Gravois Mills man accused of assaulting victim, firing gun into home

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Gravois Mills man was charged in Morgan County after he allegedly assaulted a man and fired a gun into a home early on Saturday.

Jacob Roberts, 26, was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, first-degree burglary, unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree property damage. He is being held at the Morgan County Jail without bond. An arraignment was scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday.

The probable cause statement says deputies were called at 12:45 a.m. after Roberts allegedly broke a television during a fight with the victim. Roberts allegedly started destroying property after an argument started about an ex-girlfriend, the statement says.

Another fight allegedly occurred in the driveway of the home, the victim ran back inside the home and Roberts fired a shot through a fall in the garage, the statement says. Deputies eventually found a bullet in a door in the home along with damage, the statement says.

Deputies tried initially calling out to Roberts in his nearby home and called his phone several times with no answer, the statement says. When he eventually picked up the phone, he was asked by police about firing the gun, to which Roberts allegedly said “that’s a whole separate issue,” court documents say.

Another person who knew Roberts allegedly arrived on scene and informed law enforcement of a phone call they had with Roberts in which he allegedly acknowledged the fight and claimed he would go to jail, the statement says.

Guns were found in Roberts’ home and truck, the deputy wrote.