Crime Archives

Documents: Man held crowd at bay with gun during Columbia killing

June 15, 2020 10:42 AM Matthew Sanders

A man arrested last week held a crowd at bay while a man he was with fired the fatal shot during a May 25 killing on Quail Drive, according to police.

Officer-involved shooting leaves one dead in Sedalia

June 14, 2020 4:33 AM Zach Boetto

SEDALIA Mo. (KMIZ) According to Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A officials, a woman was shot and killed in an officer-involved shooting in Sedalia overnight. Officials say the incident happened around 10 p.m. on Friday during a traffic stop near US-50 and Winchester Drive in Sedalia. Reports say a Pettis County Sheriff’s Deputy shot Hannah

Man detained for threatening people with a knife in Columbia

June 13, 2020 12:15 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police say they detained a man who allegedly threatened people with a knife in downtown Columbia on Friday night. Reports say around 8:25 p.m. Gabriel Falls, 28, of Columbia, was walking with a nine-inch blade and threatening people in the area of E Walnut St. and Ninth St. Upon arrival, reports

One arrested in Columbia homicide investigation

June 12, 2020 8:09 PM Deborah Kendrick

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia police confirm they have arrested one man for his alleged role in a homicide that happened in the 2700 block of Quail Drive. Robert Junior Johnson, 49, was arrested and charged for first degree murder and unlawful use of a weapon. Columbia police were called to the 2700 block of Quail

Three Columbia men charged with selling heroin

June 12, 2020 4:24 PM Matthew Sanders

Keveon Martez Johnson, 36, his brother, Marcus Johnson, 34, and Marcus Seawood, 38, were charged in separate criminal complaints.

Man faces multiple charges after police chase, crash early Friday

June 12, 2020 3:39 PM Matt Ragsdale

A man faces felony charges in Boone County after police say he led officers on a chase and crashed into two parked cars early Friday morning.

Jefferson City man accused of pizza delivery robbery

June 12, 2020 3:23 PM Matthew Sanders

Prosecutors charged a Jefferson City man Thursday with robbing a pizza delivery driver at gunpoint.

MU Health reports data breach

June 12, 2020 1:53 PM Matthew Sanders

University of Missouri Health Care said Thursday that it has notified patients affected by a September data breach.

Inmate stabbed at Jefferson City prison

June 12, 2020 12:06 PM Matt Ragsdale

An inmate at Jefferson City Correctional Center was sent to the hospital after a stabbing at the prison Thursday morning.

Woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of jewelry

June 11, 2020 6:04 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia woman is accused of stealing nearly $37,000 worth of jewelry from a home she had been cleaning. Prosecutors charged Stephanie Hood on Thursday with felony stealing and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. According to court documents, the victims noticed several items were stolen from their home. The

Documents: Men shot in fatal Columbia encounter broke in through window

June 11, 2020 2:22 PM Amber Tabeling

Two men shot during an alleged south Columbia burglary — one of them fatally — broke into the home through a window, according to court documents.

Public suggests new policy to Columbia police review board

June 10, 2020 5:09 PM Zach Boetto

A board created to provide an independent review of Columbia’s police is getting ready for extra public comment at its Wednesday meeting.

Columbia police officer claims qualified immunity in appeal over high school student’s lawsuit

June 10, 2020 7:59 PM Lucas Geisler

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia police officer is appealing a court’s decision not to dismiss her from a lawsuit over the basis of qualified immunity. Attorney David Baker said the city of Columbia would appeal Judge Nanette Laughrey’s decision to leave Officer Keisha Edwards in a lawsuit over a Rock Bridge High School student’s claims

Missouri man sentenced to 20 years in prison after investigation led to Iceland

June 10, 2020 9:10 AM Matt Ragsdale

A Missouri man was sentenced to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty to more than a dozen charges including rape and sodomy.

Prosecutors charge man with setting fires during Columbia protest

June 10, 2020 1:08 PM Matthew Sanders

A Columbia man was charged Wednesday with unlawful use of a weapon after he allegedly set fires in a downtown Columbia intersection during protests.

Man sentenced in Boone County child assault case

June 10, 2020 7:52 AM Katie Greathouse

A man pleaded guilty to an assault charge in a Boone County child assault case after originally being charged with rape.

Moberly police arrest woman in connection with Boone County stealing case

June 9, 2020 10:49 PM Katie Greathouse

The Moberly Police Department arrested a woman Tuesday in connection with a felony stealing investigation in Boone County.

4 charged in fatal Jefferson City shooting

June 9, 2020 3:28 PM Matt Ragsdale

Cole County prosecutors charged four people in connection with a fatal shooting after an alleged drug deal turned deadly last week.

Columbia man sentenced to 10 years in prison for 2018 killing

June 9, 2020 11:28 AM Matt Ragsdale

A Columbia man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday after he pleaded guilty to murder in the 2018 killing of a teenager.

Prosecutors charge man after standoff in Cole County

June 5, 2020 6:53 PM Katie Greathouse

Prosecutors charged a man after a standoff with Cole County deputies on Tuesday night.