Crime Archives

St. Louis gun-waving couple pleads guilty to misdemeanors

June 17, 2021 2:07 PM Matthew Sanders

A St. Louis couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at social justice demonstrators last year have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges.

Fulton woman suspected of grocery store arson

June 17, 2021 9:42 AM Matthew Sanders

Pamela J. Cordrey, a store employee who was working at the time of the fire, was booked into the Callaway County Jail without bond on suspicion of first-degree arson, the Fulton Police Department said in a news release. Information about her case was not available in online court records Thursday morning.

Justice Dept.: Missouri governor can’t void federal gun laws

June 16, 2021 9:30 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is warning Missouri officials that the state can’t ignore federal law, after the governor signed a bill last week that bans police from enforcing federal gun rules. A top Justice Department official sent a letter Wednesday night saying the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution outweighs the measure that

Manslaughter charge filed in deadly Columbia hit-and-run crash

June 16, 2021 2:38 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia woman has been charged with manslaughter and leaving the scene of a fatal crash in the death of a woman who was killed on Paris Road in February 2020.

Woman charged in Columbia crash with moped arrested

June 16, 2021 11:05 AM Matthew Sanders

Hannah Jawad, 22, was charged last week with second-degree assault, armed criminal action and careless and imprudent driving in the Sept. 2, 2020 crash on Green Meadows Road.

Jefferson City woman gets two-year unsupervised probation in Columbia arson case

June 15, 2021 11:22 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman has been placed on two years of unsupervised probation in connection with a Columbia arson case from April. According to online court records, Alruekia Brown-Wells pleaded guilty to two counts of fourth-degree assault. Brown-Wells was arrested on felony charges of first-degree arson and endangering the welfare of a

Stolen vehicle chase leads to crash and arrest

June 14, 2021 7:08 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person is arrested after a stolen vehicle chase ends after a wreck at the Benedict and Mexico Gravel Road roundabout. Officials report that a silver Toyota 4 Runner was stolen from the 5600 block of Clark Lane Monday morning and just before 5 pm.. the vehicle was reported on Wellington Dr.

Man sentenced to probation after shooting at murder victim’s funeral in Cole County

June 14, 2021 10:49 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was placed on two years of unsupervised probation Thursday for unlawful use of a weapon, a misdemeanor, after shooting the gun into the air to break up a fight in Jefferson City at a funeral of a friend. Pierre Starks was arrested in Dec. 2019 after a

Callaway County woman makes insanity plea in murder case

June 14, 2021 8:14 PM Lucas Geisler

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County woman is now in a state mental hospital after pleading not guilty by reason of insanity in a 2020 murder case. Callaway County prosecutor Chris Wilson said Lola Crews made the plea on April 26 and effectively ends the case. Wilson said that two mental evaluations found that Crews

One person in custody after stolen vehicle chase in Callaway County

June 14, 2021 5:58 PM Karl Wehmhoener

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was arrested Monday afternoon after a vehicle chase ended at the south Fulton city limit. According to a Facebook post by the Callaway County Sheriff’s Department, deputies located a stolen BMW from Osage County on US Highway 54 near New Bloomfield when the chase started. The chase ended at the

Judge OKs dozens of prosecution witnesses in Elledge murder case

June 14, 2021 2:52 PM Leila Mitchell

Judge Brouck Jacobs approved a motion to endorse 56 more prosecution witnesses in the trial against Joseph Elledge, who is accused of killing his wife, Mengqi Ji.

Schmitt closes Sunshine complaint against Missouri governor

June 14, 2021 3:03 PM Associated Press

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s attorney general has closed an open-records complaint filed against Gov. Mike Parson. Records provided to The Associated Press show Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s office last week closed the complaint filed by a Missouri news outlet. A Missouri Independent reporter had asked Schmitt’s office to investigate after Parson’s office refused to

Motion hearing in Joseph Elledge case set for July

June 14, 2021 4:10 AM Ben Fein

A hearing in the Joseph Elledge case, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday will discuss whether or not to allow secret recordings into evidence.

Police report burglary with weapon in south Columbia

June 14, 2021 10:23 AM Matthew Sanders

Officers were sent at about 4:10 a.m. to the 300 block of Brookside Lane.

Columbia police responded to an early morning shots fired call near Discovery Parkway

June 13, 2021 11:43 AM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department responded to a report of shots fired Sunday around 2:35 a.m. just north of the Discovery Parkway exit on US Hwy 63 heading South. While headed to the scene, officers learned a vehicle had been run off the road and crashed as a result of the shots fired.

Columbia police arrest one after Friday afternoon stabbing

June 11, 2021 4:29 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An 18-year-old is arrested for domestic assault after a stabbing in the 200 block of Apple Tree Ct. at 1:10 Friday afternoon. Columbia police responded to a stabbing at the 4500 block of Bethel St. but learned the stabbing occurred on Apple Tree Ct. Police found the 26-year-old victim with moderate injuries

Columbia man charged with assault after allegedly poisoning co-worker

June 11, 2021 7:05 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia utilities worker is in jail for allegedly poisoning his co-worker. Bryan Homan is charged with first-degree assault. Police say a co-worker at the power plant felt ill after drinking coffee and tea from his Keurig machine. Surveillance video apparently shows Homan putting bleach in the Keurig before the other man

Crimestoppers wants to remind people they can remain anonymous and not have to testify in court after giving a tip

June 11, 2021 4:46 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With a scarce number of people coming forward to provide law enforcement with vital information in recent shootings, Crimestoppers want to make sure the public knows they can remain anonymous. The recent shooting at The Vault nightclub that left a Columbia man dead still has few witnesses volunteering any information to investigators.

Boone County Sheriff’s Office says information scarce in nightclub shooting

June 11, 2021 11:49 AM Matthew Sanders

Despite scores of people being inside The Vault nightclub when a Columbia man was fatally shot last month, witnesses have provided little information, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.

Woman settles years-long lawsuit with special Columbia taxing district

June 10, 2021 4:58 PM Lucas Geisler

Each side agreed Tuesday to drop the lawsuit that Jennifer Henderson brought against the Business Loop 70 Community Improvement District in 2016.