffic stop resulting in death. A
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Ashland police say school threats unrelated; Southern Boone will have class Wednesday
The Ashland Police Department released a statement Tuesday providing more details about alleged threats that led schools to close early Monday.
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Man pleads guilty to assault in 2023 Columbia gas station shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to two felonies related to a shooting that occurred last year outside of a gas station in east Columbia. Kentrail Taylor, 29, of Columbia, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and shooting from a vehicle, according to an email from Assistant Boone County Prosecutor Paul Wade. Taylor will
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Woman who ran Moberly daycare charged with child abuse
Editor’s note: The name of the daycare was added to this story. MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who runs a daycare in Moberly was charged with four counts of child abuse on Friday. A warrant was issued for the arrest of Naomi Hess, who ran Play N’ Learn Daycare, court information states. Hess was not
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Another youth arrested as Southern Boone dismisses early, cancels Tuesday classes
Several parents of Southern Boone Middle School students held a tense meeting with district administrators over apparent threats made by a student.
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