Jefferson City man charged with first-degree rape, sodomy

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Jefferson City man was charged with sex crimes after authorities claim he sexually assaulted a teenager on Thursday.

Augustus Armstead Jr., born in 1988, was charged with first-degree rape and first-degree sodomy. He was not listed on the Cole County Jail roster on Friday afternoon. A warrant was issued and no bond was set. A hearing has not been scheduled.

The probable cause statement says the victim stayed home from school because they were sick and when the victim’s father arrived back at the residence, he heard noises coming from the victim’s room and saw Armstead with the child.

Armstead allegedly gave the father a fake name and phone number before leaving, and allegedly claimed the 14-year-old victim told him she was 18 years old and had a child, the statement says. The victim allegedly accepted a friend request from Armstead on the social media app Snapchat and told him she was 17 with a child, the statement says the victim told law enforcement.

Armstead allegedly asked the victim to record the intercourse and the victim gave the recording to police, the statement says. Police wrote that Armstead claimed he had no contact with the victim and was in Columbia at the time.