COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged after police said he hit a woman on a city bus on Friday morning. Demetrius Jamason, 39, of Jefferson City, was charged on Friday in Cole County with third-degree assault and misdemeanor elderly abuse. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to four felonies on Monday. Elijah Butler, 19, pleaded guilty to first-degree stalking, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree property damage and drug possession. He was given credit for time served. He originally faced an additional charge of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Prosecutor’s Office filed charges on Friday against a Domino’s delivery driver who is accused of hitting someone with his vehicle. Zachary Walton, 36, of Auxvasse, faces charges including first-degree assault, armed criminal action and leaving the scene of an accident. He’s currently being held at the Callaway County Jail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Boone County dog breeder was denied bond in court once again on Friday. Melissa Sanders, 26, of Columbia, is charged with 13 counts of felony animal abuse and one count of misdemeanor animal abuse. She is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. She previously faced 29 felony counts of animal abuse.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 19-year-old suspect in a Johnson County shooting died early Friday after being shot by a sheriff’s deputy near Kansas City. Law enforcement officers were looking for the man after they found a 17-year-old with a gunshot wound in a vehicle near Highway 131 and Highway 50, according to a Johnson County
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged Thursday after he allegedly tried to rob an Eagle Stop gas station in Eugene. Bakari Moody, 28, was charged with first-degree attempted robbery, armed criminal action and fourth-degree assault, which is a misdemeanor. Moody allegedly went into the Eagle Stop in Eugene at about 3
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Someone jumped from the parking garage in downtown Columbia at Fifth and Walnut streets, according to a Columbia Police Department spokesman. Police are investigating an apparent suicide after one person was found dead, according to CPD spokesman Colin Imhoff. ABC 17 News typically does not report on suicides; but it will here
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused in the January 2026 stabbing death of his wife in Jefferson City was deemed “incompetent to proceed,” according to a court filing Thursday. Malang Akbari faces charges of first-degree murder, armed criminal action and endangering the welfare of a child after he allegedly stabbed his wife to death. In
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is stationed at a military base in Alaska was charged on Wednesday with three child sex crimes in Osage County. Hayden Wade, of Fort Richardson, Alaska, is charged with statutory sodomy of a person younger than 14 years old, first-degree child molestation and statutory sodomy of a person younger
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged in Morgan County with several child sex crimes. Joshua White, 19, of Gravois Mills, was charged on Wednesday with two counts of statutory sodomy of a person younger than 14 years old and two counts of third-degree child molestation. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moberly man has been charged in Callaway County after he allegedly tried to carjack someone while posing as a police officer on Tuesday. Brian Koch, 28, was charged on Wednesday with carjacking, illegal gun possession, three counts of armed criminal action, two counts of illegal use of a weapon, a count
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County judge is still considering whether to certify a juvenile charged in connection with the deadly shooting in a Facebook Market meet-up after hearing testimony on Wednesday morning. A 17-year-old faces charges including second-degree murder, robbery, stealing and armed criminal action in connection with the death of Michael Ryan Burke
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with three felonies, four misdemeanors and an infraction in a fatal crash that occurred Tuesday in Marshall. Brent Reynolds, 42, of Marshall, was charged Wednesday in Saline County with first-degree involuntary manslaughter, two counts of armed criminal action, a count of second-degree assault, reckless driving, speeding, not
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A registered sex offender in Pettis County has been charged with child molestation. Matthew Platt is charged with first-degree child molestation and failing to register as a sex offender. Kristy White is accused of leaving a child in Platt’s care and was charged with first-degree child endangerment. Platt is being held on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from St. Charles, Missouri, accused of sexually abusing two women at a Columbia party in November was booked into the Boone County Jail on Tuesday night. Hayk Darbinyan, 20, was charged with first-degree sodomy, first-degree sexual abuse and misdemeanor third-degree kidnapping. He is being held at the jail without bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The head of the Columbia firefighters’ union waived his arraignment and pleaded not guilty to a felony charge, according to Tuesday court filings. Zachary Privette is charged with third-degree assault of a special victim. He was arrested last month and had bonded out of jail. An entry of appearance was filed by
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The now-former Columbia parking manager who was accused of stealing money from parking meters earlier this month was accused of a similar crime more than a decade ago. James Faup, 38, of Columbia, was arrested on April 2 on suspicion of felony stealing and misdemeanor stealing, according to a Columbia Police Department
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A student from Jefferson City High School was removed from the building on Tuesday after they were found with a weapon, according to a letter sent to parents by the Jefferson City School District. The district wrote that a weapon was in a student’s belongings while officials were searching for vape products.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was originally charged with first-degree murder in a 2024 shooting pleaded guilty to first-degree robbery on Tuesday. Fernando Hutchinson, 21, of Osage Beach, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. He was previously charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action. The case was originally tried in Camden County,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A juvenile had non-life-threatening injuries after they were accidentally shot Saturday in Randolph County, according to a Tuesday press release from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. The release says deputies were called to Moberly Regional Medical Center “in reference to a juvenile who sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen.” The youth
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