COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who currently teaches lessons to children at his home was charged on Friday with having child pornography. David McGowan, 62, was charged in Boone County with five counts of child porn possession. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond and an initial court appearance was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested on Sunday evening after he allegedly threatened to stab the owner of Southside Pizza in Columbia and an employee at the business. Danial Knott, 22, was charged in Boone County on Monday with second-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and two counts of fourth-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man pleaded guilty on Friday to a federal gun charge, according a press release from the Department of Justice. Lajuan Martin, 31, pleaded guilty to being a felony with a gun. He is being held at the Cole County Jail and a sentencing hearing has not been announced. The release
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Boone County dog breeder charged with several counts of animal abuse is asking a judge to let her out of jail without bond. Melissa Sanders, 26, of Columbia, faced a Boone County judge for the first time Monday. She pleaded not guilty and had a bond hearing set for 1 p.m.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Audrain County woman was charged with several felonies after her she was accused of abusing her child. Tiffany Cox, of Vandalia, was charged on Monday with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, child abuse, possessing a forging instrument, forgery, drug possession and misdemeanor possessing drug paraphernalia. A warrant was issued
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was arrested and charged in Boone County after he allegedly stabbed a woman on Sunday morning after an argument. Isaiah Bowser, 23, was charged on Monday with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. Court information says his residence is
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The spelling of the suspect’s last name has been corrected. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Newberg man was charged Monday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action after his brother died in a shooting. Eric D. Colgrove, 55, was arrested Sunday night after a woman called 911, saying her sons were shooting at each
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman who says worked with breeder Melissa Sanders at Columbia Second Chance, claims she noticed and reported concerning behaviors to the organization. Melissa Sanders Torre Taylor, a former manager at Columbia Second Chance, said Sanders was contracted to train dogs in April. Taylor said she noticed what she said were
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man has pleaded guilty to multiple drug charges in relation with an overdose death from 2023. Derek Miltimore, 33, pleaded guilty on Friday to second-degree drug trafficking, two counts of drug possession and one count of unlawful use of a weapon. He was sentenced to 120 days of shock jail
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The owner of a dog-breeding and boarding business in Boone County has been charged with several counts of animal abuse after several dead dogs and remains were found. Melissa Sanders, 26, of Columbia, has been charged with three counts of felony animal abuse and 15 counts of misdemeanor animal abuse. She is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Vienna man was charged with several felonies in Maries County after he allegedly assaulted a woman on Nov. 7. Brian Wagner was charged with second-degree domestic, unlawful use of a weapon, second-degree kidnapping and armed criminal action. A court date has not been scheduled. The probable cause statement says Wagner began
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man pleaded guilty to murdering his mother’s roommate in October 2022 on Friday. Adam Conner, 40, appeared by video and changed his plea of not guilty to a plea of guilty before a Boone County judge. Conner was charged with second-degree murder and tampering with evidence. He pleaded guilty to second-degree
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City couple was charged with child abuse after authorities observed poor living conditions at their home on Wednesday. Criminal summons were requested for Eric and Leslia Biesemeyer on Thursday. Bond was posted for both people and a court date is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 at the Cole
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lohman man who was indicted on a child sex crime on Oct. 15 is now in the custody of the Cooper County Sheriff’s Office. Martin Stoecker, 21, is charged with two counts of child enticement and two counts of giving liquor to a minor, according to a press release from the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A suspect involved in a deadly shooting on Dove Drive in north Columbia in 2023 took a plea deal Thursday. Damarkus Williams, 20, was given a 10-year sentence in the Missouri Department of Corrections for a guilty plea to second-degree conspiracy to commit murder. Williams had been charged with first-degree murder, three
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who is charged with felony murder in the 2023 shooting death of a child has a trial scheduled for the spring. Larry Brownlee Jr., 31, was charged with illegal gun possession, second-degree felony murder and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia teen has been charged with murder for a May deadly shooting just outside the city limits. Anthony K. Marine, 17, was charged Thursday with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon in the death of a person identified in a probable cause statement
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Warrensburg Police Department has identified the victim of shooting that occurred on Wednesday along with the Airman from Whiteman Air Force Base who was accused. A social media post from WPD says Tony Barron was shot by Glyzua Ingram, an off-duty Airman. The post says Barron “heroically intervened” in a domestic
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A former police officer who shot and killed a 13-pound, blind-and-deaf dog last year in Sturgeon has been charged with a misdemeanor. Myron Woodson, of Moberly, was charged on Thursday with misdemeanor first-degree trespassing for an alleged incident that occurred on Sept. 29. A court appearance is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Versailles man was charged with a child sex crime after he was accused of trying to entice who he thought was a 15-year-old girl. Thomas Burrows, 67, was charged with child enticement and is being held at the Morgan County Jail on a $250,000 bond. An arraignment is scheduled for 9
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