COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused of pulling a weapon on someone and having a standoff with Columbia police in June pleaded guilty last week to several charges. Jaytaj Moore, 21, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Oct. 10, to second-degree burglary, unlawful use of a weapon, resisting arrest and fourth-degree domestic assault. He
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged on Monday with nearly a half-dozen child sex crimes in Morgan County. Daniel Wayne Albert Sr. was charged with second-degree child molestation, sexual misconduct involving a child, furnishing pornographic material to a minor, first-degree statutory rape and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. A
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By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Data in the FBI’s annual crime report released Monday shows that violent crime across the U.S. decreased last year, dropping to about the same level as before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. But property crimes rose substantially. Violent crime dropped 1.7%, and that included a
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A Moniteau County sheriff’s deputy was hurt early Saturday when he wrecked his patrol car in neighboring Cooper County.
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Mexico police found two runaway teens from Nebraska during a traffic stop Saturday morning, according to a news release.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who was charged with four counts of forgery in June was arrested Thursday in Columbia. Justin Trim, 33, was booked into the Boone County Jail at 6:56 p.m. He was eventually transferred to the Cole County Jail and is being held there on a $15,000 bond. Trim
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A Columbia man accused in a deadly spring 2020 shooting was sentenced Friday to a year in the Boone County Jail.
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An Indiana woman pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Thursday after being accused of helping in a 2019 murder.
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) A new survey from the City of Columbia shows 80.82% of respondents believe that reducing crime should be the highest priority for Columbia’s next chief of police. The City hired Public Sector Search and Consulting, Inc., a search firm that specializes in recruiting police executives and managing the complex search process, according
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The owner of Casa Maria’s Mexican Cantina in Columbia — who was recently charged with second-degree arson – has now been cited with operating the business without a valid license. Crystal Umfress, 42, was cited on Monday with a license violation. According to the violation notice, the business license for the south
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A registered sex offender in Boonville was charged on Friday in Cooper County with several child sex crimes. Terry Bulen, 57, was charged with first-degree child molestation, incest and two counts of first-degree aggravated sodomy. Bulen was not on the Cooper County Jail’s online roster on Tuesday night. However, records on Casenet
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another University of Missouri fraternity member accused in the Danny Santulli hazing case has pleaded guilty. Blake Morsovillo, of Springfield, Missouri, pleaded guilty in court on Tuesday to supplying alcohol to a minor, a misdemeanor. He was previously charged with felony hazing. He was sentenced to serve two years of unsupervised probation and
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A man who showed up at a Columbia hospital late Thursday with a gunshot wound has been charged with three felonies for his alleged role in a gunfight at a Jefferson City park.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury trial has been delayed again for a Fulton man accused of killing his Russellville classmate in 1991. William “Chris” Niemet, 46, is accused of killing his classmate, Greg Jones, in April 1991 in Russellville. Jones was 14. Niemet also would have been 14 at the time. Niemet was charged in 2020 with first-degree
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men in their early twenties were arrested Saturday after leading a Callaway County Sheriff’s Office vehicle on a multi-county chase. Liam Lee Austin, 21Courtesy: Callaway County Sheriff’s Office Liam Lee Austin, 21, was arrested for allegedly resisting arrest by fleeing, driving with a revoked license and speeding. He bonded out
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were taken into custody on Friday for their alleged involvement in a shooting that happened on Thursday at a Jefferson City Park. Two men were injured after they were shot amid a large gathering at McClung Park a little after 11 p.m. According to a Jefferson City Police Department
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The co-owner of a Columbia restaurant who is accused of second-degree arson in southeastern Missouri has a court date next week. Crystal Umfress, 42, was charged with second-degree arson and has a court appearance set for 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Dunklin County Courthouse. She was booked into the Cape Girardeau County
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A Columbia woman originally charged with four felonies in a deadly 2021 crash with a motorcycle instead pleaded guilty to one Friday and was sentenced to seven years in prison.
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men were arrested Thursday in separate chases in Callaway County, according to court documents and the sheriff’s office. The first of two arrests has resulted in charges. Christopher Draper, 33, of St. Louis, was charged with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, resisting arrest and driving while revoked. He is being
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested on Thursday following a chase with police near the Columbia Mall, according to court documents. Octavious Davis, 18, was charged with two misdemeanors – resisting arrest and DWI – and a pair of felonies, delivery of a controlled substance and drug possession. He was booked into the
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