Crime Archives

Two shooting suspects in separate cases booked into Boone County Jail

March 25, 2024 8:43 AM Madison Stuerman

According to online jail records, Daqwon Jackson and Anthony Warren Jr. were both booked into jail over the weekend.

Eldon man charged with abandoning a corpse

March 25, 2024 7:37 AM Erika McGuire

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man wanted for questioning regarding a death and drug investigation is now in custody, according to the Miller County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies took Kendrick Terrell Cook, 33, of Eldon into custody late Friday night. He was charged with drug possession and is being held in the Miller County Jail without

Four juveniles detained in Moberly for Columbia carjackings

March 24, 2024 3:32 PM Hannah Falcon

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four juveniles are now in custody after being accused of stealing a car by assaulting the owner with a gun in Columbia. Saturday morning around 6:45, Moberly Police officers found an abandoned car that was reported stolen from Columbia, according to a news release. While looking into the incident, officers learned the

Police: One arrested in relation to shooting at Cosmo-Bethel Park

March 22, 2024 2:39 PM Ryan Shiner, Katie Greathouse, Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police arrested a 24-year-old man after officers found shell casings at Cosmo-Bethel Park on Friday afternoon. Police updated a social media post around 10:15 p.m. Friday to say that Daqwon Jackson, of Columbia, was arrested on suspicion of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, first-degree assault, first-degree domestic assault

Mexico police learn of stolen guns after chase with stolen car

March 22, 2024 7:25 PM Ryan Shiner

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mexico Public Safety Department learned that five guns were stolen after it and other law enforcement agencies chased a stolen white Toyota Camry on Friday morning. According to a press release from the Mexico Public Safety Department, police were alerted of suspicious activity in the south-central part of Mexico. Officers tried

Former Cooper County Jail staff accused of manslaughter have new hearing date set

March 22, 2024 6:42 PM Ryan Shiner

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Former staff from the Cooper County Jail who were charged in the death of Brooke Bailey appeared in court on Friday, according to court records. Robyn Pfeiffer and Rachel Atherton, both of Pilot Grove, are charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter. Court records indicate that both appeared in court on Friday and pleaded

Man set to be executed for killing New Bloomfield couple sues Parson, acting DOC director

March 22, 2024 3:49 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is scheduled to executed next month is suing Gov. Mike Parson and Trevor Foley, who is the acting director of the Department of Corrections. A Boone County jury found Brian Dorsey, 51, guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in 2008 and he was sentenced to death. He

Columbia to use National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform as resource for violence prevention

March 21, 2024 7:32 PM Morgan Buresh, Nia Hinson

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the City of Columbia looks toward creating an Office of Violence Prevention, a city spokesperson said the City Manager’s Office has met with the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform to help determine how to move forward. The NICJF works to reduce incarceration and violence in communities through research, consulting, advocacy,

Court docs: Two charged with drug crimes related to 2022 Centralia overdose death

March 21, 2024 8:31 PM Ryan Shiner

CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were charged with drug crimes on Wednesday in relation to a Centralia overdose death investigation from September 2022, according to court documents. Lance Wilson Wade, 33, of Fulton, and Jordan Thomas Richardson, 40, of Columbia, were charged with delivery of a controlled substance. Warrants were ordered for both men on

Jefferson City man charged with attempted rape, attempted child molestation

March 21, 2024 6:45 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged on Thursday with attempting to sexually assault two people on two separate days. Jimmie Sanders, 60, was charged with first-degree attempted rape and first-degree attempted child molestation. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court date has not been set.

Man charged with financially exploiting his elderly father

March 21, 2024 4:52 PM Ryan Shiner

A man was charged late Wednesday in Cole County with financially exploiting his elderly father. Michael Kliethermes was charged with financially exploiting an elderly person and misappropriating funds for a nursing home. A warrant was issued for his arrest on Thursday and a $25,000 bond was set. His wife, Holly Kliethermes, was charged early Wednesday

Columbia Police seek leads on three shots-fired scenes

March 21, 2024 4:42 PM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police are hoping someone will come forward with leads after investigating gunshots at three separate scenes Wednesday.

Police identify man killed in northwest Columbia shooting

March 21, 2024 3:05 PM Matthew Sanders

Columbia police have identified a 34-year-old man killed Wednesday afternoon in a shooting in a residential area of north Columbia.

Man charged in Wednesday Volunteer Drive shots-fired scene

March 21, 2024 2:59 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has been charged in one of the shooting scenes that took place in Columbia on Wednesday. Anthony Warren Jr., 20, was charged on Thursday with shooting at or from a motor vehicle and armed criminal action. He is not in custody. A warrant was ordered for his arrest on

Jefferson City man charged with child pornography crimes after search

March 21, 2024 11:34 AM Matthew Sanders

A 77-year-old Jefferson City man was in the Cole County Jail on Thursday morning after a Boone County Cyber Crimes Task Force investigation led to a raid on his home.

Evidence markers seen, car shot in neighborhood off Scott Boulevard, deputy says

March 20, 2024 10:46 PM Ryan Shiner, Nia Hinson

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A car was shot and shell casings were found in a neighborhood off of Scott Boulevard Wednesday night, according to a Boone County Sheriff’s deputy. No injuries have been reported. The scene was near the intersection of Scott Boulevard and West Bellview Drive. A neighbor told ABC 17 News that they

1 dead in north Columbia shooting

March 20, 2024 2:30 PM Matthew Sanders, Nia Hinson

At least 10 police cruisers and medics were at the scene of an incident in north Columbia.

CPD: Police respond to shots fired call on Volunteer Drive; one woman with injuries not related to gunshots

March 20, 2024 4:17 PM Ryan Shiner, Marina Diaz, Mitchell Kaminski

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) More than a dozen Columbia police officers were seen Wednesday near the 5400 block of Volunteer Drive in Columbia after shots were fired. Columbia Police Department spokesperson Jenny Hopper told ABC 17 News that police responded to a report of shots fired. Police later confirmed shots had been fired. When reporters arrived,

Community members say violence prevention program is overdue in Columbia

March 20, 2024 7:25 PM Morgan Buresh

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A City of Columbia spokesperson said the city is still trying to determine what a violence prevention program will look like in Columbia, but some community members say this is long overdue. Columbia has had multiple shootings across town in the last two days, with Columbia Police dispatch logs showing a combined

Missouri Supreme Court declines to halt execution of a man who killed 2 in 2006

March 20, 2024 2:59 PM Associated Press

By JIM SALTER Associated Press The Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to halt the execution of Brian Dorsey, who is scheduled to die next month for killing his cousin and her husband 18 years ago. Judge W. Brent Powell wrote in the unanimous decision that Dorsey “has not demonstrated he is actually innocent” of