Crime Archives

Three Columbia residents indicted for bank fraud, mail theft by federal grand jury

November 7, 2023 11:35 AM Madison Stuerman

A federal grand jury has indicted three Columbia residents for their part in a bank fraud conspiracy.

Callaway County man accused of killing wife 21 years ago pleads not guilty

November 6, 2023 7:18 PM Ryan Shiner

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County man who has been accused of killing his wife in 2002 pleaded not guilty in court on Monday morning. Harold Dickens, 64, of Williamsburg, was charged with first-degree murder. He is being held at the Callaway County Jail without bond. Dickens appeared in court via video from the jail.

CPD looking for man with gun seen on Tenth Street early Sunday

November 6, 2023 1:17 PM Jazsmin Halliburton

Columbia police are looking for a person witnesses say pulled out a gun during a fight on a busy downtown street early Sunday.

Man pleads not guilty to assault charge in Santulli hazing case

November 6, 2023 6:18 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A fraternity member accused in the Danny Santulli hazing case pleaded not guilty to an assault charge on Monday. Ryan Delanty, 22, of Ballwin, was charged with felony hazing, second-degree assault and supplying alcohol to a minor. The assault charge was added last month after a superseding indictment was filed on Oct.

Man charged with illegal gun possession after accused of killing dog in Auxvasse

November 6, 2023 4:54 PM Ryan Shiner

AUXVASSE, Mo. (KMIZ) An Auxvasse man was charged with two counts of illegal gun possession after he allegedly shot and killed a dog on Saturday. Johnny Laxson, 53, was booked into the Callaway County Jail on Saturday evening and bonded out the next day, according to online jail records. A warrant was issued on Monday.

Columbia man accused of killing woman in 2022 pleads guilty to second-degree murder

November 6, 2023 4:20 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused of murdering April Joann Brooks pleaded guilty to several charges on Monday. Montez Williams, 32, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful gun possession and resisting arrest. A sentencing hearing is set for 1:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15. He is being held at

Friday lockdowns in Moberly occurred after woman allegedly shot gun at apartment

November 6, 2023 3:46 PM Ryan Shiner

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman accused of shooting a gun that led to much of Moberly to lockdown on Friday had an arraignment scheduled for Monday. Jeanette Nicole Tolson, 44, was charged on Friday with armed criminal action and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon. She is being held at the Randolph County

Rolla man charged after allegedly trying to pay child for sex

November 6, 2023 2:28 PM Ryan Shiner

ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rolla man has been arrested after he allegedly attempted to solicit sex from a child. Stephen M. Libhart II, 44, was charged on Friday with patronizing prostitution from a child 14 years old or younger and child enticement. He is being held in the Phelps County Jail without bond. A court

Sedalia man arrested after weekend bank robbery

November 6, 2023 1:38 PM Dan Kite

A 36-year-old Sedalia man is in custody after he allegedly used a knife to rob a bank Saturday morning.

Data shows fraud reports increasing in Cole County, lowering in Boone

November 6, 2023 12:48 PM Morgan Buresh

Fraudsters are still conning people out of hundreds or even thousands of dollars, but data shows reports in Boone County and nationwide have fallen recently.

Charges filed against woman accused of shooting gun in Moberly

November 3, 2023 12:01 PM Ryan Shiner, Madison Stuerman

Moberly Police Department is asking residents in the central part of the city to stay inside their homes while officers search for a shooting suspect.

Police: Man charged with murder in June Dove Drive shooting arrested

November 3, 2023 4:28 PM Ryan Shiner, Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused in a June 26 homicide on Dove Drive in Columbia was arrested on Thursday night, according to a Friday press release from the Columbia Police Department. Ja’Shaun Barney, 18, of Columbia, was arrested. He was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon in

Ashcroft appeal to move abortion ballot summary case to state Supreme Court denied

November 3, 2023 8:30 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s appeal to move a case involving the ballot summary on abortion to the Missouri Supreme Court was overruled and denied. Last month, Cole County Judge Jon Beteem rewrote the ballot summary language. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and Attorney General Andrew Bailey sought the Appeals Court to overrule

Missouri man who carried pitchfork at Capitol riot pleads guilty to 3 felonies

November 3, 2023 10:20 AM Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man accused of carrying a pitchfork and assaulting police during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol has pleaded guilty to three federal felonies. The Kansas City Star reports that 39-year-old Christopher Brian Roe of the Kansas City suburb of Raytown pleaded guilty Thursday to three

Callaway County man charged with murder in 2002 cold case makes first court appearance

November 3, 2023 3:07 AM Gabrielle Teiner

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway county man accused of murdering his in wife in April of 2002 had his initial court appearance Friday morning. Harold Dickens appeared in court via jail video at the Callaway County Courthouse. Dickens is being charged with first-degree murder, a class A felony. The punishment for that charge is

Callaway County man charged with murder in 2002 cold case

November 2, 2023 10:52 AM Madison Stuerman, Morgan Buresh

A grand jury has indicted a man in the investigation into the murder of Debra Dickens back in 2002.

Harrisburg man charged after allegedly trying to stab retail shopper, kick police officer

November 2, 2023 5:01 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Harrisburg man was arrested and charged after allegedly trying to stab a shopper at a Columbia Dollar General on Wednesday on Vandiver Drive. Anthony Giboney, 61, was charged with second-degree assault and four-degree assault. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial court appearance is set

Jefferson City man charged after allegedly beating woman in vehicle

November 1, 2023 7:48 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with kidnapping and other felonies on Wednesday after allegedly beating a woman in a vehicle on Tuesday. Kristopher Johnson, 22, was charged with first-degree kidnapping, second-degree robbery, first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle and second-degree domestic assault. He is being held at the Cole County

Multiple people arrested in Mid-Missouri, accused of breaking Halloween sex offender rules

November 1, 2023 4:16 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple people were arrested in Mid-Missouri on Tuesday on suspicion of not complying with sex-offender Halloween restrictions. In Chariton County, Timothy Schnetzler, 42, of Salisbury, was arrested on suspicion of several charges. He was charged with failure to register as a sex offender, drug possession, two counts of first-degree endangering the welfare

Man charged after deadly overdose in Osage Beach

November 1, 2023 3:48 PM Hannah Falcon

A man is in police custody after an overdoes led to one person’s death and detectives found evidence of child endangerment.