Crime Archives

Judge reinstates third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin in George Floyd’s death

March 11, 2021 8:38 AM CNN

Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin now faces an additional murder charge in the death of George Floyd.

Sexual discrimination suit filed against Holts Summit Police Department and Police Chief

March 10, 2021 11:49 PM Karl Wehmhoener

HOLTS SUMMIT, Mo. (KMIZ) Chelsea Gibbs has filed suit against Holts Summit Police Department and Police Chief Kyle McIntyre for sexual discrimination. Gibbs alleges the City and McIntyre exposed her to a sexually hostile work environment from several other employees multiple times. Holts Summit police lawsuitDownload In the lawsuit, Gibbs alleges 26 different times of

Boone County man charged after vehicle hijacking on March 3

March 10, 2021 11:23 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was arrested after a March 3 incident where he allegedly hijacked a vehicle. According to court documents, Ahmad Chairse-McCutcheon broke a windshield of a vehicle and put it into drive as it moved onto Business Loop 70 with children inside the car. Chairse-McCutcheon also took the phone away from

Man sentenced to probation after Douglass Park shooting

March 10, 2021 10:51 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man accused of shooting another person at Douglass Park in Columbia has been sentenced. A judge sentenced Gerrod Taylor to five years of probation Wednesday. He pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon. Witnesses saw him carrying a rifle through the park. One person was shot in the leg. Taylor

Former University of Missouri baseball player files suit after being injured during game

March 10, 2021 9:34 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Former University of Missouri baseball player Cade Bormet has filed suit against the curators of the University of Missouri – University Athletics after being injured during a game in May 2018. According to the lawsuit, Bormet went for a foul ball at Taylor Stadium when he slid into a brick wall. Bormet

Columbia police investigating late-night stabbing on Ripley Street

March 10, 2021 8:11 AM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia police officers investigated a stabbing in the 400 block of Ripley Street late Tuesday night, a department spokeswoman said.

Missouri attorney general calls large scale of girls’ ranch sexual abuse unprecedented

March 10, 2021 11:32 AM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri’s attorney general said Wednesday that more than 100 charges have been filed against a couple who operated a girls’ ranch in southwest Missouri.

Jefferson City School District files eminent domain lawsuit

March 9, 2021 11:02 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City School District has filed an eminent domain lawsuit for parts of lots 112 and 113 of the Woodcrest Subdivision. It is at 419 Union Street in Jefferson City. The district is looking to acquire the land for public school purposes including but not limited to parking facilities and/or athletic

Columbia Police Chief’s Vehicle Stop Committee hears update on study of traffic stop disparities

March 9, 2021 4:39 PM Sydney Olsen

The Columbia Police Department has been working to review disparities in traffic stops among certain groups of the community.

Man arrested after threatening person with hatchet

March 9, 2021 9:57 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Verbal altercation leads to a man waving a hatchet and threatening bodily harm on Sunday morning in Jefferson City. According to court documents, Nekoma Hendrix allegedly followed a victim and confronted him with a hatchet in front of a Jefferson City business. Hendrix told police that he felt disrespected and told

Second suspect arrested in Boone County homicide

March 9, 2021 4:01 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a second man in connection with a February killing in west Columbia. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release that deputies arrested Malik Townsend, 22, of Columbia, for the murder of Jakob Cole. Cole died after being shot in the 4700 block of

Man charged after Missouri trooper headquarters shooting

March 9, 2021 3:29 PM Associated Press

LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) — A man has been charged more than two months after police say he fired several shots with an assault-style rifle at a suburban Kansas City office for the Missouri State Highway Patrol before being shot by troopers. Court records show 28-year-old Tayland Rahim, of Kansas City, was charged Monday with

Prosecutors: One accused of assault after hitting person with car

March 9, 2021 1:50 PM Matt Ragsdale

Cole County prosecutors filed charges against one woman after she was arrested on suspicion of trying to run over another person with her car.

Minor injury reported in west Columbia shooting

March 9, 2021 9:39 AM Matthew Sanders

Police were called before 9 a.m. to the 1700 block of Claudell Lane for a report of shots fired.

Three arrested after Jefferson City car assault reported

March 8, 2021 12:32 PM Matthew Sanders

Jefferson City police arrested three people Sunday after one of them allegedly tried to run down other people in her car.

Camden County man charged with murder in possible drug overdose death

March 5, 2021 8:28 PM Matthew Sanders

Timothy C. Evans, 31, is also charged drug delivery and tampering in connection with the death of Dennis Born, 63.

Two accused of taking items worth more than $15,000 in Columbia burglary

March 5, 2021 10:31 AM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia police say two people were arrested and booked into the county jail on suspicion of a January burglary.

Lake-area realtor charged in alleged murder-for-hire case

March 5, 2021 3:41 PM Matthew Sanders

Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers arrested Leigh Ann Bauman on Thursday and Camden County prosecutors charged her Friday with a single count of conspiracy to commit murder.

Court documents: Dispute over $40 led to murder on W. Millbrook Drive

March 5, 2021 11:31 AM Matt Ragsdale

Court documents say a dispute over $40 led to a fatal shooting on W. Millbrook Drive last month.

Man suspected of child abduction and St. Louis County homicide found dead

March 5, 2021 4:40 AM Molly Stawinoga

The state highway patrol canceled the Amber Alert around 4:40 a.m. Though the one-year-old girl was found safe, the suspect is still at large, the alert said.