Boonville man indicted by federal grand jury for gun, drug charges

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Boonville man is facing federal charges after he was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday.

Johntelle Millens, 40, is charged with illegally possessing a gun and planning to distribute drugs. He is currently being held at the Howard County Jail without bond. He was accused of having the gun and drugs between June 17-July 24, 2025.

Charges are still listed on Casenet out of Howard County for first-degree assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and illegal gun possession.

Court documents in previous reporting claim police found someone with multiple gunshot wounds at the intersection of Main and High streets in Boonville on July 24. A victim and a witness had identified Millens as the shooter.

Witnesses allegedly told police they saw men in two vehicles, including the GMC driven by Millens, parked next to each other near Port Authority on Highway 40 in Howard County and claimed one of the men had a gun, the statement says.

Troopers found broken glass and spent shell casings in the area that matched the casing found in the victim’s vehicle, court documents say.