Crime Archives

Columbia man pleads guilty to manslaughter in Doris Drive killing

December 3, 2020 12:26 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Columbia man pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with a killing on Doris Drive earlier this year.

Columbia man arrested at Midway scene not part of federal case

December 2, 2020 1:38 PM Matt Ragsdale

A man arrested Tuesday morning at a Midway police scene was not part of a federal insurance fraud case.

Plea deal reached in fatal Columbia hit-and-run case

December 2, 2020 12:02 PM ABC 17 News Team

Stephen Wyse, the attorney for Lukas S. Evans, said Evans will enter his plea and be sentenced Tuesday.

Auxvasse woman, former corrections officer, charged with attempting to smuggle drugs into a state prison

December 1, 2020 6:05 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A former corrections officer was arrested on Oct. 28 accused of attempting to smuggle drugs into the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center.

Indictment alleges Columbia residents involved in insurance billing scheme

December 1, 2020 6:08 PM Sydney Olsen

An indictment that was unsealed Tuesday reveals an alleged insurance billing scheme where a group of 19 people collected $1.2 million. The scheme had been taking place since 2017.

Midway law enforcement scene linked to federal insurance fraud case

December 1, 2020 10:00 AM ABC 17 News Team

The indictment, filed last month and unsealed Tuesday, includes 66 counts against a total of 19 defendants.

Police arrest two in connection with Columbia hotel assault

December 1, 2020 11:51 AM ABC 17 News Team

Police have arrested a man and a woman in connection with a Monday night assault at a Columbia hotel.

Fulton man charged with child sex crimes

November 30, 2020 11:01 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Fulton police arrested a man on Friday linked to a sexual assault investigation that started earlier this year.

Columbia police complete search for remains of missing mom in debris from Lamine River

November 30, 2020 9:00 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Police Department has finished its search for the remains of missing Columbia mother Mengqi Ji.

Columbia man arrested after he allegedly robs a man in Waffle House parking lot

November 30, 2020 11:38 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police arrested a man after he allegedly robs a man in a Waffle House parking lot Saturday morning. According to court records, a man got into an argument with his wife while at the Waffle House on Vandiver Dr. Officials say the man went outside to smoke and then confronted the

Trial set for man accused of keeping wife’s body in freezer

November 30, 2020 9:52 PM Associated Press

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man accused of keeping his wife’s body in the freezer for years will go on trial next November. Larry Dinwiddie, of Marshfield, is charged with killing his wife in 2015 and hiding her body in the freezer. During a hearing Monday, Dinwiddie’s trial was scheduled for Nov. 29, 2021.

Columbia Police investigating assault at Best Western on Clark Lane

November 30, 2020 8:25 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A large group of Columbia Police are at the Best Western Plus Columbia Inn on Clark Lane. According to an ABC 17 News crew on scene, there are eight to nine police vehicles including a K-9 unit at the hotel. Our crew on scene are reporting none of the vehicles have lights

Shooting and burglary reported at Leeway Drive apartment building

November 30, 2020 1:26 PM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia police responded to a shooting and burglary at a Leeway Drive apartment building Sunday night.

Police: Teen suspected in carjacking killed by car owner

November 30, 2020 10:15 AM Associated Press

Police in suburban St. Louis say a 14-year-old boy suspected in an attempted carjacking has been shot to death by the car’s owner.

Shots fired on Kelsey Drive in Columbia

November 28, 2020 8:17 PM Sydney Olsen

Columbia Police responded to the 5000 block of Kelsey Drive Saturday night around 7:30 p.m.

Armed robbery at Columbia Waffle House leads to one arrest

November 28, 2020 10:47 AM Ben Fein

One person was taken into custody following an armed robbery at a Columbia Waffle house early Friday morning.

Callaway County Sheriff’s Office notifies FBI about church vandalism

November 27, 2020 2:51 PM Matthew Sanders

Sheriff Clay Chism said Friday that his office has notified federal authorities about the investigation into damage reported early Wednesday at Mount Vernon Missionary Baptist Church.

Third man who escaped Reality House booked into Boone County Jail

November 27, 2020 11:55 AM Matthew Sanders

The Boone County Jail’s inmate roster on Friday showed Lawrence M. Johnson, 35, of Columbia had been booked on an escape from jail charge.

Pastor of vandalized church expects repairs to cost thousands

November 26, 2020 1:27 PM Matthew Sanders

The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office is trying to find the people who damaged walls, pews, doors, windows and other items at a historic church near Holts Summit.

Columbia police arrest man who escaped from Reality House

November 26, 2020 5:40 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department arrested one of the three men Thursday who escaped from a halfway house and private jail earlier this month. According to a news release, police arrested Jamale Marteen, 37, around 1:10 p.m. at a home on Omaha Court. He had an active no bond warrant in connection with the