MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A Louisiana, Missouri, man was charged on Tuesday with two counts of second-degree statutory rape after authorities say he engaged in sexual acts with a teenager. The victim allegedly told law enforcement that they were sexually assaulted by Jacob Baker, 22, while he was traveling through Audrain County on May 26 or
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman is asking for help locating her daughter’s ashes after she said her car was broken into on Thursday night. Gloria Frazier has been living on Stone Street for nearly 40 years. During that time, she said she has never had anything taken from her car. Frazier returned home on
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman who is accused of stabbing an MU student to death last year and burning the body in the backyard of a residence has not been evaluated yet by the Department of Mental Health. Emma Adams, 22, was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with physical evidence and
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kingdom City business owner who pleaded guilty last year to a federal fraud charge was sentenced on Monday to 18 months in prison without parole. Scott Allen Maples, 40, was also ordered to pay $684,034 in restitution to the Small Business Administration. He pleaded guilty on Feb. 7, 2023, to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged with four felonies after he allegedly fired six shots at another man on Sunday during a road rage incident. Nathan Allen Griffin, 33, was charged on Monday with first-degree attempted assault, two counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon. He is being held
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged with three felonies after he allegedly stabbed a police patrol vehicle and threatened others on Sunday. Lawrence Boose Jr. was charged with first-degree attempted assaulted, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was accused of firing a gun during a fight in Jefferson City saw his assault charge upgraded and received an additional charge. Derrek Maurer, 28 was charged on Thursday with illegal gun possession, first-degree assault and armed criminal action. He was previously charged with illegal gun possession and second-degree
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office retracted its earlier statement that it took 30 minutes for the Division of Youth Services to report missing detainees, now saying it was only a few minutes. Three juvenile detainees fled from the Division of Youth Services custody in Fulton and are now believed to be at
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A man who was charged with assault in the suspected hazing of former University of Missouri student and fraternity pledge Danny Santulli has accepted a plea deal that will require him to spend time in jail.
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A registered sex offender in Boonville has been charged after he allegedly groped and forcibly kissed a high school student at a gas station.
Continue Reading BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A teenager was arrested on Thursday after authorities claim he shot another person and a vehicle with a pellet gun, before hitting the vehicle with a sword. The name of the 17-year-old was not available. According to an email from Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Brian Leer, deputies were called to
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MARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) A former school teacher has been charged in Saline County with multiple child sex crimes after court documents claim he abused two children. Justin Hendricks, 41, of Marshall, was charged on Tuesday with first-degree sexual abuse of a victim younger than 14 years old and second-degree child molestation of a child younger
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis police officer shot and killed a man who had just shot another man, about a block from City Hall in the city’s downtown. Police say the officer saw a man shooting another man around 7:30 a.m. Friday near the busy corner of Market and 14th streets, and shot
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A former Camden County deputy and school resource officer who was already charged in Missouri with 14 child pornography crimes now has a federal charge filed against him. Darrin Marshall Skinner, 49, of Camdenton, was charged on Wednesday in the Western District Court of Missouri with distribution of child pornography. He
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman was charged on Wednesday after she was accused of assaulting a shelter employee on Tuesday. Yolanda Blakey, 38, was charged with first-degree assault. Casenet describes her as a Columbia resident, but her address is listed as “unknown.” She is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An initial
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Macks Creek Man was arrested on Tuesday after he was accused of downloading and sharing child pornography. Kenneth Daniel Jamison, 37, was charged on Thursday with two counts of first-degree promoting child pornography and eight counts of second-degree promoting child porn. He is being held at the Camden County Jail without
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged on Tuesday after an armed robbery was reported to police, according to court documents. Damon Davis was charged with first-degree accessory to armed robbery, accessory to first-degree assault, delivery of a controlled substance and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Cole County
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PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Pulaski County Jail inmate was charged with murder after another man died from injuries he sustained in a fight on Monday, according to court documents. Darrin Lee, 38, of St. Robert, was charged with second-degree murder, first-degree assault and second-degree felony murder. He is currently being held at the Pulaski
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Hours before Bernard Polite allegedly tried to kill a Pennsylvania pastor in front of his congregation Sunday, the suspect shot and killed his cousin at their home, police said. Polite, 26, is now charged with criminal homicide in the death of Derek Polite, 56, and is awaiting arraignment. Even though
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Two Columbia men who were charged with second-degree murder in a 2023 fatal shooting on Dove Drive had their charges upgraded after a superseding indictment was filed on Friday.
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