Former Moniteau County commissioner charged with 3 felonies
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Moniteau County commissioner who resigned from his position earlier this week has been charged with three felonies.
Former Northern District Commissioner Doug Naros was charged on Friday in Moniteau County with forgery and two counts of stealing. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Friday. He had resigned from his position after submitting a letter of resignation on Tuesday.
Previous reporting shows the Moniteau County Sheriff's Office requested on Jan. 28 for the Missouri State Highway Patrol to investigate stealing allegations made against an elected official.
The probable cause statement says on Jan. 22, Naros was “observed by Road and Bridge employees with his personal vehicle in the Road and Bridge shop. A Road and Bridge employee was observed installing parts on Naros's vehicle.”
A $227.52 invoice was submitted to the Moniteau County Cleark by O’Really Automotive, the statement says. The invoice had a handwritten note with “#5036” and the initials “DN” to indicate the parts were used on Vehicle 5036. The parts were not installed on a county vehicle with that number, the statement says.
“O'Reilly Automotive personnel searched their database and verified the vehicle searched during the transaction on January 22, 2026 matched the description of the vehicle owned by Naros, but not the vehicle owned by Moniteau County (Vehicle 5036.),” the statement says.
Naros allegedly confessed to charging it the account for his personal vehicle. A similar invoice regarding a 100-gallon fuel tank was also charged to the county about a week before that cost $959.99, the statement says.
Court documents also allege Naros told county road-and-bridge employees to trim trees at the driveway of his home in November.
“Additionally, Naros directed an on-duty Road and Bridge employee to transport the county's mini-excavator to Naros's residence for Naros' personal use. During a non-custodial, voluntary interview, Naros confessed to directing these events,” the statement says.
Naros allegedly also OK’d an invoice worth $1,07.27 to put new gravel on roads and spread an inch of road rock on his own driveway, court documents say. The statement makes several more allegations of Naros using equipment for personal use.
