COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man has been charged with a misdemeanor after he allegedly exposed himself while he was in front of Douglass High School on Thursday. Mark Dennis Jones, 64, was charged with first-degree sexual misconduct. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A hearing was held on Monday afternoon.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was arrested following an hours-long standoff Friday at a West Columbia apartment complex has been charged with two felonies. Michael Whited, 59, of Columbia, was charged with second-degree making a terroristic threat, resisting arrest and three counts of misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. He was arrested on Friday and was brought
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was in jail Monday on assault and other charges after he allegedly fired a gun, and shrapnel scratched a person’s leg. Jadon G. Gooldy, 20, was charged with four felonies after he allegedly fired a gun late Saturday during a gathering in the parking lot at ABC Supply in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It was a violent weekend in Columbia. Very violent. A flurry of shots like a firefight broke out Saturday night during a party at Cosmo Park, leaving one person with critical injuries. Another person suffered serious injuries. Two men were injured, and two minors, both male, were arrested early Sunday in a
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Authorities are investigating a shooting that left one person dead and two others injured in Callaway County on Sunday afternoon. According to the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, multiple calls came in around 3:32 p.m. for reports of gunfire in the area. Deputies responded to the scene, along with the Missouri State
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editors note: Early reports suggested the shooting happened during a party hosted by a local sorority. That has not been confirmed. We chose to omit the name of the sorority until we can find out more information. We are working to find out who rented the space and what kind of event
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A person was shot in the leg Friday night in south Columbia, according to a Saturday afternoon press release from the Columbia Police Department. The release says police responded to the 2700 block of Maguire Blvd. around 10:40 p.m. for a report of shots fired. Police say they learned a man had
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested following a more-than-10-hour standoff Friday at an apartment complex in West Columbia. A standoff occurred as Ash Street Place Apartments, with its entrance just west of Stadium Boulevard, following a “weapons incident” around 8:30 a.m. Police said at 12:48 p.m. that a man had threatened people with a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with a felony after police say he told someone to hide a gun after a youth shot himself in the arm in February. Dalton Isom, 32, was charged on Friday with tampering with evidence. A criminal summons was requested. According to the probable cause statement, a boy
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No criminal charges will be filed in an August 2024 overdose death that occurred at the Boone County Jail. William Gipson, 43, of Ashland, died in custody at the Boone County Jail. The Boone County Medical Examiner determined that his death was the result of an accidental methamphetamine overdose. Boone County Prosecuting
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The charges the defendant pleaded guilty to have been corrected. A Columbia man accused in the fatal shooting of a man in June 2023 on Dove Drive has pleaded guilty to a lesser murder charge. Deazes Turner, 22, appeared in court via Zoom from the Cooper County Jail and pleaded
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man from St. Louis County admitted on Wednesday to fraudulently obtaining a student visa to be admitted to the University of Missouri and using the visa to get other government documents. A Thursday press release from the Department of Justice says that Mercy Ojedeji, 24, pleaded guilty in the Eastern District
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will be held on Saturday, April 26. A press release from the Jefferson City Police Department says the DEA will collect tablets, capsule, patches and other forms of solid prescription drugs that day. A drop-off location will be available from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Jefferson
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Iowa man was sentenced in Jefferson City on Wednesday for a federal bank fraud charge. Roger Dean Peters, 71, of Hampton, Iowa, pleaded guilty on May 30, 2024, to bank fraud and was sentenced to a year in prison, according to a Wednesday press release from the Department of Justice. Peters
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who is accused of spraying two strangers with a caustic liquid near the Bear Creek Trail parking lot last month will undergo a mental examination. Maxon Castle, 22, was charged with two counts of second-degree assault. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. A mental examination
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man who ran a daycare has been indicted in federal court for charges related to child pornography. Jacob Stockglausner, 38, was charged with producing, distributing and possessing child porn, according to a Wednesday press release from the Department of Justice. He is being held in the Callaway County Jail. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with a felony and a misdemeanor after he allegedly threatened to pull a gun on a business owner following an argument involving a purse on Tuesday. Christian Chenet, 28, was charged on Wednesday with first-degree harassment and fourth-degree assault, a misdemeanor. He is being held at
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Vandalia man is facing several charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman last year. Stuart Rice is charged with first-degree sodomy, first-degree attempted sodomy, first-degree stalking and five counts of misdemeanor violating an order of protection. A warrant was requested. The probable cause statements say that Rice assaulted a woman
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who ran away to the country of Mexico and faked his own death has been sentenced for federal child pornography charges. A press release from the Department of Justice says that Diego Antonio Rafael Camargo-Wasserman, 33, was sentenced in Jefferson City on Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A suspended associate pastor from Broadway Christian Church has been formally charged. The Rev. Andrew Lawrence Taylor-Peck, 46, of Columbia, has been charged with misdemeanor stealing. He was arrested on Friday evening and posted a $500 bond. An initial court appearance is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 7. The church announced
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