JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two Columbia men pleaded guilty on Tuesday in federal court to their roles in a bank fraud conspiracy, according to a press release from the Department of Justice. Chandelle Eugene Marteen, 39, and Jason Lee Patillo, 50, pleaded guilty in separate appearances to participating in a conspiracy to commit bank fraud,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man who was already charged with several child sex crimes in February has been charged again. Keith Fletcher, 53, was charged on Tuesday with possession of child pornography, second-degree child molestation, second-degree child sex trafficking, second-degree statutory rape, sexual exploitation of a minor and tampering with a witness. Fletcher is
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The Columbia Police Department has more than $420,000 in its coffers from sales of seized items.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department says its new stun guns can improve the safety for police officers and the public. On Monday morning, CPD held a training session at the Molly Bowden Neighborhood Policing Center to train a group of four officers and two volunteers. The training consisted of officers firing off their
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lake of the Ozarks area business owner was charged with several felonies on Monday. Ricky Loren Simmons II, of Sunrise Beach, was charged with four counts of deceptive business practices and two counts of financially exploiting an elderly person. A criminal summons was issued for Simmons on Monday. An initial court
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KINGDOM CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Fulton man was charged with four felonies and three misdemeanors after he allegedly threatened to kill multiple people in Kingdom City. Justin Clifford, 44, was charged with first-degree attempted assault, first-degree stalking, first-degree making a terroristic threat, armed criminal action, misdemeanor DWI and two counts of fourth-degree assault, which are
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Another former Cooper County Jail employee accused of manslaughter in the death of an inmate has a jury trial scheduled.
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A man with Florida ties was charged with three felonies Sunday after allegedly shooting another man in the face at a south Columbia restaurant.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man was charged after he allegedly assaulted another person with a brick on Saturday. Christian Jones, 23, was charged with first-degree domestic assault. An arraignment was held on Monday and he is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. According to the probable cause statement, Jones called police
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man was charged after he allegedly assaulted someone Saturday in the 2700 block of Industrial Boulevard. Calen Mummert, 28, was charged on Monday with first-degree assault. He is being held at the Cole County Jail without bond. An arraignment was held Monday. Court documents say Mummert caused serious
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia police department is investigating a robbery at a business in South Columbia Sunday evening. According to a press release from the department, officers responded to a commercial robbery in the 3900 block of South Providence Road at 4:49 p.m. A female employee allegedly told police a man wearing a black
Continue Reading PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Pulaski County woman was charged on Thursday after a foster child who was in her care died and another was injured. Alyssa Sierra Jackson, of St. Robert, was charged with first-degree endangering the welfare of a child resulting in death, two counts of child abuse and a count of first-degree
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A Columbia man who was accused of murder and arson was indicted by a grand jury on Friday. Steven M. Strumpf, 31, was charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, second-degree arson and misdemeanor credit card fraud after firefighters discovered a body under debris Jan. 19 in a garage in the 3900 block of Deerfoot Way.
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A trial date has been scheduled for a former Cooper County Jail employee who was charged with first-degree involuntary manslaughter for the death of an inmate. The jury trial for Robyn Pfeiffer, of Boonville, was scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at the Callaway County Courthouse, a Thursday court entry
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man who was charged with manslaughter in the deaths of two women in an Aug. 6 crash on Interstate 70 in Columbia received an additional charge following a grand jury indictment on Friday. Walter Montejo, 26, is now charged with two counts of first-degree manslaughter, one count of second-degree assault and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged on Thursday in Callaway County with multiple child sex crimes. Matthew John Middleton was charged with statutory sodomy of a person younger than 12 years old, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child and misdemeanor furnishing pornographic material to a minor. A warrant was issued for his arrest
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Morgan County man pleaded not guilty Thursday to more than two dozen charges of illegal gun possession. Jason D. Marriott, 45, of Versailles, was jailed this week on 27 counts of being a felon in possession of a gun and two counts of felony drug possession. Each charge represents a separate
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Jefferson City police arrested an unidentified driver who tried to run from a traffic stop early Thursday.
Continue ReadingFive individuals have been charged in connection with the 2023 death of actor Matthew Perry, according to the US Attorney’s Office.
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By Scott Glover, John Miller and Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Five individuals have been charged in connection with the 2023 death of actor Matthew Perry, according to the US Attorney’s Office. The charges, announced Thursday morning at a news conference in Los Angeles, come after investigators say they uncovered an underground network of
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