Jefferson City teenager charged as adult in August shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Jefferson City teenager has been certified as an adult in a shooting that occurred in August.
Daniel Day, 17, was charged as an adult on Wednesday with unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of armed criminal action and a count of first-degree assault. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. An entry of appearance was filed on Thursday.
Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson told ABC 17 News in an email that Day was certified as an adult on Tuesday and that he has been in custody since Aug. 20.
The probable cause statement says Jefferson City police were called at 4:48 p.m. Aug. 20 to the 300 block of Benton Street. A witness allegedly told police that gunshots came from someone in the area and a white BMW was possibly shot at. Officers found several shell casings in a yard, the statement says.
Minutes later, officers found the vehicle with bullet holes in 700 block of Marshall Street, the statement says. A person described as a victim saw a witness’ car and started honking the horn of his vehicle, he then heard gunshots while driving away and realized his car was shot, the statement says. The victim’s head appeared to have been grazed by a bullet, police wrote.
Another witness allegedly saw a male walking and shooting toward the BMW during the incident, court documents say. One of the witnesses allegedly identified Day from a photo, court documents say. Another witness allegedly told police they drove Day from the area after the shooting and that he had a gun, court documents say.
Police searched an apartment, found the gun and test results on Dec. 3 determined the shell casings they found earlier matched the gun, court documents say.
