COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A California, Missouri, man was charged with first-degree making a terrorist threat after he allegedly called in a gun threat to Eldon High School upon the request of a student. A warrant was issued on Tuesday for Ernest Blair Jr. and a $25,000 bond was set. He was not listed on the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is hopeful the purchase of gun identification technology will help police be more effective in solving violent crimes in the city. CPD is requesting $208,934 in seized money to buy gun identification technology. The request was presented during Monday night’s City Council meeting. According to Assistant Chief Lance
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old man was sentenced to 21 years in state prison Monday after he pleaded guilty to a reduced murder charge for a June 2023 shooting. Alqueze M. Jones of Columbia pleaded guilty Monday to second-degree murder in a Boone County courtroom, Boone County Prosecuting Attorney Roger Johnson said. He had been
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was treated for a life-threatening brain bleed and two people were charged with first-degree assault after an altercation Friday in northwest Columbia. Police arrested Felicia L. Hay, 33, and Alexander A. Aklan, 28, both of Columbia, after the incident on Primrose Drive. Hay is charged with first-degree assault and Aklan
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested after allegedly hitting a Columbia Police Department vehicle Friday night. According to a release from CPD, police responded to a crash involving an on-duty police vehicle and another vehicle in the 2300 block of Oakland Gravel Road around 11:30 p.m. Gabriel Antonio Garcia-Vasquez, 44, of Columbia was arrested
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department arrested a man and a woman allegedly in connection with a Friday afternoon assault that happened in Northwest Columbia, according to a release from the department. At around 2:30 p.m. Friday, Columbia Police responded to an assault in the 2800 block of Primrose Dr. When officers arrived they
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with several child sex crimes on Friday. Tarl Williams, 38, was charged with two counts of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old and one count of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 14 years old. He is being held without bond at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department on Friday held a meeting at City Hall with businesses who are experiencing a high volume of shoplifting to discuss ways to reduce the number of incidents, and handle them more efficiently. According to city spokeswoman Sydney Olsen, CPD invited businesses facing the highest volume of shoplifting incidents
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with a pair of misdemeanors in a fatal crash that occurred in north Columbia in May. Calvin Fleming, of Columbia, was charged on Friday with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated and driving without a license in a crash that killed Terry L. Walker, 64. A motion to set
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is requesting $208,934 in seized money to buy gun identification technology. The request will be presented at the City Council meeting Monday. If approved, CPD will have a direct connection to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives National Integrated Ballistic Information Network. The purchase would
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County sheriff’s deputy and the county were sued on Thursday in a personal injury lawsuit. Court documents say Zackery Brink filed a petition against Deputy Adam Sharp and the county for damages from a June 30, 2023, crash. Brink says in court documents that he was a passenger in a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged Friday with three felonies for allegedly pulling a gun after trying to shoplift a sleeping bag at the Conley Road Walmart. Police say they never found a gun, but they did find a cartridge and pellets for an airsoft gun. Braxton B. Sifrit, 32, tried to take
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who pleaded guilty in September for his role in a 2023 shooting outside of an east Columbia gas station was sentenced on Friday. Kentrail Taylor, 29, of Columbia, pleaded guilty on Sept. 17 to first-degree assault and shooting from a vehicle. He was sentenced on Friday to 15 years
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Four teenagers were arrested in Callaway County this week on suspicion of stealing cars and mail in the Mokane area. The crimes happened overnight Sunday into Monday, the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Facebook post. Two vehicles were stolen — the owner found one of them and the other was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Columbia police officers responded to East Walnut Street in Columbia near Stephens Lake Park on Thursday night after an assault was reported at the Conley Road Walmart. Officers at the scene told ABC 17 News that someone was assaulted at the nearby Walmart, and the suspect ran away. That person was
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two women were charged with three felonies and another was charged with a pair of misdemeanors after they were accused of attacking two people with baseball bats on Tuesday. Takhia Criddle an Tania Townsend, both of Jefferson City, were charged with second-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia teenager accused in the shooting death of a Moberly man on Sunday will be charged with murder. Randolph County Sheriff Aaron Wilson told ABC 17 News that a 16-year-old boy from Columbia will be charged with second-degree murder and robbery in the death of Ethan March. A 15-year-old girl from
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By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday agreed to delay a trial set for next month for a US Capitol riot defendant, saying there is a “real possibility” that President-elect Donald Trump could pardon him after taking office next year. William Pope had been set to go on trial early
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Through the month of October, Columbia has experienced an uptick in gun-related crime compared to the same point in time last year. On Sunday, three people were shot in Downtown Columbia on East Broadway. Deandre Denny was charged Tuesday with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and illegal gun possession in connection with
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with child sex crimes after he was accused of sexually assaulting a youth at a residence. Jimmie Payne, 38, was charged on Wednesday with second-degree child molestation and attempted second-degree child molestation. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Wednesday and no bond was
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