Columbia standoff suspect had skipped jail after hospital release

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) -

The man Columbia police arrested Thursday after an hours-long standoff had skipped out on returning to jail following his release from the hospital, according to court documents.

Brian Strickland, 58, was arrested Thursday night on Parkade Boulevard. Columbia police wrote that they tried to serve a warrant for his arrest on a charge of felony stalking around 3 p.m., eventually taking him into custody around 8 p.m.

Strickland was in the Boone County Jail on Friday afternoon.

Court records show that Strickland had been arrested on April 10 for a warrant on first-degree stalking. Judge Kim Shaw granted him a medical furlough on April 11. Shaw ordered him to return to the jail after his discharge from the hospital around 2 p.m.

Boone County prosecutors later on April 11 said Strickland never returned to the jail following his hospital discharge. Judge Kim Shaw ordered a no-bond warrant for his arrest that night.

The defense team asked Judge Shaw to recall the warrant on April 13, but she denied that request on April 15. That same day, prosecutors added charges of second-degree kidnapping and fourth-degree assault.

A probable cause statement in the case says that on Feb. 15, Strickland threatened to kill someone and "shoot up" their vehicle. Police detailed dozens of messages he allegedly sent the victim, threatening to kill them over cheating allegations.

Strickland also had a 2024 warrant out of the Kansas City area for making a terroristic threat.