COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Colorado man was arrested Saturday morning after a shots fired incident in Downtown Columbia. Charlie Sneed, 41 was arrested for first-degree assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and tampering with physical evidence. According to a press release from the Columbia Police Department, at 2:47 a.m. officers responded to
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PORTLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) Callaway County deputies and several law enforcement agencies responded to a shots-fired scene near Paradise Lakes in Portland, according to a Friday evening post on its social media. In an update at 12:02 a.m., Callaway County Sheriff’s office announced that it is believed that the suspect fled his residence before law enforcement
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with child sex crimes in June saw his charges updated after a grand jury indictment on Friday. Francisco Rutiaga-Santoyo, 49, is now charged with two counts of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old and one count of first-degree child molestation. He was previously charged
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 66-year-old Columbia man was charged with three more child sex crimes following a grand jury indictment on Friday. Jimmy Joe Culbertson is now charged with eight counts of statutory sodomy of a child younger than 12 years old. He was previously charged with five counts. He is being held at the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused of stabbing a woman on July 10 had an additional felony charge filed after a grand jury indictment on Friday. Michael Anthony James, 55, is charged with first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and first-degree arson. He was previously charged with first-degree domestic assault and armed
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with two felonies on Friday after he was accused in a Wednesday shooting. Tristan Saint was charged with accessory to shooting at a vehicle and accessory to armed criminal action. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. An arraignment is scheduled
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A man charged with first-degree murder for a shooting in a Columbia grocery store parking lot took a reduced charge in a plea deal on Thursday.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is inviting the community to attend a presentation on Flock Safety, a surveillance system that can read license plates. This system provides real-time alerts to law enforcement and can detect stolen or suspicious vehicles by cross-referencing local, state and national crime databases. Flock Safety cameras are designed to
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SUNRISE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sunrise Beach woman who pleaded guilty in April to stealing nearly $3 million from her employer was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Thursday. Danielle Nicole Thomas, 47, pleaded guilty on April 22 to stealing more than $25,000 and forgery. She is currently being held at the Camden County
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The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office began Thursday the first of two days of large-scale training exercises in Fulton to prepare for an active shooter.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who pleaded guilty in June to shooting a gun at a vehicle on March 20 in east Columbia was sentenced on Thursday. Anthony Warren Jr., 20, pleaded guilty to shooting a gun at a motor vehicle and fourth-degree assault, a misdemeanor. He is being held at the Boone County Jail. He
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) A Forth Smith, Arkansas, man was charged with promoting prostitution after he was accused of running prostitution services out of the Osage Village Inn. Johnny Jackson, 43, was charged with third-degree promoting prostitution. He is being held at the Camden County Jail on a $150,000 bond. A court date has not
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MARIES COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. James man was arrested after he was accused of several child sex crimes that allegedly took place between 2003-08. Brian Keith Curtis, 55, was charged with first-degree statutory rape of a victim younger than 14 years old, three counts of statutory sodomy, one count of first-degree kidnapping and four
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A settlement was reached Monday in the wrongful death lawsuit of a University of Missouri student who was found dead at the residence of a woman accused of stabbing him and burning the body. The mother of Samuel Clemons, Jennifer Riley, filed the wrongful death petition against on Feb. 2. The lawsuit
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Editor’s note: Arrest information was added on Thursday after the Columbia Police Department sent an updated press release. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police responded on Wednesday at a mobile home park in the 3900 block of Clark Lane after shots were fired. The Columbia Police Department wrote on its social media that “At approximately 3:05
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department has announced several public meetings to get the community’s feedback on the possible use of Flock cameras. CPD has previously suggested using a camera system in Columbia called Fusus, which the City Council rejected following community pushback at a November 2022 council meeting. The council voted 4-3 against
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Relatives are suing for prison video of a Black Missouri man who prosecutors say was killed by guards. Othel Moore Jr.’s mother and sister say they sued the Corrections Department on Tuesday for not providing the prison surveillance footage. A spokesperson says the corrections department cooperated with a police investigation. Four
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman accused of stabbing a University of Missouri student to death and burning the body in 2023 is still awaiting an evaluation from the Department of Mental Health. A hearing for Emma Adams, 22, was held on Tuesday. She is charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with physical
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County man was charged with first-degree domestic assault on Tuesday after he allegedly strangled a woman during an attack on Thursday. Michael Tyrone Richardson, 57, was booked into the Boone County Jail at 12:42 a.m. Tuesday and is being held without bond. A court date has not been set. According
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was found guilty of murder in May was sentenced to life in prison on Monday. Jessie Williams, 33, was found guilty by a jury on May 16 of second-degree murder in the October 2022 death of Kaylen Schmit. He is accused of pushing Schmit off the Highway 63 bridge near
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