Crime Archives

Crime bill moves forward in Missouri Senate

August 6, 2020 5:18 AM Brittany Wiley

A crime bill will move to the full senate for debate.

Special prosecutor brought in to review Hannah Fizer shooting investigation

August 4, 2020 8:56 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Pettis County Prosecuting Attorney said Tuesday night a special prosecutor was assigned to review the investigation into a deadly deputy-involved shooting.

Columbia man pleads guilty to trying to buy deadly chemical online

August 4, 2020 5:17 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man pleaded guilty to trying to buy a deadly chemical on the “dark web,” the U.S. attorney’s office said Tuesday.

Man arrested in Illinois in connection with Mexico killing

August 3, 2020 11:43 AM Associated Press

A Missouri man is now in custody in connection with a June homicide during a home break-in, after being arrested in Illinois.

Police investigate shooting in east Columbia

August 2, 2020 9:34 AM Brittany Wiley

Columbia police are investigating after a shooting in east Columbia Sunday morning.

Three shot, one dead after a large house party

August 1, 2020 10:41 AM Zach Boetto

WARRENSBURG Mo. (KMIZ) Authorities are searching for a male suspect after he allegedly shot three people, killing one in Warrensburg on Saturday morning. Official reports say it happened when a fight broke out at a large house party near the 400 block of Grover Street. That’s when the suspect pulled out a gun and started

Police: Chase ends after man jumps into lake

July 31, 2020 10:18 PM Katie Greathouse

Camden County prosecutors charged a man Friday after he allegedly led police on a chase and jumped in a lake in an attempt to get away.

Judge sides with Glasgow School District in records lawsuit against coroner

July 30, 2020 9:29 PM Lucas Geisler

FAYETTE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Howard County judge sided with a school district in a lawsuit over open records. Judge Scott Hayes ruled that Howard County coroner Frank Flaspohler made a purposeful violation of the state’s open records law when he denied the Glasgow School District a transcript of a coroner’s inquest in 2017. Hayes ordered

Police: Man accused of downtown killing turned himself in

July 30, 2020 3:46 PM Matt Ragsdale

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Police Chief Geoff Jones confirmed to ABC 17 News that a 24-year-old man accused of a recent homicide turned himself in Thursday. Marlin C. Johnson is charged with second-degree murder in the death of Joseph Hecht, 38, of Sturgeon. Jones and CPD officer Matt Stephens held a news conference Wednesday and

Patrol sends Pettis County deputy shooting case to prosecutor

July 30, 2020 4:13 PM Lucas Geisler

SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The investigation into a deadly Pettis County deputy-involved shooting is now in the hands of a prosecutor for review. The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop A tweeted that the Division of Drug and Crime Control sent its work to Pettis County Prosecutor Phillip Sawyer. Update: The investigation of the Pettis County officer

CPD still investigating after weekend homicide

July 29, 2020 12:11 PM Matt Ragsdale

ABC 17 News will livestream the 3:30 p.m. news conference.

Missouri senators file violent crimes bills, special session continues

July 28, 2020 11:55 AM Zach Boetto

The Missouri State Senate pushed forward Senate Bill 1 and submitted two new bills on Tuesday as the state’s special session on violent crime continues.

Police investigate reported armed robbery in Jefferson City

July 28, 2020 9:57 PM Katie Greathouse

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department is investigating a report of an armed robbery. According to a news release, it happened before 4:30 a.m. Tuesday near Panera Bread on Missouri Boulevard. The victim, a restaurant employee, told police that two men approached him with a gun and demanded he let them inside

Police: Monday night shooting investigation closed portion of north Columbia road

July 28, 2020 10:57 AM Katie Greathouse

Police blocked part of Clark Lane in north Columbia for a shooting investigation Monday night.

Two men charged in connection with Saturday deadly shooting, police looking for one

July 27, 2020 11:50 AM Zach Boetto

Two people face murder charges linked to a deadly shooting in downtown Columbia Saturday night.

Holts Summit man pleads guilty to Boone County sex crimes

July 27, 2020 4:07 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Holts Summit man admitted to several sex crimes on Monday that took place over several years. Anthony Rowell pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree kidnapping and one count each of rape and second-degree sodomy. The crimes happened in 2017 and 2018 during three different incidents throughout Boone County. Judge Brouck