Crime Archives

Fulton police arrest man for stealing vehicle

December 5, 2020 3:23 PM Sydney Olsen

Fulton police officers responded to a disturbance around 1 p.m. Saturday.

Mexico man charged a second time for sex crimes against children

December 4, 2020 10:58 PM Karl Wehmhoener

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Lewis Parrish is facing more charges of sex crimes against children after more information came out during the investigation into the allegations this time in Audrain County. According to the probable cause statement, the Audrain County deputy sheriff received a call about a possible sexual assault in or around Audrain County on

Police departments across mid-Missouri ask residents to lock their cars

December 4, 2020 10:24 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Due to a recent uptick in car thefts, three local police departments are encouraging residents to lock up their cars and protect their personal possessions. Since the beginning of 2020, the Columbia Police Department has reported more than 500 incidents of theft from motor vehicles that have occurred through November. In addition,

Riechmann Indoor Pavilion to be used as site for jury trial and selection

December 4, 2020 7:27 PM Victoria Bragg

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) COVID-19 has brought on many changes for the Boone County Court House. Today it was decided that the Reichmann Pavilion at Stephen Lake Park in Columbia, will be used as an additional site for Boone County Court’s jury trials and selection. Division III Circuit Judge, Judge Kevin Crane, will be overseeing the

Woman charged with terroristic threat after calls to Miller County Sheriff’s Department

December 4, 2020 8:22 PM Karl Wehmhoener

TUSCUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Elizabeth Cady is charged with making a terrorist threat after leaving two messages with the Miller County Sheriff’s department according to the probable cause statement. In the probable cause statement, Cady allegedly called the sheriff on Nov. 26 and left a message saying, Or you will end up with a two for

Trial date set for suspect in teen’s central Columbia killing

December 4, 2020 5:21 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man is set to be tried in March for a fatal shooting despite requests from his lawyer to speed up the case. Judge Kevin Crane on Friday set Javion Lawhorn’s trial to start March 1. Assistant Boone County prosecutor Morley Swingle said he expects the trial to last three days,

Man with life-threatening injuries after early morning shooting in northeast Columbia

December 4, 2020 8:29 AM Ben Fein

Columbia police say an early morning shooting on Greeley Drive sent a 29-year-old man to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Columbia Police investigating shooting on Kelsey Drive

December 3, 2020 11:29 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Columbia police are investigating a shooting Thursday night in the 5400 block of Kelsey Drive.

Fulton man arrested after allegedly showing a gun during a confrontation

December 3, 2020 9:56 PM Karl Wehmhoener

FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Fulton Police responded to a report of a person with a gun on the 200 block of west 6th Street Wednesday afternoon. According to officials, Jared Brooks drove to the location and had an argument with the victims, displaying a handgun in front of two adults and three children in a vehicle.

Judge dismisses criminal counts in Missouri duck boat deaths

December 3, 2020 3:05 PM Associated Press

LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed neglect and misconduct charges against three employees of a tourist boat that sank on a Missouri lake in 2018, killing 17 people. U.S. District Judge Doug Harpool filed an order Wednesday upholding a recommendation made in September. The boat captain, the general manager of the boat’s

Man, 59, charged in eastern Missouri woman’s 1986 death

December 3, 2020 4:55 PM Associated Press

UNION, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a 59-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in the 1986 death of an eastern Missouri woman. Kenneth Avery Jr., of Villa Ridge, was charged Tuesday in the July 1986 death of Kristen Edwards, whose nude body was found in rural Franklin County. The Washington Missourian reported court

Callaway County sheriff: Four teens arrested in church vandalism

December 3, 2020 12:57 PM ABC 17 News Team

Chism said the four suspects range from 14 to 16 years old and they have been taken to the juvenile justice center in Columbia.

Columbia man pleads guilty to manslaughter in Doris Drive killing

December 3, 2020 12:26 PM Matt Ragsdale

A Columbia man pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with a killing on Doris Drive earlier this year.

Columbia man arrested at Midway scene not part of federal case

December 2, 2020 1:38 PM Matt Ragsdale

A man arrested Tuesday morning at a Midway police scene was not part of a federal insurance fraud case.

Plea deal reached in fatal Columbia hit-and-run case

December 2, 2020 12:02 PM ABC 17 News Team

Stephen Wyse, the attorney for Lukas S. Evans, said Evans will enter his plea and be sentenced Tuesday.

Auxvasse woman, former corrections officer, charged with attempting to smuggle drugs into a state prison

December 1, 2020 6:05 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A former corrections officer was arrested on Oct. 28 accused of attempting to smuggle drugs into the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center.

Indictment alleges Columbia residents involved in insurance billing scheme

December 1, 2020 6:08 PM Sydney Olsen

An indictment that was unsealed Tuesday reveals an alleged insurance billing scheme where a group of 19 people collected $1.2 million. The scheme had been taking place since 2017.