JEFFERSON CITY, Mo (KMIZ) The Missouri House of Representatives Crime and Saftey Committee held a hearing on Thursday to discuss House Bill 1443, a new law that would modify the offense of hazing. Hazing is a Class A misdemeanor in Missouri, which can be elevated to a Class D felony, if the hazing creates a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Across Missouri, 314 people are in jails awaiting treatment from the Department of Mental Health. These people have been deemed incompetent to go to trial, but have not been admitted into the department to receive treatment. In addition, there 268 people also waiting for evaluations to determine if they are competent to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The attorneys for the family of Othel Moore, who died in the Jefferson City Correction Center back in December, are calling on the Missouri Department of Corrections to hand over its reports, video footage and names of staff involved in Moore’s death. The conference comes after four correction officers were fired Wednesday
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused in a 2022 gas station shooting on Paris Road in Columbia was found guilty by a jury on Wednesday. Terrance Andra Johnson, 29, was found guilty of first-degree assault, shooting a gun at a motor vehicle/person, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged with a hate crime on Thursday after he allegedly threatened to kill white people at a Walgreens in Columbia on Feb. 27. Mark Elliot Lewis, 47, was charged with harassment motivated by discrimination to frighten or disturb another person. He is being held at the Boone County Jail
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of trying to steal a vehicle at gunpoint at the Grindstone Parkway Walmart in Columbia has been arrested and charged. Timothy Donnell, 68, was charged on Thursday with vehicle hijacking. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. Court documents say he was convicted
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A substitute teacher working for the California School District in Moniteau County was charged last week with assaulting a student in class. Kevin R. Wideman of Russellville, Missouri, was charged with fourth-degree assault, a misdemeanor. He was issued a summons to appear in court and a hearing is set for April 9.
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four prison workers have been fired after an internal investigation into the death of a 38-year-old man at Jefferson City Correctional Center. Othel Moore, 38, died in the Jefferson City Correctional Center on Dec. 8, according to the Missouri Department of Corrections. The Cole County Sheriff’s Department is conducting an independent
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Raytown man was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riots, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Christopher Brian Roe, 39, of Raytown, Missouri, was sentenced to 70 months in prison, along with two years of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was accused of helping another man avoid an arrest pleaded guilty on Monday. Maurice Penny Jr. pleaded guilty to two counts of misdemeanor resisting arrest. He was sentenced to 120 days in jail. He was initially charged with resisting arrest and hindering the prosecution of a felony. He
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A man and a woman from Columbia were sentenced to federal prison for their respective roles in an insurance fraud scheme involving claims from car staged crashes.
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MACON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Macon man was charged on Wednesday with several child sex crimes, according to a press release from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the release, Johnathon Taylor, 34, was charged by the Attorney General’s Office with seven counts of second-degree statutory sodomy, six counts of fourth-degree child molestation, one
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia dentist was sentenced in federal court on Wednesday for withholding more than $617,000 in earnings from the IRS over a six-year period, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Nohaud Naseef Azan, 66, was sentenced a year in prison without parole and was ordered to pay
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man who was accused of stabbing another man in the neck on Monday night has been charged with attempted murder. Fredy Navichoc-Putzul, 22, was charged with first-degree attempted murder and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. An arraignment is set
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has offered his “deepest sympathy” to the family of a 5-year-old girl who was seriously injured in a drunken driving crash, after facing criticism for releasing from prison the driver who caused the crash, former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid. But in a statement
Continue Reading JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 22-year-old man who was accused of a Cole County stabbing on Monday night was arrested in Springfield, according to a Tuesday press release from the Cole County Sheriff’s Office. The release states Fredy Navichoc-Putzul is accused of attempted murder and armed criminal action. Charges have not yet appeared on Casenet.
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A Camdenton, Missouri, man was charged Tuesday with three felonies for allegedly shooting another man and puncturing his lung.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A vehicle that caused a crash at the corner of Rogers Street and College Avenue on Monday night was stolen, according to a Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman. Brian Leer, of the sheriff’s office, told ABC 17 News that the Columbia Police Department was dispatched at 11:30 p.m. to investigate a carjacking
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The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released the name of a man killed in a weekend shooting in Steedman.
Continue Reading A federal grand jury has indicted a New Franklin couple for a September attempted bank robbery and illegally owning guns.
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