Columbia man charged with felonies after standoff
UPDATE: The charges in which Peterson is facing have been corrected.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Columbia man who was arrested on Wednesday after an hours-long standoff has been charged with a felony and a misdemeanor.
Travis Peterson, 44, was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree harassment and resisting arrest.
Police announced they arrested a man before 2 p.m. Wednesday. Peterson’s information was not listed on the Boone County Jail’s online roster on Wednesday afternoon and a mugshot was not available.
Police were called at 9:17 a.m. to the 3300 block of Parker Street for a report of shots fired after Peterson allegedly fired a round in the middle of the street, the statement says. The victim was described as Peterson’s girlfriend in court documents and claimed the two had been arguing about “who needed to leave,” the statement says.
The victim allegedly felt “something” pressed against the back of her head, turned around and saw Peterson had a gun, the statement says. Peterson allegedly said “what would it be like if I shot you right now,” court documents say.
The victim allegedly walked to Peterson’s work truck, which had “Socket” written on the side, and eventually fired the round, the statement says. The victim thought he fired the shot into the ground, the statement says.
Video recorded by the victim allegedly showed the Peterson threatening to shoot her, the statement says.
Several cars from the Columbia Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol were at the scene in the 3300 block of Parker Street. A CPD spokesman said officers were in a standoff. At least one armored police vehicle was at the scene.
Police were sent to a shots-fired call. CPD spokesman Colin Imhoff said a person was shot at, but no one was hurt. Imhoff said the suspect threatened to shoot police.
The response led nearby Albert-Oakland Middle School to keep students and staff inside the building while police worked. Columbia Public Schools later updated families to let them know school would dismiss at the normal time.
Police closed the street and issued a shelter-in-place order. The suspect was armed, but there were no hostages, the CPD spokesman said. Court documents say Peterson threatened to shoot officers at the scene and that he has a prior criminal history, which includes out-of-state charges for domestic offenses.
CPD wrote on its social media that nearby residents can return to their homes.
Check back for updates to this developing story.
