COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged Tuesday for allegedly shooting a gun into the air while he was drunk. Austin Wood, 22, is charged with unlawful use of a weapon while intoxicated, a felony. Wood allegedly fired two or three rounds from an AR-15-style gun into the air outside of his apartment in
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This story has been updated. CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moniteau County Sheriff’s Department has identified and issued a warrant for the third suspect of a September burglary. Timmy Whittle, 64, of Camdenton, is charged with first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle. Two other people were arrested this week in relation to the burglary charge. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 23-year-old man has been charged with several sex crimes. Elijah Schwartz is charged with first-degree rape, two counts of first-degree sodomy and fourth-degree assault. He is currently being held at the Boone County jail without bond. An arraignment hearing was held Tuesday. A confined docket hearing is scheduled for Oct. 19,
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TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Tuscumbia High School teacher and basketball coach pleaded guilty to several sex crimes on Tuesday. Michael Allen, 26, pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual contact with a student. His sentencing hearing will be 10 a.m. on Dec. 14 at the Miller County Courthouse. An investigation began March 1 after
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man charged in killing a 58-year-old woman and putting her body in a closet made his first appearance in court Wednesday, via video. Adam Conner, 37, was arrested Tuesday morning. He was charged with second-degree murder and tampering with evidence. A second-degree murder charge could result in a sentence of 10-30 years
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CALIFORNIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Moniteau County Sheriff’s Department has identified and arrested two people due to their alleged involvement of a burglary in September. The owner of the property was able to get video of the suspects coming back onto the property last Friday. Deputies arrested Curtis Hile, of Jefferson City, and Kathy Kliegel at the property
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was formally charged Tuesday in the suspicious death of a woman. Adam Conner, 37, was arrested Tuesday morning. He was charged with second-degree murder and tampering with evidence. A woman had called Columbia police Tuesday after allegedly not seeing her roommate since Friday. Police checked the residence on the
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SALINE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Marshall man was arrested Tuesday after police alleged he had multiple warrants. Brett Ortega, 30, was charged in September with unlawful possession of a firearm and unlawful use of a weapon. After he was detained, he had a $15,000 bond, according to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office. He is scheduled
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Rocky Mount man was charged multiple counts of child molestation Friday. Jason Acton, 31, was charged with two counts of molesting a child younger than 12 years old. A sexual assault nurse at the emergency room at University Hospital told police the victim told their mother that Acton had touched
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man faces charges following a suspicious death investigation on Monday. The Columbia Police Department released officers responded to the 1700 block of High Quest Drive around 3:40 p.m. after receiving a report of a missing person at risk. Police said officers at the scene found a woman’s body hidden in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Centralia man was found guilty of man child sex crimes on Thursday. Joshua Lewis, 31, was convicted of: Two counts of statutory sodomy or attempted statutory sodomy of a person less than 12 years oldStatutory sodomy or attempted statutory sodomy of a person less than 14 years oldTwo counts of second-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police were dispatched to the 1700 block of High Quest Drive at 3:40 p.m. for a welfare check. While checking the residence, police began to investigate a suspicious death. Neighbors claim two women lived in the house. “The circumstances surrounding the death have been proven to not be natural,” CPD spokesman
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Travis Noble — an attorney representing Callaway County Sheriff Clay Chism — claims his client was not drinking and driving. “I’m not sure how sitting in a parked vehicle not running waiting for someone to come pick you up is driving while intoxicated under Missouri law,” Noble said. Chism was waiting to meet
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GASCONADE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Thursday, multiple law enforcement agencies executed a drug related search warrant on the 200 block of Washington Street in Gasconade County leading to an arrest and a seizure of drugs. During the search, officials say they found 53 grams of methamphetamine, 99 fentanyl capsules, one jar containing raw fentanyl and
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Columbia Police are investigating an alleged kidnapping and rape that took place Friday afternoon. Police say, around 12:45 p.m. authorities were called to the 2300 block of Whitegate Drive. CPD says, they spoke to a victim at that address on White Gate who provided them with evidence and a witness to the
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Editor’s note: This story has been updated with more details as they emerged. WARSAW, Mo. (KMIZ) Two separate federal complaints were filed today after FBI agents were shot at in the 30000 block of Highway 65 in Warsaw on Friday morning. Bryan C. Perry, 37, of Clarksville, Tennessee, and Jonathan S. O’Dell, 32, of Warsaw
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A community organization is celebrating the opening of a facility that’s meant to help women who have dealt with trauma.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Chesterfield man was convicted by a Moniteau County jury on Wednesday for multiple felonies. Bradley Duncan, 57, was found guilty for first-degree domestic assault, armed criminal action and unlawful criminal action. The jury found Duncan for trying to shoot and kill his ex-wife at Millard Rekus Funeral Home in Eldon on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ.) The suspect who is charged with the murder of a Columbia woman was released from prison just a few months ago. Jessie Williams, 31, is accused of pushing Kaylen Schmit off a Highway 63 bridge and killing her Tuesday evening. Schmit, 24, fell 38 feet into a wooded area and died hours later at a hospital. Williams has
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol has arrested two men in unrelated child pornography investigations. Gabriel Cloutier, 38, of Hannibal, was arrested Tuesday after troopers executed a search warrant of his home on Center Street. Investigators seized child pornography and computer equipment. Cloutier was charged with three counts of possession of child pornography.
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