COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old from Columbia was charged Tuesday with six felonies in connection with a November 2024 shooting. Ja’Mez Thompson-Bey was in the Boone County Jail without bond on two counts of first-degree assault, two counts of armed criminal action and single counts of unlawful use of a weapon and armed robbery. Thompson-Bey
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The man who allegedly fired shots early Sunday toward a vehicle in Downtown Columbia did so with a stolen gun, according to police. Steven M. Harris, 45, of Columbia, was charged Monday with four felonies: unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action, illegal gun possession and stealing a gun, according to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A weekend shooting in St. Robert, Missouri, has led to a murder charge for a Dixon, Missouri, man. Colin L. Mar, 21, is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in a Saturday evening shooting death. The sheriff’s office found a man who had been shot and two other people inside
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman from Versailles has been charged with four felonies after she allegedly tried to kill her spouse with rat poison and antifreeze. Barbaray Clinkenbeard was charged on Monday in Morgan County with two counts of first-degree domestic assault and two counts of armed criminal action. A warrant was issued for her
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who accidentally shot himself in a north Columbia gas station on Friday was charged with a felony on Monday. Brandon Shelton, 30, of Columbia, was charged with stealing a gun. He is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $15,000 bond. He appeared in court on Monday by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The suspect in a shooting in downtown Columbia Sunday morning has been identified as a 45-year-old Columbia man Steven Harris. According to a press release from the Columbia Police Department, Harris was arrested on charges of stealing, unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful possession of a firearm and armed criminal action. The
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of leading law enforcement in a chase in Callaway County and running away from Jefferson City Police last week has been charged with a pair of felonies. Dillon Johnson, 33, of Jefferson City was charged Friday with possession of a controlled substance and interfering with arrest for a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol is still actively investigating after human remains were found at Rocky Forks Conservation Area this week. Human remains were found Saturday at Rocky Fork Lakes Conservation Area in Boone County, according to a Thursday press release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. However, the exact location where
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police say a man had “very minor injuries” after a gun in his pocket was discharged on Friday night at a north Columbia gas station. Columbia Police Department Lt. Derek Moore said the man had a gun in his pocket that accidentally went off while he was at the I-70 Eagle Stop
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A police department in Morgan County stated on its social media that an armed robbery occurred Thursday at a gas station in Stover. The Stover Police Department wrote that two people robbed the cashier of a Phillips 66 at gunpoint and ran away. No injuries were reported. “Law enforcement is actively investigating
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man has been charged with a pair of felonies after he allegedly pulled out a gun during a road rage incident on Friday morning while driving through Columbia. Jarrod Whelchel, of Mexico, Missouri, was charged in Boone County with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. A
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County man was indicted in the Missouri Eastern District Court for federal drug charges, according to a Thursday press release from Department of Justice. Charles Henton, 34, of Mexico, Missouri, was indicted on March 19 with one count of drug possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. He pleaded not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Human remains were found Saturday at Rocky Fork Lakes Conservation Area in Boone County, according to a Thursday press release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The remains were brought to the Boone County Medical Examiner’s Office for identification and to determine the cause of death, the release says. The Boone County
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged in Cole County on Thursday with first-degree domestic assault after he allegedly assaulted a woman on Monday. Ke’Andre Ruffin, 22, is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court date has not been scheduled. The probable cause statement says that Jefferson City police
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Jefferson City Correctional Officer has posted bond after she was charged with bringing drugs into the prison. Michelle L. Edwards, of Centertown, was charged with delivery or possession of a controlled substance at a correctional center, possession of a controlled substance and tampering with physical evidence. According to court
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was found dead in a vehicle in Versailles last week, according to a Thursday social media post from the Versailles Police Department. Police wrote that it was called to investigate an abandoned vehicle on March 20 in the Walmart parking lot. The vehicle was supposedly in the lot for about
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Wednesday marks eight years since two half-brothers were shot and killed in broad daylight along I-70 Drive N.W. and Garden Drive in Columbia. According to the Columbia Police Department, at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday, March 26, 2017, officers responded to northwest Columbia and found three men shot inside a white 2007 Audi
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department is investigating more than a dozen cold case homicides dating back to 1985. “When you have such a terrible thing happen and you don’t have an answer for it, that really hurts the family and obviously the investigation,” CPD Lt. Matt Gremore said. Gremore said that 16 cold
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe signed House Bill 495 on Wednesday morning, focusing on public safety, which has been a top priority for the administration since taking office. A part of this bill will establish a committee dedicated to school safety within the Department of Public Safety. Those who will serve on this
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was accused “jackpotting” a Sedalia ATM machine in January to steal more than $69,000. Winston Flores-Duran was charged on Wednesday in Pettis County with stealing more than $25,000 and tampering with computer data to defraud. A warrant was issued and a court date has not been scheduled. Police were called
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