Crime Archives

Break Time store robbed at gunpoint in Boonville

January 6, 2023 5:20 PM Matthew Sanders

A masked man with a handgun robbed a Boonville convenience store and might have had an accomplice, police say.

Hearing held for man accused of murdering baby; autopsy report still not available

January 6, 2023 5:21 PM Kennedy Miller

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A hearing was held Friday at the Boone County Courthouse for a man accused of murdering his baby. Staffone Fountain, 30, of Independence, appeared by video from the Boone County Jail. He is charged with first-degree murder and abandoning a corpse. He is being held without bond in the Boone County Jail. Samone Daniels,

MoDOT, MSHP bring awareness to human trafficking

January 6, 2023 3:47 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol and Missouri Department of Transportation announced in separate press releases on Friday that they will participate in a trafficking awareness initiative next week. January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, marking the anniversary of the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, MoDOT said. “Human trafficking remains a

Sunrise Beach man killed by police during domestic assault call

January 6, 2023 6:04 AM Zachary Farwell

A Lake of the Ozarks-area man was killed by police Thursday night in Laurie.

Columbia police find shell casings near Claudell Lane

January 5, 2023 7:23 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police found shell casings on Thursday night in the 1000 block of Claudell Lane at Columbia Square Apartments. Police responded to a shots-fired call and a separate domestic disturbance call. An ABC 17 News reporter saw eight police vehicles, including a K-9 unit on the scene searching the area. Police have

Man accused of murdering sports editor to be released on parole Monday

January 5, 2023 8:39 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the two men convicted for the murder of a Columbia Daily Tribune sports editor is set to be released on parole next week. Charles Erickson is scheduled for release from the Missouri Department of Corrections on Monday. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison after confessing to the murder of

Former Boone County business owner indicted for allegedly defrauding clients; pleads not guilty

January 5, 2023 10:35 AM Matthew Sanders

A grand jury indictment alleging $1.5 million in fraud and embezzlement was unsealed Thursday against a Boone County business owner.

Two charged after shots fired during December party at Bur Oak Brewery

January 5, 2023 3:34 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men have been charged in relation to a shots-fired call on Dec. 4 at a fraternity party at Bur Oak Brewery. James Allen, 22, of Jefferson City, and his twin brother Jerald Allen, of Warrensburg, were each charged Thursday with unlawful use of a weapon. A $10,000 bond is set for

Mother of Benton County child killed takes plea deal, could avoid murder charge

January 4, 2023 12:52 PM Lucas Geisler

The mother of a 4-year-old girl who died after several weeks of alleged abuse accepted a plea deal in the case on Wednesday.

Man charged after Callaway County meth bust

January 4, 2023 3:20 PM Zachary Farwell

A Steedman man faces drug charges following a methamphetamine bust Tuesday morning in Callaway County.

Chariton County teen charged after allegedly bringing gun to Keytesville School

January 3, 2023 8:14 PM Ryan Shiner

KEYTESVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager was arrested and charged after the Chariton County Sheriff’s says he brought a handgun to a school. Christian Logue, 18, of Keytesville, is charged with unlawful use of a weapon. A sheriff’s deputy met with Logue in the principal’s office of Keytesville School on Thursday, Dec. 15. Logue allegedly told

Transgender Missouri inmate executed for fatal stabbing

January 3, 2023 7:12 PM Associated Press

By JIM SALTER Associated Press BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri inmate was put to death Tuesday for a 2003 killing, in what is believed to be the first execution of a transgender woman in the U.S. Amber McLaughlin, 49, was convicted of stalking and killing a former girlfriend, then dumping the body near

Jefferson City man sentenced for drug trafficking, illegally possessing gun

January 3, 2023 4:46 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was sentenced in federal court Tuesday for illegally possessing a firearm and distributing methamphetamine, according to a press release. Clint Alexander Doll, 35, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole. On July 28, 2022, Doll pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possessing

Columbia man pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter

January 3, 2023 4:21 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old Columbia man accused of accidentally killing his best friend pleaded guilty to second-degree involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday at the Boone County Courthouse. A sentencing hearing for Shawn Long is set for 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10. Long allegedly told police in January 2022 that he picked up the gun and

Crashes down but two killed over New Year’s traffic counting period

January 3, 2023 11:22 AM Matthew Sanders

Crashes were down this New Year’s holiday compared to last year but one more person died on the state’s highways, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported Tuesday.

US may execute its first openly transgender woman

January 2, 2023 9:04 AM Associated Press

Unless Missouri Gov. Mike Parson grants clemency, Amber McLaughlin, 49, will become the first openly transgender woman executed in the U.S. She is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday for killing a former girlfriend in 2003.

Cemetery catches vandals, repairs headstones

January 1, 2023 8:28 PM Hannah Falcon

PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Pine Hill Cemetery in St. James was vandalized by a group of teens. With the help of the Phelps County Sheriff, the cemetery board and the Phelps County Monument Company, the damaged headstones were repaired. Cemetery Board Member Chester Crider said headstones were pushed over twice before the cemetery installed security

Rolla man charged with child porn after online tip

January 1, 2023 4:20 PM Hannah Falcon

PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rolla man was arrested Thursday by the Phelps County Sheriff for allegedly possessing child pornography. Phelps County Sheriff’s Office shared on Facebook that 43-year-old Ian Wood was arrested in the 500 Block of West 2nd Street for allegedly promoting and possessing child pornography. On Friday, Wood was charged by the

Over six grams of meth found after search warrant in Callaway County

December 31, 2022 10:53 AM Erika McGuire

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Early Friday morning, the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, the MUSTANG Drug Task Force and the Fulton Police Department executed a search warrant on Callaway Drive in Fulton. Officials say, over six grams of meth were found during the search. Justin W. Thurston, 39, and Elizabeth A. Atterberry, 37, were arrested by

Local law enforcement encourages New Year’s revelers to find sober rides home

December 30, 2022 7:22 PM Hannah Falcon

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Before you go out to ring in the New Year, make sure you have a safe and sober ride home. The Jefferson City Police Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Columbia Police Department and several other local law enforcement agencies will have extra officers on the roads looking for drunk drivers this New