Crime Archives

Columbia man charged for New Year’s day shooting

January 10, 2022 9:17 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Boone County prosecutor has charged a Columbia man with multiple crimes after a New Year’s Day shooting near Silverball bar.

Man found guilty after being pulled over in stolen vehicle in Jefferson City

January 7, 2022 9:08 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Cole County prosecutor is reporting a Jefferson City man was found guilty after he was pulled over in a stolen vehicle in June 2021. An officer spotted the vehicle at a gas station that was reported stolen out of Saline County. Prosecutor Locke Thompson says that Justin Atterberry was found

Elledge sentenced to 28 years in prison

January 7, 2022 3:22 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Boone County judge has sentenced Joseph Elledge to 28 years in prison for the murder Mengqi Ji.

Judge approves change of venue request in child death case

January 7, 2022 11:37 AM Zachary Farwell

Prosecutors have charged Kourtney Aumen and three other people in the December 2020 death of 4-year-old Jessica Mast.

Kaiser teen accused of running from police hurt after crash

January 7, 2022 9:42 AM Zachary Farwell

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Kaiser teenager was hurt after a crash on eastbound Highway 54 in Camden County on Thursday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 11:50 p.m. near the 117.6-mile marker. Troopers said the 15-year-old driver was thrown from the car after he failed to go around

Donald Trump asks the Supreme Court to block release of his White House records to the January 6 committee.

Missouri Attorney General to present oral arguments at Supreme Court over vaccine mandate for healthcare workers Friday

January 6, 2022 9:57 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Missouri, Louisiana Attorney General’s Offices to Present Oral Arguments in Biden v. Missouri/Becerra v. Louisiana

Police arrest suspect in New Year’s downtown Columbia shooting

January 6, 2022 4:55 PM Matthew Sanders

Police have arrested a man they suspect of shooting four people in downtown Columbia early New Year’s Day.

MUPD arrests man after fight in Downtown Columbia on Wednesday night

January 6, 2022 11:53 AM Zachary Farwell

Officers arrested Brandon L. Welty, 25, of Columbia, after a fight among three people near the intersection of Ninth and Cherry streets, University of Missouri police said.

Audrain County armed robbery suspect arrested in Jefferson City

January 5, 2022 9:00 PM Karl Wehmhoener

An Audrain County armed robbery suspect was arrested in Jefferson City following a weeks-long investigation.

Missouri attorney general files lawsuit against St. Louis County passes a mask mandate

January 5, 2022 7:27 PM ABC 17 News Team

Missouri’s Attorney General says he has filed another lawsuit against St. Louis County’s mask mandate.

Boone County deputies seek suspect in assault, chase

January 4, 2022 12:48 PM Matthew Sanders

Deputies are seeking the public’s help to find Gianni D. Hodo, 30, of Columbia after a woman was assaulted east of Columbia.

Prosecutors charge Kingdom City man after vehicle chase early on Monday morning

January 4, 2022 8:59 AM Zachary Farwell

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Callaway County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a Kingdom City man after a vehicle chase early on Monday morning. Prosecutors charged Jared B. Evans, 33, with felony resisting arrest, two felony counts of second-degree assault on a special victim, and other crimes. According to the Callaway County Sheriff’s Office, deputies started

Jefferson City man pleads guilty to two counts of sex crimes involving a child

January 3, 2022 4:07 PM Karl Wehmhoener

A Jefferson City man has entered a guilty plea to two counts of sexual misconduct involving a child according to the Cole County prosecutor.

Grand jury indicts Auxvasse man following deadly 2020 crash

January 3, 2022 1:08 PM Zachary Farwell

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Callaway County grand jury has indicted a man accused of a deadly 2020 crash. Jurors indicted John R. Meissert Jr., of Auxvasse, last week on felony charges of driving while intoxicated that resulted in the death of another person and leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in a

Four injured in downtown Columbia shooting on Saturday morning

January 1, 2022 2:28 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Police Department confirmed to ABC 17 News four people were shot outside the area of at Silverball Bar on Ninth Street in downtown Columbia on Saturday morning. Police were called to the scene because of a fight and were seen investigating around 1 a.m. Three people shot in the area

Judge grants change of venue request in Lake of the Ozarks biker club shooting

December 31, 2021 6:36 AM Zachary Farwell

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A judge has approved a request to move the trial of a man accused in a Lake of the Ozarks biker club shooting. Miller County Judge Aaron Koeppen granted the change of venue request for Tonka Ponder at an arraignment hearing on Tuesday. The case will now move to St. Charles

Jefferson City Police Department proposes hiring incentives to combat staffing shortage

December 30, 2021 3:33 PM Molly Stawinoga

The Public Safety Committee unanimously voted Thursday morning to move forward with hiring incentives.

Montgomery County deputies searching for man accused of running from police

December 30, 2021 11:17 AM Zachary Farwell

According to a Facebook post from the sheriff’s office, Elio Regalado, 28, of Longview, Texas, ran from New Florence police officers during a traffic stop at about 5:30 a.m. Thursday near Love’s Truck Stop.

Murder charge filed after deadly 2020 shooting at Cosmo Park

December 30, 2021 9:12 AM Zachary Farwell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office has filed charges against a man after a deadly November 2020 shooting in Columbia. Prosecutors charged Isaiah C. Brunson, 19, with second-degree murder and delivery of a controlled substance on Wednesday in the death of 19-year-old Jermaine Spain. Police said Spain was shot and killed at Cosmo

Ghislaine Maxwell found guilty in sex trafficking trial

December 29, 2021 4:05 PM CNN Newsource

A jury has reached a verdict in the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and close associate of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The verdict will be read in court shortly.