Man accused of breaking into MU frat house found on roof of car rental business

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man who was accused of breaking into a fraternity house on College Avenue in Columbia was eventually found on top of a Hertz Car Rental on Friday.

Willem Campbell, 31, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree burglary, two counts of felony stealing, one count of misdemeanor stealing and an infraction of second-degree trespassing. He is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $25,000 bond. A court appearance was scheduled for Monday afternoon.

One of the probable cause statements says Campbell was found on the roof of Hertz Car Rental at 1905 Range Line St. He climbed down when police arrived and claimed he was sleeping on the roof, the statement says. Police found Campbell with several stolen credit and debit cards, court documents say.

A second probable cause statement claims on March 15, Campbell illegally entered Sigma Nu – a fraternity at the University of Missouri – located on 710 College Avenue. Campbell allegedly went into a bedroom and stole someone’s wallet, the statement says.

Campbell was eventually escorted out of the building by several residents and one of the residents took a photo of Campbell, the statement says.

The victim allegedly kept a tracking card inside the wallet and found Campbell at an address on Rosemary Lane, the statement says.

The photograph taken by the Sigma Nu resident was allegedly used “for identification purposes through facial recognition software and also distributed to local law enforcement agencies in Boone County,” the statement says.

The statement says Campbell was identified as a suspect by a Columbia police officer and facial recognition software.