MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tuscumbia man was charged with first-degree domestic assault on Thursday after he allegedly attacked a woman on Tuesday. Phillip Benedict had an arraignment hearing on Thursday. Court filings state that he was in custody at the hearing, but his name did not appear on the Miller County Jail’s online roster
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged on Thursday after he allegedly attacked a Cole County Sheriff’s deputy with a shovel on Wednesday. Antonio Robles was charged with third-degree assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. A court date has not been set.
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A Higbee woman pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to stealin from Exchange Bank of Missouri customers in Fayette during a 15-year scheme, a press release from the Department of Justice.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Trial dates have been announced for a Columbia man accused of murdering a woman in 2022. Adam Alfred Conner was charged with second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in a felony prosecution. A pretrial conference is set for 9 a.m. Monday, Sept 16. A jury trial is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday,
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The Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center’s inmate housing is still without air conditioning despite the Missouri General Assembly approving the funding for the installation more than a year ago.
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office has contacted the parents of children who attended an in-home daycare ran by a man who is charged with several child sex crimes. The sheriff’s office wrote on its Facebook page on Wednesday that if any parent has not been contacted, they should call the sheriff’s office
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A former Mid-Missouri turned defense attorney says wrongful arrests like one in a Fulton murder case last week don’t happen often.
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OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Ashland man who pleaded guilty to statutory rape and statutory sodomy in 2022 has been charged again. Christopher Fisher, 50, was charged on Tuesday in Osage County with first-degree statutory rape of a child younger than 14 years old. A court date has not been scheduled. He pleaded guilty in
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A lawsuit to seize Howard County property allegedly gotten through illegal means is on hold while a criminal investigation plays out, according to court records.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lohman man was indicted Tuesday on federal child sex crimes, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Anthony Dale Pitts-Fugate, 32, is charged with child enticement, receiving child pornography and three counts of attempting to produce child pornography, the release says. The release claims that Pitts-Fugate tried
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A jury trial was scheduled for December in a criminal court case for an umpire who is accused of assaulting a Camden County deputy last year. Neal Sidebottom, of Versailles, was charged last year with first-degree assault and misdemeanor resisting arrest. The case was transferred from Camden County to Moniteau County
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was booked into the Callaway County Jail on Monday has been charged with murder in the shooting death of Jakiem Braggs. Mitchell Henderson Jr., 44, of Columbia, was charged with first-degree murder and illegal gun possession. Fulton police wrote on social media on Monday that Henderson Jr. had turned
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was indicted on federal child pornography charges on Tuesday, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Howard Dale Speckhals, 61, was charged with possessing and distributing child porn. He allegedly distributed child porn on the internet from June 25, 2023-March 22, 2024. He was
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WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A Waynesville man was charged with sodomy and other sex crimes after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman at his residence, according to court documents. Gareth Rentasponce was charged on Friday with second-degree sodomy and two misdemeanors: Second-degree sexual abuse and second-degree sexual misconduct. An entry of appearance was filed on Tuesday
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Authorities found a wanted man inside a Cole County convenience store Monday after a search that lasted more than four hours.
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Fulton Police Department confirmed on its social media on Monday evening that one of the men accused in the shooting death of a teenager on Kathy Street will see his charges dropped. Taeon Logan, 23, was charged last week with accessory to first-degree murder in the July 16 shooting death of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man accused of rape and sodomy had another felony charge added in his case, following a grand jury indictment on Friday. Tremane Bell, 27, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, first-degree kidnapping, first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy and tampering with a witness. He is being held at the Boone County Jail
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Editor’s note: The mugshot and jail status was included on Tuesday. CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kansas City man was charged after a chase with law enforcement early Monday resulted in him becoming seriously injured in a crash. Alex Dee, 29, was charged with resisting arrest and two misdemeanors: Driving while intoxicated and reckless driving.
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The Missouri Board of Parole denied convicted Cole County killer Alyssa Bustamante an early release from prison.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of killing a woman on Christmas Day had his murder charge upgraded after a grand jury indictment was filed on Friday. Jeffrey Edward Skaggs, 39, of Columbia, is now charged with first-degree murder, first-degree domestic assault and first-degree endangering the welfare of a child. He was previously
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