Crime Archives

Man arrested in connection with 2017 Moberly homicide

June 2, 2022 3:10 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A suspect in the 2017 homicide of a Moberly man has been arrested in Illinois.

Sentencing hearing scheduled fatal hit and run for June 16 in Cole County

June 2, 2022 9:52 PM ABC 17 News Team

A woman convicted of leaving the scene of a deadly 2019 crash in Cole County will soon learn her sentence.

Prisoner death reported at Algoa Correctional Center

June 2, 2022 6:58 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Corrections is reporting an offender died Wednesday afternoon. Officials say Michael Damouth, 40, was pronounced dead at 2:43 p.m. at the Algoa Correctional Center in Jefferson City. Damouth was serving a 3-year sentence for stealing $750 or more from St. Louis City, a 2-year sentence for resisting

Columbia attorney goes over consequences of possessing and trafficking fentanyl

June 2, 2022 5:42 PM Kennedy Miller

A conviction for a drug crime in Missouri could mean a lengthy prison sentence and a criminal record that will follow you for years.

Columbia man agrees to pay restitution to defrauded investors from three states

June 2, 2022 3:41 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Columbia man has agreed to pay back over $635,000 in restitution to defrauded investors.

Charges filed against Macks Creek man accused of shooting at home

June 2, 2022 8:36 AM Zachary Farwell

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Macks Creek man faces charges in Camden County after he’s accused of shooting at a home. Deputies arrested Martin B. Perez, 59, early Tuesday morning at a home off of Blackberry Lane in Macks Creek. Investigators responded to the area after a person reported their neighbor was shooting a gun

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Johnny Depp have won his libel case?

June 2, 2022 2:35 AM Matthew Sanders

A Virginia jury determined Wednesday that actor Amber Heard defamed her ex-husband and fellow actor Johnny Depp in a Washington Post editorial.

Bond hearing rescheduled for Illinois man accused of killing his father

June 1, 2022 11:04 PM ABC 17 News Team

No bond hearing was held today for an Illinois man accused of killing his father who worked at Columbia Public Schools.

Witness recounts aftermath of one-vehicle crash involving three children

June 1, 2022 3:20 PM Marina Diaz

A Columbia woman is facing multiple criminal charges after a wreck on Sunday involving three children.

Missouri State Highway Patrol looking for witnesses after Sedalia officer-involved shooting

June 1, 2022 9:41 PM Karl Wehmhoener

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is looking for witnesses after a Sedalia officer shooting on Sunday night.

Two people arrested by police after shooting gun into air on the Bagnell Dam Strip

June 1, 2022 7:12 AM Zachary Farwell

LAKE OZARK, Mo. (KMIZ) Police officers arrested two people after a shooting Monday night at the Lake of the Ozarks. David Davis The shooting happened around 11 p.m. Monday on the Bagnell Dam Strip, according to the Lake Ozark Police Department. Police said two people in a vehicle fired a gun six times into the

Judge refused to change bond for a man accused of bringing a gun to State Capitol

May 31, 2022 11:02 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Cole County judge has refused to change the bond for a man accused of bringing a gun to the State Capitol.

Judge orders bond investigation for suspect in February Talon Drive shooting

May 31, 2022 9:02 PM ABC 17 News Team

A Boone County judge has ordered a bond investigation for a man accused of a February shooting off Talon Drive.

Bond investigation ordered for man accused of calling in a bomb threat to a Columbia daycare

May 31, 2022 6:34 PM ABC 17 News Team

A Boone County judge has ordered a bond investigation for a man accused of calling in a bomb threat to a Columbia daycare.

As Missouri clears SAFE kit backlog, old cases find closure

May 31, 2022 1:11 PM Hannah Falcon

A Boone County man pled guilty to sexual assault in a case over a decade old due to DNA evidence found thanks to the Missouri attorney general’s SAFE Kit Initiative.

Initial court appearance set for suspect in Rock Bridge High School employee’s shooting death

May 31, 2022 1:42 PM Erika McGuire

An Illinois man accused of killing his father — an employee of Columbia Public Schools — at a Tennessee rest area was set to make his first court appearance Tuesday.