HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Missouri Department of Corrections inmate was charged last week with having a weapon at a correctional center on Sept. 17, 2021. Steven Smith, 28, is being held at the Randolph County Jail. He was booked into the jail Thursday, according to online records. A court date has not been set. A
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holts Summit man is accused of stealing thousands of dollars from nursing home residents. Garrison Roddy, 60, is charged with misappropriation of funds of elderly nursing home residents. He is not listed in Callaway County Jail online records. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 8 at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Better Business Bureau says more than 7,000 HVAC scams were reported in 2022, and 2023 is on track to surpass those numbers. The ABC 17 News Stormtrack Weather Team issued a Weather Alert Day for Thursday and Friday as Mid-Missouri is expecting the heat index to near 110 degrees. The intense
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Phelps County man has been charged with four counts of possessing child pornography. Jarod Neil Reith, 26, is being held without bond at the Phelps County Jail. A court date has not been set. The Phelps County Sheriff’s Office received a tip from the Missouri Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce about
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IBERIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Iberia woman has been charged with second-degree statutory rape and second-degree statutory sodomy. Amanda Wall, 23, is being held at the Miller County Jail on a $100,000 bond. A court date has not been set. The probable cause statement indicates two teenagers were victims and were assaulted multiple times by Wall
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LINN, Mo. (KMIZ) A Stoutland, Missouri, man is accused of trying to steal a vehicle with a fraudulent check in 2022. David Murdock, 60, is charged in Osage County with stealing a vehicle, forgery and identity theft. Charges were filed Tuesday. A warrant was issued Wednesday with a $15,000 bond. Murdock is not listed in
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A suspect in a downtown Columbia shooting last fall posted bond on Monday.
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Mexico, Missouri, man accused of murdering a man in the Audrain County Jail in 2019 has pleaded guilty. Ryan Blair, 32, pleaded guilty Tuesday to first-degree murder. He was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Blair also pleaded guilty to third-degree assault in two separate cases. His sentences will run
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man charged last year with child sexual abuse was booked into the Boone County Jail early Monday. Xavier Washington, 34, was charged in December with first-degree sexual abuse of a victim younger than 14 years old and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. A warrant was issued for his
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Lottery fever has been heating up drawing people to buy lottery tickets. The Powerball last week was more than $1 billion and Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing currently sits at $820 million. When Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots grow, scammers will lure people on social media. “Let’s say (there is a paid advertisement
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The lawyer representing a man seen on video getting hit in the face while Columbia police officers arrested him say he’s still investigating the situation. Bharat Varadachari told ABC 17 News on Monday that he is still exploring different “remedies” in civil court for Lee Martin. “I have great respect for police
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SUNRISE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camden County woman was charged Friday after she allegedly stole more than $2.8 million from her employer for almost six years. Danielle Nicole Thomas, 46, of Sunrise Beach, is charged with stealing more than $25,000 and forgery. She is being held at the Camden County Jail without bond. A bond
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MARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) A Marshall man has been charged after he was allegedly found possessing child pornography. Brett W. Scarborough, 37, is charged with first-degree promoting child pornography and three counts of possessing more than 20 files of child pornography. He is being held in the Saline County Jail without bond. A confined docket hearing
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused of deceptive business practices is currently in jail after a warrant was filed July 6 after it was determined he failed to abide a judge’s order, according to court records. Mark Doninelli, 47, is charged with five counts of forgery, four counts of second-degree odometer fraud, deceptive business
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LEBANON, Mo. (KMIZ) Prosecutors have charged a Lebanon man with 15 counts of possessing child pornography earlier this week. According to the South Central Missouri Computer Crime Task Force, Jerrion Stringer, 25, was arrested Wednesday and currently being held on a $300,000 cash bond. An investigation began after a tip was reported by an internet service
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused in a June shooting on Dove Drive has more court dates scheduled. Bryton S. Allen, 19, is charged with second-degree murder, armed-criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held in the Boone County Jail without bond. A hearing was held Friday and Allen did
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A volunteer at a private school in Jefferson City who is accused of multiple child sex crimes has bonded out of jail. Jennifer Cecil, 41, is charged with first-degree sexual abuse, second-degree statutory rape, second-degree statutory sodomy and having sexual contact with a student. An arraignment was waived Friday and a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is charged with two counts of first-degree sodomy after he and three juveniles allegedly sexually assaulting another person. Darien Deray Allen, 18, is being held in the Boone County Jail without bond. Jail records indicate a court appearance is set for 1 p.m. Monday. Columbia police responded to a
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A Carroll County man has been arrested and charged with allegedly raping a New Franklin woman at her home late Tuesday.
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A volunteer at a Cole County school who was charged with raping a student remained in jail the day after her arrest without bond.
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