Jefferson City man accused of pointing pellet gun at girl’s head, giving her drugs

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Jefferson City man was charged with five felonies after he allegedly gave a 12-year-old girl marijuana edibles and pointed a pellet gun at her head.

Novy Lairmore, 18, was charged in Cole County with giving a controlled substance to a child, giving marijuana to a child and three counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond.

The probable cause statement says the victim’s mother brought the victim to the Jefferson City Police Department on Sept. 30, claiming Lairmore gave the girl drugs and pointed a gun at her head.

Lairmore is accused of giving the victim weed and Xanax on Sept. 1. The victim took a drug test and tested positive for marijuana, the statement says.

Lairmore also allegedly pointed a pellet gun at the victim’s head on Aug. 4, the statement says. Lairmore allegedly admitted to pointing the gun at the victim and claimed the gun also had a blue laser, court documents say.