COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The husband of a Columbia missing woman was denied a bond reduction on Tuesday after last week’s hearing in his child abuse case. Joseph Elledge’s bond was set at $500,000. According to a Boone County Judge’s order, if Elledge posts his bond, he will not be allowed to have contact with any
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Friends and family of a missing Columbia woman gathered for a vigil Saturday, one month after she was reported missing by her husband, who is now the prime suspect in her disappearance. Mengqi Ji Elledge, 28, went missing Oct. 8. Her husband, Joseph Elledge reported her missing a day and a half after she allegedly
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The attorney for the parents of a missing Columbia woman said Thursday they have reached a “very limited, short term agreement” in the custody battle over their grandchild. Mengqi Elledge’s and the family of her husband, Joseph Elledge, are each trying to get custody of the couple’s daughter. A set of hearings
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County’s lead prosecutor said in court Wednesday that the husband of a missing woman is the prime suspect in her disappearance, accusing him of killing her. Boone County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Knight said at a bond reduction hearing that investigators suspect Joseph Elledge in the October disappearance of his wife, Mengqi
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Several demonstrators supporting one side of a custody dispute related to a Columbia woman’s disappearance were outside the Boone County Courthouse for the second straight day Tuesday. A few people held signs in support of a bid by Mengqi Ji Elledge’s parents to get custody of Elledge’s daughter. Elledge went missing Oct. 8 and her
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A group supporting the family of a missing woman as they seek custody of her daughter gathered Monday outside the Boone County Courthouse while a judge heard arguments inside. Roughly 116 people also signed a letter sent to Boone County judge Stephanie Morrell telling her to award custody of Anna Elledge to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A petition filed in the Circuit Court of Boone County shows a woman filed for guardianship of a child in the case of a missing Columbia woman. The court document was filed Tuesday in the probate division of the court for guardianship of Anna Elledge, who was previously in the care of
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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 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 Columbia Police Department is seeking public help in finding a missing 28-year-old woman. Police say Mengqi Ji Elledge was last seen at her home in the 2600 block of Eastwood Drive when she went to bed Tuesday night, according to a CPD news release. Her husband reported to police that she was gone when
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