Crime Archives

Callaway County prosecutor won’t file charges in November deadly shooting

January 23, 2020 5:24 PM Matt Ragsdale

Wilson said a resident acted in self-defense after 23-year-old Thomas Payne entered a residence on the 600 block of Jefferson Street Nov. 30.

Columbia woman sentenced to 7 years in DOC

January 23, 2020 11:21 AM Madison Fleck

A Columbia woman who pleaded guilty in an arson case was sentenced to seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections on Tuesday.

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Man accused of leading Mid-Missouri law enforcement on a chase is arrested after driving off 80-foot cliff

January 22, 2020 8:17 PM Matt Ragsdale

The man was spotted on a thermal imaging camera behind a home on El Terra Drive in Osage Beach.

Columbia officer charged with involuntary manslaughter in child's death.

Attorney calls complaint against CPD officer charged with manslaughter ‘fatally defective’

January 22, 2020 11:36 AM Connor Hirsch

The attorney for a Columbia police officer charged with manslaughter is calling the complaint against her “fatally defective,” rendering the charge “void.”

Columbia man pleads guilty to 2017 armed bank robbery

January 22, 2020 4:13 PM Matt Ragsdale

Damien Powell, 26, pleaded guilty to a count each of armed bank robbery and using a firearm during a crime of violence.

Fulton man sentenced to 17 years in prison for child sex crimes

January 22, 2020 3:35 PM Matt Ragsdale

Christopher Feltner, 41, was sentenced on a charge of statutory sodomy with a child under the age of 12.

Jefferson City man arrested after chase

January 22, 2020 11:19 AM Madison Fleck

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was arrested on Tuesday night after a short chase on Stadium Boulevard. Police originally tried to pull over Charles Davis Jr., 35, in the 800 block of Stadium Drive at about 9:30 p.m. Davis did not pull over, and police chased him through Lafayette Street, East High

Mid-Missouri sheriff pans state plan to downsize prison system

January 20, 2020 2:24 PM Molly Stawinoga

In the State of the State address last week, Gov. Mike Parson announced a plan to downsize Missouri prison systems.

Surveillance footage shows arsonist setting fire to probation office

January 21, 2020 5:00 PM Joe McLean

Footage captured at the scene of a suspected arson appears to show a person firing a projectile at the Missouri Probation and Parole Office, shortly before flames erupt inside.

Man charged with robbery on North Ventura Avenue

January 21, 2020 8:21 PM Matt Ragsdale

Shelton’s probable cause statement shows the alleged robbers held a knife to the victim’s throat and had a gun pointed at the person.

Columbia man charged with shooting at West Broadway Walmart

January 21, 2020 3:44 PM Matt Ragsdale

A witness told police that Jackson took out his gun multiple times in an entrance of the store and talked about shooting Walmart staff.

Two dead in Kansas City nightclub shooting

January 20, 2020 4:17 AM Brittany Wiley

At least two people are dead and more than a dozen others hurt after a shooting at a Kansas City, Missouri nightclub on Sunday.

Authorities arrested Jason Jones after a shooting death in Johnson County

Kansas City man arrested after shooting death in Johnson County

January 20, 2020 12:11 AM Barry Mangold

Johnson County authorities charged a Kansas City, Kansas man with murder after a deadly weekend shooting.

One woman in the hospital after police respond to assault with a weapon call

January 19, 2020 9:36 PM Connor Hirsch

One woman is in the hospital and another man is in custody after Columbia police responded to assault with a weapon Sunday evening.

One in custody after homicide in Johnson Co.

January 19, 2020 2:27 PM Barry Mangold

Authorities in Johnson Co., Missouri are seeking formal charges against a suspect after a shooting.

Jamie Anton Jackson, 18, is charged in a shooting at Walmart on West Broadway in Columbia.

Man arrested after shooting at West Broadway Walmart

January 18, 2020 1:04 PM Molly Stawinoga

Columbia police confirm shots were fired at Walmart on West Broadway Friday. According to police, Jamie Anton Jackson, 18, was in a restricted area of the Walmart with a firearm and an extended magazine in his waistband. An employee apparently approached the man, and after a physical confrontation managed to get the magazine away from

Two arrested after Fulton burglary

January 18, 2020 4:04 PM Barry Mangold

Fulton police arrested two women after a break-in at a residential storage unit.

Columbia man who pleaded guilty to trespassing at Columbia schools receives probation

January 17, 2020 9:12 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Columbia man who pleaded guilty to trespassing at multiple Columbia schools was sentenced to 180 days of unsupervised probation Monday.

Two people charged in deadly 2017 shooting of Mid-Missouri snake breeder

January 17, 2020 11:30 AM Zachary Farwell

The Montgomery County Prosecutor’s Office has charged two people in the deadly 2017 shooting of a snake breeder.

Man accused of firing gun in Moberly home during fight with roommate

January 17, 2020 7:44 AM Zachary Farwell

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old man faces charges following a shooting inside of a Moberly home late Thursday night during a fight with his roommate. According to the Moberly Police Department, officers responded to the home in 600 block of Gratz Brown St. around 11:10 p.m. When officers arrived, the man was allegedly found damaging