Chamois man accused of deceptive business practices in multiple counties now charged in Morgan County

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Chamois man who is accused of committing deceptive business practices in multiple Mid-Missouri counties is now charged in Morgan County.

Curtis Luke McCarty was charged on Monday in Morgan County with stealing more than $750 and committing deceptive business practices, both of which are felonies. A warrant with a $10,000 bond was issued in the case.

He is facing the same two charges in Audrain County, along with two additional cases where he is accused of felony stealing and misdemeanor deceptive business practices. He had pleaded guilty in Boone County in 2024 to misdemeanor stealing and was put on two years of unsupervised probation.

The probable cause statement in his recently filed case says a Morgan County deputy received a complaint on Aug. 12, 2025. The victim allegedly received an estimate from McCarty in June for $18,904.70 for a project and gave him $10,000 in cash, the statement says.

After receiving the money, McCarty allegedly stopped all contact with the victim, the statement says. The victim was able to provide police with an invoice showing $10,000 was paid to McCarty’s business “Premier Projects LLC,” court documents say.