Columbia man gets probation after pleading guilty to shooting someone who cut through yard

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man was sentenced to five years of probation on Monday after pleading guilty to a pair of felonies.

Kieran Piersee, 19, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and unlawful use of a weapon. He was also faces a seven-year sentence in prison if he violates his probation, court filings show.

He was originally charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.

Piersee was accused of shooting someone who cut through the 900 block of Moss Street in May 2025.

The man allegedly lived in an apartment building next to the one Piersee resided and was shot in his legs, previous reporting indicates.