Man accused of rape in 2025 booked into Boone County Jail

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man accused of raping a woman in 2025 has been booked into the Boone County Jail.

Airbay Jackson Jr., 22, of Columbia, was charged on Sept. 21 in Boone County with first-degree rape. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. He was booked into the jail on Thursday afternoon. An arraignment was held on Friday. A confined docket hearing was scheduled for 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22 and a preliminary hearing is set for 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4.

The probable cause statement says police were first notified of a possible sexual assault on Sept. 1, 2025, that occurred the night before. The victim allegedly told police she consumed 8 ounces of whiskey that night and did not remember many details until she came to while the assault occurred, the statement says.

Two people allegedly told police that they saw Jackson and the victim engagement in a form of intercourse, with one of them telling them to stop, the statement says.

The pair then left and one those witnesses went back to the room to see Jackson trying to have sex with the victim and the victim fighting him off, court documents allege.  A second witness made Jackson leave.

The victim allegedly partook in a sexual assault exam and tested positive for multiple substances, the statement says.

Jackson pleaded guilty in November 2025 to misdemeanor second-degree harassment and violating a restraining order. He was sentenced to supervised probation.