JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Police briefly blocked part of Monroe Street in front of the police station after a man approached an ABC 17 News staff member just before 9 p.m. Our crews say the man was covered in a red substance and went inside the police station. The vehicle the man was driving was
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) There is a large police presence in the 2300 block of Southridge Drive in Jefferson City. Police have part of the road closed. ABC 17 News crews on scene saw crime scene tape up in the area and six police vehicles. ABC 17 News has contacted the Jefferson City Police Department
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Multiple law enforcement agencies assisted in the arrest of a former Boone County detention officer suspected of having child pornography. Kevin Downey, 33, of Fulton was arrested and taken to the Callaway County Jail around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Mid-Missouri law enforcement officers responded to a residence at the 900 block of State
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CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Camden County prosecutors have charged a Macks Creek man with seven felonies relating to alleged sexual contact with a child younger than 14 years old. Andrew Helm, 44, is charged with multiple counts of first-degree child molestation and first-degree statutory sodomy. He was arrested Tuesday, according to court documents. Court documents say
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) – The Cole County Sheriff’s Department is leading a multi-agency investigation into the shooting of 34-year-old Cole County Jail inmate Brandon McNeese. A Missouri State Highway Patrol spokesperson told ABC 17 News Wednesday that one trooper from the Division of Drug and Crime Control was assisting with the investigation. John Ham,
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VIENNA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mid-Missouri Sheriff’s Dive Team posted on Facebook Tuesday authorities searched for Mengqi Elledge. The post shows divers didn’t find Elledge they were searching for. It also shows divers are expected to continue searching next week. According to a press release from city spokesman Steve Sapp, the search took place in the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler said Tuesday an inmate at the county jail shot himself. Investigations result in charges filed. pic.twitter.com/ZMxp7rm1Ih— Sheriff John Wheeler (@SheriffWheeler) November 27, 2019 Wheeler tweeted Monday a shooting at the jail sent Brandon McNeese to the hospital. Wheeler said in a tweet, he submitted charges for
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Sheriff John Wheeler said his investigators were working Tuesday to determine how a shooting occurred inside the jail Monday. Wheeler said in a news release Tuesday that about 20 law enforcement personnel from various agencies conducted a search of every cell in the jail. “No other weapons were found,”
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MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Morgan County authorities charged a Stover man Tuesday in a 2015 killing. Thomas E. Capps, 50, was charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the March 17, 2015, death of Ronald Salmons, the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. Salmons, 45, of Versailles, was found shot
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COLUMBIA, Mo, A Columbia man accused of child abuse pleaded not guilty to two felony charges in court on Tuesday morning. Joseph Elledge, 24, pleaded not guilty to child abuse or neglect and endangering the welfare of a child after he waived his preliminary hearing, said Boone County Prosecutor Dan Knight. The case is now
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia businessman accused of child molestation had his bond set at $500,000 cash on Monday. Cale J. Kliethermes was originally booked in the Boone County Jail on Nov. 14 on no bond. His attorney requested the court set his bond at $50,000. Kliethermes, the owner of Kliethermes Homes and Remodeling, was
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man wanted in a January shooting death was arrested in Arizona as he tried to re-enter the country from Mexico, the Boone County Sheriff’s Department says. Officers arrested Garland B. Wisley, 60, on Saturday morning after he applied for entry into the United States, according to the public information officer
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cole County Sheriff said one person shot inside the county jail was treated and is back in custody. CCSD is currently working a weapons offense at the Jail. One subject was shot and transported to the hospital with non-life threatening conditions. There were no officers involved. Investigation continues.— Sheriff John
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The holiday season is among us and gift cards are an easy, and wanted, gift for many. With that comes scammers ready to take advantage. One of the more popular ways scammers are getting to your gift card before you is by gaining access to the pin number. Here’s how it works:
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Following a shooting that left a teenager injured, many neighborhood residents are asking who should be held responsible. Columbia police were sent Friday night to the 2500 block of Shepard Boulevard for reports of shots fired. When they got to the scene, they found bullet holes in a house. Later, an 18-year-old
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JONESBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE: The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop C identified two suspects and knows their names. The office said no one is in custody at this point and that the suspect have probably left Montgomery County. Troop C is investigating the case. A Troop C representative declined to
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City man charged in August with first-degree making a terrorist threat is accused of repeating the offense on Nov. 11. Brian Groner, 26, is accused of opening a Bank of America account using the email address “thenextmassshooter@gmail.com.” Groner denied to investigators that he created a bank account using that
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, city leaders and police chiefs on Monday proposed a three-pronged plan to fight gun violence that includes keeping firearms from minors, domestic abusers and violent offenders. St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield all have experienced spikes in gun crimes and homicides in recent years. Police say 176
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A man charged with conspiracy to commit murder pleaded guilty on two lesser felonies Monday. Jared Bears, 21, of Oak Grove, Mo. pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal a motor vehicle and failure to appear in court. Bears was charged with co-defendant Brian Kelley accused of plotting to kill Kelley’s grandparents. Brian
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. Cooper County Sheriff’s Office and Missouri State Highway Patrol continued to search for the subject of a manhunt on Monday morning. Authorities tried to pull over a stolen vehicle on Friday afternoon, and two people exited the car and ran from police, the CCSO said on its Facebook page. The Cooper County
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