COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pending U.S. Supreme Court case could determine whether millions of Americans who use marijuana can legally own firearms. The high court is reviewing the 1968 federal Gun Control Act, which makes it a crime for anyone considered an “unlawful user” of a controlled substance to possess a gun. While marijuana has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lincoln University sprinter who is accused of killing her boyfriend was indicted by a Cole County grand jury on Tuesday, according to court filings. Denita Jackson, 27, is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. She is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. An arraignment is scheduled
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit in connection with a Randolph County crash where an unborn baby died. Court filings show Hayden Wilson reached a $25,000 settlement with the mother of the unborn child. A motion was filed on Tuesday for a judge to approve the settlement. Wilson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was found guilty of murder and faces the chance of being sentenced to death has filed a motion for a new trial. Kenneth Simpson, of Steelville, was found guilty in January of first-degree murder, first-degree assault, two counts of illegal gun possession, one count of illegally possessing a weapon
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Editor’s note: The terms of Curtis’ sentence has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. James man was ordered to take a 120-day sex offender program in prison after he pleaded guilty on Tuesday to sex abuse. Brian Keith Curtis was originally charged with first-degree statutory rape of a victim younger than 14 years old,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 2000 Columbia murder suspect may not be brought back to Boone County for another month, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Sentrell Wilson, 45, of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, is charged with first-degree murder in Boone County for the 2000 death of University of Missouri student Candace Richie. Wilson was
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lincoln University athlete who is accused of killing her boyfriend will continue to be held at the Cole County Jail after a Monday hearing. Denita Jackson, 27, is charged in Cole County with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. Court filings from Monday afternoon show she has hired private counsel and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 34-year-old Jefferson City man has been charged with a felony after court documents claim he harassed girls for sex. Brian Duncan was charged on Monday in Cole County with first-degree harassment. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. An arraignment was held on Monday and Duncan pleaded
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tennessee man was charged with multiple felonies after police claim he sexually assaulted a woman early Monday. Lucas Watson, 28, of Goodlettsville, Tennessee, was charged with first-degree sodomy, first-degree attempted rape and third-degree domestic assault. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not
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Editor’s note: The child’s uncle at the bottom of the piece has been correctly identified. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a reduced charge in a 3-year-old’s shooting death. Kevin L. Brownlee Jr., 31, pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary manslaughter, avoiding a murder
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police suspect a Columbia teen who was charged as an adult with murder Friday could have fired a gun into the victim’s vehicle, according to a probable cause statement. Rodney Moore Jr., 16, is charged with second-degree felony murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action in the death of 18-year-old Zarian Simpson
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Editor’s note: The vehicles involved in the crash have been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 35-year-old Columbia man was charged with a felony after authorities claim he was in a vehicle that cause a crash on Friday morning on Interstate 70 that involved two law enforcement officers. Deangelo Jones was charged on Friday afternoon with
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Editor’s note: A reference to a second case has been removed from this piece. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with several felonies after authorities claim he asked police to return electronic devices that contained child pornography. Marcus Bremer, 45, is charged with five counts of child porn possession. He is being held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 40-year-old man who was shot by Jefferson City police officers on Thursday has been charged with five felonies. Joey Hampton, of Jefferson City, was charged on Friday with two counts of first-degree assault, shooting at a vehicle, armed criminal action and illegal gun possession. He was not listed on the Cole
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lincoln University sprinter accused of killing her boyfriend earlier this pleaded not guilty in court on Friday. Denita Jackson, 27, is charged in Cole County with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. She pleaded not guilty during her arraignment on Friday. She is being held at the Cole County Jail without
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Police shot a man in Jefferson City on Thursday afternoon. Details about the person’s condition were not available, but Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Kyle Green confirmed an officer-involved shooting had occurred in the 800 block of Broadway Street. MSHP Sgt. Bradley Germann told ABC 17 News that the Division of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Moniteau County commissioner who was charged with three felonies earlier this month will see his case moved to Morgan County. Former Northern District Commissioner Doug Naros was charged on Feb. 13 in Moniteau County with forgery and two counts of stealing. He resigned days before being charged. The case was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with multiple felonies after authorities claim he stole several e-bikes and scooters from the outside of several dorms on the University of Missouri’s campus. Christopher Eubanks, 36, was charged with four counts of felony stealing. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Hallsville mother has been arrested and charged after she allegedly assaulted a police officer in the parking lot of Hallsville Intermediate School on Wednesday. Samantha Lewis, 35, was charged on Thursday in Boone County with third-degree assault of a special victim misdemeanor second-degree property damage and misdemeanor first-degree trespassing. She is
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman jailed in Cole County on suspicion of murder has drawn the attention of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Denita Jackson, 27, is a Lincoln University student and track team sprinter who is originally from Guyana, in South America. She was arrested and charged this week with second-degree murder and armed
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