COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of shooting someone at a Jefferson City apartment last month is facing additional charges after a grand jury indictment was filed on Tuesday. David Jarrett, of Jefferson City, was charged with unlawful use of a weapon, endangering the welfare of a child, first-degree assault and resisting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Nearly 15 years after his death, Columbia Police are still trying to piece together the last 12 hours of Timothy Jones’ life. A jogger found the 43-year-old Columbia man just after 9:30 a.m. Dec. 20, 2011, at the end of White Oak Lane in Columbia near the MKT trail connector entrance. “He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Higbee woman has sued the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission in connection with her husband’s death in 2022. Anna Campbell filed the lawsuit on Wednesday in Randolph County, accusing the MHTC of negligence. Previous reporting shows Kevin Campbell and a 9-year-old passenger were killed in a crash on Country Road 2795
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged with a pair of felonies after authorities say he molested a child multiple times. Jacob Knowles, 31, was charged on Tuesday with first-degree child molestation and resisting arrest. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An arraignment was held on Wednesday and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County sex offender who was charged last month with a slew of child sex crimes is facing more charges. Bradford Beck, 51, was charged on Wednesday with second-degree child molestation, first-degree sodomy and first-degree rape. He was charged last month with four counts of child molestation, three counts of first-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A pending U.S. Supreme Court case could determine whether millions of Americans who use marijuana can legally own firearms. The high court is reviewing the 1968 federal Gun Control Act, which makes it a crime for anyone considered an “unlawful user” of a controlled substance to possess a gun. While marijuana has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lincoln University sprinter who is accused of killing her boyfriend was indicted by a Cole County grand jury on Tuesday, according to court filings. Denita Jackson, 27, is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. She is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. An arraignment is scheduled
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A settlement has been reached in a wrongful death lawsuit in connection with a Randolph County crash where an unborn baby died. Court filings show Hayden Wilson reached a $25,000 settlement with the mother of the unborn child. A motion was filed on Tuesday for a judge to approve the settlement. Wilson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was found guilty of murder and faces the chance of being sentenced to death has filed a motion for a new trial. Kenneth Simpson, of Steelville, was found guilty in January of first-degree murder, first-degree assault, two counts of illegal gun possession, one count of illegally possessing a weapon
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Editor’s note: The terms of Curtis’ sentence has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A St. James man was ordered to take a 120-day sex offender program in prison after he pleaded guilty on Tuesday to sex abuse. Brian Keith Curtis was originally charged with first-degree statutory rape of a victim younger than 14 years old,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 2000 Columbia murder suspect may not be brought back to Boone County for another month, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Sentrell Wilson, 45, of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, is charged with first-degree murder in Boone County for the 2000 death of University of Missouri student Candace Richie. Wilson was
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lincoln University athlete who is accused of killing her boyfriend will continue to be held at the Cole County Jail after a Monday hearing. Denita Jackson, 27, is charged in Cole County with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. Court filings from Monday afternoon show she has hired private counsel and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 34-year-old Jefferson City man has been charged with a felony after court documents claim he harassed girls for sex. Brian Duncan was charged on Monday in Cole County with first-degree harassment. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. An arraignment was held on Monday and Duncan pleaded
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tennessee man was charged with multiple felonies after police claim he sexually assaulted a woman early Monday. Lucas Watson, 28, of Goodlettsville, Tennessee, was charged with first-degree sodomy, first-degree attempted rape and third-degree domestic assault. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A court date has not
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Editor’s note: The child’s uncle at the bottom of the piece has been correctly identified. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a reduced charge in a 3-year-old’s shooting death. Kevin L. Brownlee Jr., 31, pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary manslaughter, avoiding a murder
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Police suspect a Columbia teen who was charged as an adult with murder Friday could have fired a gun into the victim’s vehicle, according to a probable cause statement. Rodney Moore Jr., 16, is charged with second-degree felony murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action in the death of 18-year-old Zarian Simpson
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Editor’s note: The vehicles involved in the crash have been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 35-year-old Columbia man was charged with a felony after authorities claim he was in a vehicle that cause a crash on Friday morning on Interstate 70 that involved two law enforcement officers. Deangelo Jones was charged on Friday afternoon with
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Editor’s note: A reference to a second case has been removed from this piece. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with several felonies after authorities claim he asked police to return electronic devices that contained child pornography. Marcus Bremer, 45, is charged with five counts of child porn possession. He is being held
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 40-year-old man who was shot by Jefferson City police officers on Thursday has been charged with five felonies. Joey Hampton, of Jefferson City, was charged on Friday with two counts of first-degree assault, shooting at a vehicle, armed criminal action and illegal gun possession. He was not listed on the Cole
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lincoln University sprinter accused of killing her boyfriend earlier this pleaded not guilty in court on Friday. Denita Jackson, 27, is charged in Cole County with second-degree murder and armed criminal action. She pleaded not guilty during her arraignment on Friday. She is being held at the Cole County Jail without
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