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Domestic assault suspect in custody after found hiding in woods in Osage County
One man is in custody after he is accused of domestic assault and running from law enforcement in multiple counties.
Continue ReadingOne man is in custody after he is accused of domestic assault and running from law enforcement in multiple counties.
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who was described as a former teacher in court documents has an arraignment for a felony charge scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 24. Ashley Jones-Kaufman, of Jefferson City, was charged with child abduction on June 4. Court records show she posted a $10,000 bond on June 25. The
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Car break-ins in Columbia have decreased by about 15.9% compared to this time last year, according to data from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. However, this statistic offers little comfort to Tyler Rush, a resident of Tiger Village Apartments, who has had his car broken into three times in the past seven
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The family of a man who was killed by Columbia police in 2021 has settled its lawsuit with the city. Attorneys for Quillian Jacobs’s family filed stipulations on July 3 that it would dismiss the city from its federal lawsuit. A settlement document obtained by ABC 17 News through an open records
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with a pair of child sex crimes was arrested on Wednesday. Francisco Rutiaga-Santoyo, 49, was charged in June with statutory sodomy of a child younger than 14 years old and first-degree child molestation. His address was listed as Osage Beach on the Boone County Jail roster, but
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of stabbing a woman on Wednesday morning in the 1100 block of West Broadway in Columbia has been charged with two felonies. Michael James, 55, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed criminal action. The Columbia Police Department announced his arrest in a Wednesday
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia’s legal staff believes that a new bill signed by Governor Mike Parson could have a major impact on the Citizens Police Review Board. Senate Bill 754 was signed into law by Parson on Tuesday and includes provisions related to public safety. The bill will take effect on Aug. 28. Section 590.653
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly threatened to kill everyone inside of a restaurant in the 3200 block of Clark Lane, according to court documents. Daverius Jones, 22, of Independence, was charged on Wednesday with unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and three counts of misdemeanor endangering the
Continue ReadingA man was arrested after he allegedly stabbed a woman on Wednesday morning in Columbia, according to a press release from the Columbia Police Department.
Continue ReadingColumbia police confirmed one person has been arrested after a shooting in central Columbia early Wednesday morning.
Continue ReadingMILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Eldon man was sentenced on Wednesday to two consecutive life sentences for child sex crimes. Joshua Shackley, 45, was found guilty earlier this year of two counts of statutory sodomy and one count of second-degree child molestation. He is currently being held at the Miller County Jail. The jury took
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man who was in a nearly day-long standoff with law enforcement in Moberly in 2022 was convicted Wednesday of a federal gun charge, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Stephen Thorp, 62, was found guilty by a jury for being a felon in possession of a
Continue ReadingMORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Gravois Mills man was charged with several child sex crimes on Wednesday. Alex Alter was charged with two counts of second-degree statutory sodomy and one count of first-degree sexual misconduct, a misdemeanor. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Wednesday and no bond was set. He was not listed
Continue ReadingCAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Camden County Sheriff’s Office wrote on its social media Tuesday that it is looking for seven “persons of interest” after related to a dine-and-dash last month where a server was assaulted. A server at Fish and Company Restaurant in Camdenton was pulled into a lake on June 28 during an attempted
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The bonds of four people accused in the death of an inmate at the Jefferson City Correctional Center saw their bonds reduced after a Monday hearing. Justin Leggins, Jacob Case, Aaron Brown and Gregory Varner were all charged with second-degree accessory to assault and second-degree felony murder. Leggings, Brown and Varner
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A retired priest from the Diocese of Jefferson City on Tuesday pleaded guilty in federal court to sending his sister a $100,00 check stolen from a Wardsville church and admitted to writing himself a $200,000 check from the same account, a press release from the Department of Justice says. The Rev.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No foul play is suspected after a man was found dead Monday morning in the 400 block of Locust Street, a Tuesday afternoon press release from the Columbia Police Department says. The release says police were called at 8:15 a.m. for a death investigation after someone found the man dead with no
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The attorney for a man accused of murder has asked the court for a mental evaluation. Demetrice M. Tatum, 39, of Columbia, was charged in April with first-degree murder and armed criminal action after he allegedly stabbed Kejuan Allen to death at Douglass Park. He is being held at the Boone County
Continue ReadingTwo juveniles were detained on Sunday evening in connection to a shooting on Trimble Road on Saturday night.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is investigating three separate reports of shots fired on Saturday. According to a press release from the department, officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 500 block of Wilkes Boulevard in Central Columbia at 6:35 p.m. “Upon their arrival, officers spoke with witnesses who stated
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