The Boone County Sheriff’s Department says scammers are using the department’s phone number in an effort to get money from people. A man called the department and said scammers are using the department’s main number — 875-1111 — making it look like it is really the Sheriff’s Department calling. “Then they’re identifying themselves as an investigator with
Continue ReadingBoone County sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant at a home in the 5600 block of Pinehurst Lane Monday evening. Five people were taken into custody on suspicion of possessing and selling controlled substances. ABC 17 News crews saw 15 Boone County Sheriff’s and Columbia Police Department vehicles on the scene. Elizabeth Kilfoil, 56, was
Continue Reading
A man is charged in Miller County after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase late Sunday. Lake Ozark police accused Curtis Thorne of driving in the wrong lane on U.S. Highway 54 in Miller County just before midnight on Sunday. Court documents show an officer tried to pull over Thorne at 11:41 p.m. on
Continue Reading
A memorial will be held Monday night to remember Daijon Harris, a teenager who was killed on Oct. 19 by gunfire. John Cosey, Harris’ cousin, said the event will focus on stopping gun violence. The vigil is expected to start at 6:30 p.m. at the Daniel Boone Regional Library. Cameron White, 19, shot and killed Harris, 13,
Continue Reading
The husband of a missing Columbia woman is now charged with child abuse, after investigators found evidence during their missing person’s investigation. Joseph Elledge, 23, of Columbia, was arrested Friday and taken to the Boone County Jail on a $500,000 bond. Elledge appeared for his initial arraignment via camera from the Boone County Jail. Judge Tracy Gonzalez ordered a
Continue Reading
An officer of the Columbia Police Department was inadvertently hit with a non-lethal weapon Thursday night while taking a person into custody. The incident occurred when two officers responded to a disturbance call at Moser’s Foods grocery store on N. Keene Street just before 7 p.m. “The two officers attempted to take a person in custody who
Continue ReadingA man is charged in Miller County after allegedly leading police on a high-speed chase late Sunday. Lake Ozark police accused Curtis Thorne of driving in the wrong lane on U.S. Highway 54 in Miller County just before midnight on Sunday. Court documents show an officer tried to pull over Thorne at 11:41 p.m. on
Continue ReadingThe husband of a missing Columbia woman is now charged with child abuse, after investigators found evidence during their missing person’s investigation. Joseph Elledge, 23, of Columbia, was arrested Friday and taken to the Boone County Jail on a $500,000 bond. Elledge appeared for his initial arraignment via camera from the Boone County Jail. Judge
Continue ReadingA member of ABC 17’s news staff has been arrested on suspicion of Driving While Intoxicated. A Columbia police officer arrested news anchor Joey Parker late Saturday night after a minor accident involving only Parker’s vehicle. He’s also facing a possible charge for making an illegal U-turn. Parker was booked into the Boone County jail
Continue ReadingHundreds of pounds of prescription drugs were collected and disposed of over the weekend as part of a public safety campaign. The annual Prescription Drug Take Back event allows the public to safely throw away opioids and other medications that are no longer wanted or needed. Maj. Tom Reddin, of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department,
Continue Reading
UPDATE 9:15 P.M.: A spokesman for Columbia told ABC 17 News Friday night that Joseph D. Elledge, 23, of Columbia, was arrested by police on abuse or neglect of a child. He is the husband of Mengqi Elledge. ABC 17 News was told police found evidence of child abuse while officers searched for Mengqi. ABC
Continue Reading
The Miller County Prosecutor’s Office charged on Friday an inmate accused of attacking workers at the detention center. James W. Simpson, 27, is charged with first-degree assault, two counts of third-degree assault and damage to jail property. Simpson attacked the workers at the Miller County Detention Center off Highway 52 on Sept. 7, according to
Continue Reading
A Chicago man is now charged with drug delivery in Boone County in two separate cases. The prosecutor’s office charged Steven L. Dennis, 39, of Chicago, on Friday with two counts of delivery of a controlled substance and tampering with physical evidence. Dennis is accused of selling heroin and other drugs to a man who
Continue Reading
The University of Missouri Police Department was investigating atleast four reports of a social media stalking scam on Thursday. Multiple people reported being approached on social media to send nude photos in exchange for money, according to a news release from MUPD. The department has received four reports so far, said MU Police spokesperson Sara
Continue Reading
The Jefferson City teenager accused in the deadly shooting of a correctional officer could head to trial in the spring. A three-day trial for Jahuan Whirley is scheduled to start the morning of May 4. The prosecutor’s office charged Whirley in December with second-degree murder, first-degree assault, two counts of first-degree robbery, two counts of
Continue ReadingCole County Assessor Christopher Estes appeared in court Thursday afternoon to be arraigned on a fourth-degree assault charge. Estes pleaded not guilty to the charge. The case against the county official was filed after a neighbor accused Estes of punching him in the face over a property line dispute. Estes and his lawyer, Daniel Dodson,
Continue ReadingMissouri Public Safety Director Sandy Karsten announced Thursday the first prescription drug take back day for state employees. The event comes just two days before the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Saturday’s event will, for the first time, accept vaping devices and cartridges at the drop-off sites, as long
Continue ReadingA Fulton woman turned herself in to police on Thursday morning after she was accused of stealing money and inventory from her employer. Police were alerted in August to an employee theft at Tractor Supply in Fulton. After investigating, police found that a manager at the business, Jennifer L. Begemann, 46, was allegedly stealing inventory
Continue ReadingThe Callaway County Circuit Court found a Fulton man guilty of felony sodomy with a child less than 12 years old on Wednesday after he waived his right to a jury trial. Christopher Feltner was charged in November after authorities conducted an “extensive criminal investigation” into child sex crimes against him. Feltner will be sentenced
Continue ReadingFulton police arrested a man Wednesday afternoon in connection with an assault investigation. Andrew Anyaeto of Fulton, was taken into custody at the 600 block of Old Jefferson City Road Wednesday around 2:40 p.m. The Fulton Police Department said officers were called to a residence for a suspected domestic assault. Officers reported Anyaeto was threatening
Continue Reading