Crime Archives

Kansas City man out on probation charged after high-speed Columbia chase

May 5, 2023 4:57 PM Nia Hinson

Boone County prosecutors on Friday charged a Kansas City man who allegedly led police on a high-speed chase and tried to get rid of guns Thursday afternoon.

Boonville man charged with child molestation, rape and sodomy

May 5, 2023 6:24 PM Ryan Shiner

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boonville man has been charged with several child sex crimes. Troy Reed, 43, is charged with two counts of first-degree rape of a victim younger than 12 years old, two counts of first-degree child molestation and two counts of first-degree sodomy of a victim younger than 12 years old. He is

Columbia man accused of stabbing woman, charged with domestic assault, other felonies

May 5, 2023 4:32 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly stabbing a woman in the head. Trey Allen Keith, 26, is charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed-criminal action and parental kidnapping. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has yet to be set. The alleged

Sex offender faces child-porn charge

May 5, 2023 3:36 PM Ryan Shiner

TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man has been charged with possession of more than 20 pictures of child pornography. David Arabie, 57, is being held at the Miller County Jail on a $500,000 bond. An arraignment was held Friday at the Mille County Courthouse. A case review is set for 9 a.m. Friday, May 12.

Police: Columbia shooting suspect is ‘person of interest’ in homicide

May 4, 2023 1:23 PM Matthew Sanders

A suspect in a March shooting in Columbia is also a person of interest in a homicide and “multiple recent shootings,” according to police.

Boone County Sheriff’s Office seeks grant to fight internet crimes

May 4, 2023 12:10 PM Ethan Heinz

The Boone County Commission is expected to vote on a sheriff’s department application for a cyber crimes grant when it meets Thursday afternoon.

Two arrested following chase in Columbia

May 4, 2023 3:37 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were arrested Thursday afternoon following a high-speed chase that ended in northwest Columbia. The chase allegedly began when the driver drove away from a traffic stop, according to police. The vehicle allegedly blew out a tire around the area near Grayson Drive. Two guns were found on Sunflower Street. At

Atlanta shooting suspect in custody after hourslong manhunt

May 3, 2023 12:37 PM CNN Newsource

Authorities are searching for the person who shot five people Wednesday at Northside Hospital Medical in Midtown Atlanta, killing one person and sending four others to the hospital, and then fleeing in a carjacked vehicle, police Chief Darin Schierbaum said Wednesday.

Generative AI programs being used to create more convincing scams

May 3, 2023 11:31 AM Mitchell Kaminski

The Better Business Business Bureau is warning people to be on the lookout for more convincing phishing scams generated by artificial intelligence.

CPD warns residents online about vehicles break-ins

May 3, 2023 6:29 PM Avery Roehler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department on Monday morning posted on Facebook reminding residents to lock their vehicles to prevent car break-ins. The post included surveillance footage from an alleged car break in that occurred Monday in the 700 block of King Avenue. CPD also included a graphic in a second post regarding the

Man accused in death penalty case refuses to show up in court

May 3, 2023 4:11 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man accused of stabbing the mother of his child to death refused to appear in court Wednesday. Sergio L. Sayles, 36, was charged in April with first-degree murder, armed-criminal action, evidence tampering and first-degree stalking. He remains in the Cole County Jail without bond. A motion for continuance was filed

Second man charged in relation to April Hy-Vee gas station shooting

May 3, 2023 3:31 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A second man was charged Wednesday in relation to a shooting that occurred last month at the Conley Road Hy-Vee gas station. Royelle D. Hunt, 34, is charged with unlawful possession of a gun, unlawful use of a weapon and armed-criminal action. An initial court appearance is set for 1:30 p.m. Thursday

Attorney wants court records sealed in Ralph Yarl shooting

May 3, 2023 2:39 PM Associated Press

By MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — The attorney for a Missouri man accused of shooting a Black teenager who mistakenly came to his door is asking a judge to prevent any new information in the case from being made public. Eighty-four-year-old Andrew Lester is accused of shooting 16-year-old Ralph Yarl at his

Patrick Mahomes’ brother Jackson charged with sexual battery

May 3, 2023 12:10 PM Associated Press

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — Jackson Mahomes, the brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was briefly jailed Wednesday on aggravated sexual battery charges over an alleged altercation at a Kansas restaurant in late February. Jackson Mahomes, 22, was charged Tuesday in Johnson County, Kansas, with

Suspect in recent Columbia shooting arrested, police say

May 3, 2023 12:05 PM Nia Hinson

A suspect in a recent Columbia shooting was arrested Wednesday, a Columbia police official said at the scene.

Most childhood gun violence victims in MU study were not targeted

May 2, 2023 11:33 AM Mitchell Kaminski

The study, published in the Journal of Surgical Research, also found that childhood gun injuries are the leading cause of death among American children.

Maries County Sheriff says he’ll form a posse

May 2, 2023 11:51 AM Ethan Heinz

Heitman posted on Facebook that the Posse Comitatus Act of 1878 and Missouri law allow the sheriff, during civil unrest or times of emergency need to protect the life or property of county citizens, to create a posse.

Couple charged with child-sex crimes

May 2, 2023 4:44 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A couple has been charged with child sex crimes in Jefferson City. Jerad Miller, of Jefferson City, and Shellie Miller, of Columbia, are each charged with two counts of first-degree sodomy, first-degree accessory to endangering the welfare of a child, fourth-degree accessory to child molestation, accessory to the delivery of a

Two arrested, charged after Saturday chases

May 1, 2023 8:49 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were arrested from a pair of chases on Saturday in Columbia, according to a pair of probable cause statements. In one chase, Rashard Lee Bigham, was charged with resisting arrest by fleeing and driving while revoked. He is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $20,000 bond. A

Columbia man accused of stealing check from mailbox; writing check to himself

May 1, 2023 7:05 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is accused of stealing a check from a mailbox and trying to steal money on Feb. 22. Reggie Dale McBride, 46, is charged with forgery and stealing more than $750. He was arrested Saturday and is being held in the Boone County jail on a $15,000 bond. An initial