Crime Archives

Car damaged in shooting at W. Broadway and Stadium Boulevard intersection

December 11, 2020 10:55 AM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia police say a car was damaged in a shooting near the W. Broadway and Stadium Boulevard intersection Thursday night.

Inmate who escaped Reality House charged with rape, other charges

December 10, 2020 11:55 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One of the three inmates who escaped Reality House is now charged with rape, three counts of domestic assault and one count of unlawful use of weapon. According to court documents, Lawrence Johnson was found at a motel on Nov. 27 in the 3400 block of I-70 Drive SE. The victim told

Sedalia man pleads guilty in 2018 fatal wreck

December 10, 2020 10:53 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Kin Darius Patterson entered a guilty plea on multiple charges in the fatal wreck of 49-year-old Michael Poindexter. As we reported in 2018, troopers said a car attempted to cross the highway and pulled into the path of Poindexter’s motorcycle. The motorcycle crashed into the car, ejecting Poindexter. A Cooper County

Columbia police investigating possible shooting at Broadway and Stadium

December 10, 2020 10:36 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police are investigating a possible shooting at the intersection of Broadway and Stadium. Columbia Police investigating possible shooting at Broadway and Stadium on Dec. 10, 2020. An ABC 17 News crew is reporting a large group of police on scene as well as a CSI van. Our crew can see evidence

Columbia police arrest man in connection with weekend shooting on Orchard Lane

December 10, 2020 10:59 AM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia police officers arrested a man Thursday in connection with a weekend shooting in the northeast part of the city.

Multiple drugs seized during Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force drug investigation

December 10, 2020 8:05 PM Karl Wehmhoener

PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Moniteau County Sheriff’s deputy and his K-9 helped with a Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force drug investigation in Pettis County. The Task Force requested assistance from the Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office for a stopped vehicle in Pettis County for a drug investigation. Once on scene, K-9 “Apollo” and conducted an exterior

Osage County Sheriff’s Department detain all suspects after chase

December 10, 2020 5:19 PM Karl Wehmhoener

WESTPHALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Osage County Sheriff’s Department is reporting that all suspects have been detained after a chase that began in Cole County. According to officials, a chase began on Highway 50 in Cole County and ended near the intersection of Highway 50 and Highway BB in Osage County. Officials say the suspects were identified

Judge dismisses St. Louis prosecutor from McCloskey case

December 10, 2020 4:43 PM Associated Press

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A judge on Thursday disqualified the St. Louis prosecutor from the case involving Mark McCloskey, who along with his wife pointed guns at racial injustice protesters marching on the private street near their home in June. Circuit Judge Thomas Clark II dismissed Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, citing two campaign fundraising emails

Three detained after crash in northeast Columbia; three suspects at large

December 10, 2020 3:46 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested three juveniles Wednesday night after a short chase and crash in northeast Columbia. According to a release from the sheriff’s department, a deputy attempted to stop a Hyundai Tucson for speeding on Lakewood Drive. According to officials, the driver of the Hyundai sped off and didn’t

Former Trenton police officer charged with statutory rape

December 10, 2020 3:21 PM Associated Press

TRENTON, Mo. (AP) — A former north central Missouri police officer has been charged with statutory rape. Twenty-five-year-old Mike Wilson, a former officer with the Trenton police department, was arrested Wednesday and is being held without bond in the Grundy County Jail. Trenton Police Chief Rex Ross said Wilson had been fired after working for

4 people now charged in deaths of SW Missouri couple

December 10, 2020 3:19 PM Associated Press

WILLARD, Mo. (AP) — Prosecutors in southwestern Missouri have charged four people in connection with the November shooting deaths of a couple. Greene County’s prosecutor announced the charges Wednesday. Alex Chute and his fiancee, Brianna Sproul, were found dead Nov. 14 in Willard. Court documents accused Chute’s ex-wife, Theresa Cox, of planning the killings and

Police: Shooting damaged property on Michigan Street

December 10, 2020 8:53 AM Matt Ragsdale

Jefferson City police say a residence and a vehicle in the 600 block of Michigan Street were damaged in a shooting Wednesday night.

Large police presence reported in northeast Columbia

December 9, 2020 11:36 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A large group of local law enforcement is at the intersection of McKee St. and Orchard lane. According to an ABC 17 News crew on scene, both Columbia Police Department and Boone County Sheriff’s Department units are at the location. McKee St. is currently blocked off. An ABC 17 News crew is

Trials and preliminary hearing schedule for three people accused in Lake of the Ozarks rape case

December 9, 2020 11:58 PM Karl Wehmhoener

VERSAILLES, Mo. (KMIZ) Jeremy Robinson will have his preliminary hearing next Tuesday in a Lake of the Ozarks rape case. Robinson was the third person charged in a 2019 Lake of the Ozarks rape case earlier this year. Robinson is charged with a felony count each of rape and sodomy. The other two people accused

Appeal of traffic stop findings comes before Citizens Police Review Board

December 9, 2020 4:43 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Citizens Police Review Board is reviewing a traffic stop from September that gained attention on social media and called into question the police officer’s response.

Columbia man charged in Friday morning shooting

December 9, 2020 9:15 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is now charged for allegedly shooting a man in the 3500 block of Greeley Drive last Friday. In the court document, Anthony Jones was looking for money from someone at a home on Greeley Drive and went to the front door. According to court documents, Jones had a confrontation

Lesbian couple settles lawsuit with retirement community

December 9, 2020 5:31 PM Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A married lesbian couple has settled a lawsuit with a St. Louis retirement community that refused to let them live there. Mary Walsh and Bev Nance sued the Friendship Village in Sunset Hills in July 2018. They alleged they were not permitted to move in because the community’s cohabitation policy defined

Missouri AG joins Texas suit aimed at reversing Trump loss

December 9, 2020 5:18 PM Associated Press

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican attorney general has brought the state into an effort by GOP officials across the nation to reverse President Donald Trump’s election loss. Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Wednesday that Missouri has joined more than 15 other states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case filed

Police: No evidence driver fired gun during Columbia shooting

December 9, 2020 11:42 AM ABC 17 News Team

Officers closed off Andy Drive on Tuesday afternoon after several calls of shots fired.

Deputies arrest man after chase in northern Boone County

December 9, 2020 11:38 AM Matt Ragsdale

Boone County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Tuesday afternoon after a chase in the northern part of the county.