Jefferson City man gets probation, fine for tax evasion
Judge Stephen Bough sentenced Ryan M. Phegley to three years of probation and ordered him to pay a $30,000 fine, according to federal court documents.
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Columbia man faces multiple charges after two incidents
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man faces felony drug charges in connection with two separate investigations. Court documents show Ronald Thornton the third was arrested after leading police and deputies on a high-speed chase in Boone County on Dec. 1. At times the car reportedly drove faster than 100 miles per hour before parking on
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Jefferson City man accused of raping 13-year-old
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man is accused of raping a 13-year-old. According to court documents, Antoinne Bellamy allegedly gave a teenager drugs and had sex with the victim twice. The mother first contacted authorities Monday after the incident according to court documents. Online court records report Bellamy is charged with statutory rape
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Fulton man sentenced 14 years for sexually assaulting children
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man pleaded guilty today to sodomy and child molestation after his arrest in 2018. 56-year-old Patrick Metcalf and his wife Jamiey Metcalf admitted to sexually assaulting two victims under the age of 14 in 2017. Patrick Metcalf was sentenced to 14 years in prison for the crimes. Per Missouri law,
Continue Reading AG’s office: Two Columbia businesses among illicit massage parlors shut down
Missouri’s attorney general says two Columbia operations were among the illicit massage businesses shut down in a program that uses landlords to secure evictions.
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Officer cleared in Columbia shooting
A special prosecutor has cleared a Columbia Police Department officer of wrongdoing in the shooting of a suspect in 2018.
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Murder suspect jailed in Neosho dies of COVID-19
NEOSHO, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri murder suspect has died after contracting COVID-19 in jail while awaiting trial. The Joplin Globe reports that 43-year-old Vernon Thomas died Dec. 6. Newton County Sheriff Chris Jennings said Tuesday that Thomas died at a Joplin hospital, two days after his symptoms first appeared. Thomas was jailed on a
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Man charged in chase that seriously injured Missouri deputy
BOLIVAR, Mo. (AP) — Prosecutors have charged a man accused of intentionally hitting and seriously injuring a southwest Missouri sheriff’s deputy during a high-speed police chase last week. Online court records show 36-year-old Seth Hay was charged Monday with three felony assault counts, kidnapping and resisting arrest. The Friday incident left 55-year-old Greene County Sheriff’s
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Unlicensed fugitive recovery agent charged after gas station incident
MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Moberly Police responded to an incident at the Clark Gas Station in the 1100 block of north Morley St. after a vehicle caused $20,000 in damage and left the scene. According to court documents, Dylan Seevers was assisting a local surety bondsman to capture a local fugitive when Seevers was injured after
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Mexico man injured after being hit by car during verbal dispute
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) On Sunday afternoon, Mexico Public Safety Department responded to a disturbance in the 1600 block of north Clark St. after a man is hit by a vehicle. According to a release by Mexico Public Safety, this was an ongoing domestic dispute. According to the probable cause statement, Brent Sampson got into an
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Men on the run after chase ends in crash near Columbia park
Local authorities were searching for two men near Grasslands Park in Columbia.
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Police arrest Columbia woman for assault and resisting arrest
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman is being held in the Boone County Jail Saturday after being arrested for assault. Columbia Police arrested 22-year-old Jerika D. Owens, of Columbia for assault and resisting arrest Friday. CPD was dispatched around 6:30 p.m. to the 300 block of Brewer Drive for a report of a disturbance. According
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Fulton man charged for allegedly stealing a MoDOT truck, equipment from building
FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man is charged with multiple counts of theft after an incident in June of this year. According to the probable cause statement, a Missouri State Highway Patrol Master Sergeant found a MoDOT shed that was burglarized in Fulton on the evening of June 24, 2020. Court documents reveal, over $13,000
Continue Reading Man sentenced 10 years in 2019 Mexico fatal shooting
MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge has sentenced a man to prison for his role in a deadly Mexico, Missouri shooting. Dekhise Dorsey was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for first-degree involuntary manslaughter. Investigators say he was involved in the deadly shooting of 27-year-old Tajaun Williams at a birthday party in February 2019. Demetric
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Two charged with financial exploitation of the elderly
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County Sheriff’s Department investigation into two people leads to charges of stealing and financial exploitation of the elderly. According to court documents, Bernard Hoffman and Athena Smith went to Kohl’s and used a Kohl’s credit card to purchase $339.44 worth of items. Hoffman and Smith can both be seen
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Columbia man charged with murder after May 2020 shooting in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is charged with 1st-degree murder and other charges after allegedly shooting the victim during a drug deal. According to court documents, Jamar Burns went to a St. Louis Taco Bell to buy marijuana from Darion Powell. During the purchase, Burns allegedly shot Powell and told another person to
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Supreme Court rejects Texas’ and Trump’s bid to overturn election
(CNN) — The Supreme Court rejected a bid from Texas’ attorney general — supported by President Donald Trump — to block the ballots of millions of voters in battleground states that went in favor of President-elect Joe Biden. The court’s move to dismiss the challenge is the strongest indication yet that Trump has no chance
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Columbia man sentenced 15 years for 2019 shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge sentenced a Columbia man to 15 years in prison for in a shooting of a man on June 26, 2019. Cortez Brimmage pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and other charges for his role in the shooting. Cortez got into a fight in the 1500 block of Tupelo Place in Columbia
Continue Reading Columbia attorney donates $300,000 to Missouri State Public Defender to help clear criminal cases
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local attorney Jennifer Bukowsky has donated $300,000 to Missouri State Public Defender’s (MSPD) office to help provide attorneys in Boone County for the poor accused of crimes. The donation will allow attorneys to be assigned in almost 500 pending Boone County criminal cases. Currently, there are over 650 cases pending in Boone
Continue Reading Three arrested after chase from Cole County into Osage County
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City police arrested three suspects after a chase on Highway 50 begins in Cole County and ended in Osage County. According to the release, Jefferson City Police attempted to pull over a vehicle for a registration violation when the vehicle sped off. Officials say the vehicle went east on Hwy
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