CRIME & SAFETY
Ashland man charged with murder in three-year-old case
NEW BLOOMFIELD — A Boone County man was charged with murder for a crime that occurred in 2021. Robin Morales-Sanchez, 22, was arrested in 2021 in Kansas after fleeing Missouri with Sarah Beth Malki, who aided in Morales-Sanchez's escape following the murder. On July 30, 2021, Morales-Sanchez had gotten...
Riley Strain’s Family Has “Questions” After Autopsy Shows No Water In Lungs, Missing Pants & Boots
The family of University of Missouri student Riley Strain still has questions about his death. The 22-year old's body was found in the Cumberland River in Nashville last week, two weeks after he went missing after being kicked out of Luke Bryan's bar, Luke's 32 Bridge, on Broadway. After being asked to leave the bar, Strain’s friends called him, but he told them he would just walk back to their hotel. The group was staying at the Tempo Hotel, which is just off of Broadway on 8th Avenue, and just a few blocks from Luke’s bar. But for some reason, it appears that...
Columbia man arrested for forcible rape
NEW BLOOMFIELD — A Boone County man was arrested on March 26 for alleged forcible rape. Lonny Caldwell, 53, of Columbia, was taken into custody on Wednesday regarding a crime that occurred nearly two decades ago. On April 8, 2001, Boone County Deputies responded to a call at University...
Court docs: Man charged after firing gun during fight at Jefferson City home
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man was charged on Sunday after he was accused of firing a gun during a fight at a Jefferson City home on Saturday evening. Derrek Maurer, 28 was charged with unlawful gun possession and second-degree assault. His address is listed as Jefferson City on Casenet, but a press release from The post Court docs: Man charged after firing gun during fight at Jefferson City home appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
Three suffer moderate injuries in three-vehicle crash in Jefferson City
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash on Monday in the eastbound lanes of Highway 54 at Ellis Boulevard in Jefferson City caused a temporary lane closure, according to a crash report from the Jefferson City Police Department. According to the crash report, a 2019 Ford truck – driven by Bradley Ross, 45 of Springfield -- The post Three suffer moderate injuries in three-vehicle crash in Jefferson City appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
University of Missouri student’s death hits home for Tuscaloosa attorney
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - A Tuscaloosa attorney says the tragic death of student Riley Strain in Nashville is a heartbreaking reminder for a family who lost a University of Alabama student. You may recall Strain was the young man, a student from the University of Missouri, whose body was found...
Boone County teen arrested for tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution
NEW BLOOMFIELD — A Boone County teenager was arrested on March 4 for tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution. Kenny Jackson Jr. was arrested in connection to a previous crime in the City of Columbia. Jackson was present at a teenage house party on June 6, 2023,...
Police identify victim in March 18 homicide outside Walmart
Columbia police this week identified the victim killed in a March 18 homicide outside Walmart on Conley Road as Deijon Gipson, 24, of St. Louis. Issac Hollis, 25, was arrested in connection to the shooting. Hollis is charged with murder in the first degree and armed criminal action. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 16 before Boone County Circuit Judge Kayla Jackson-Williams.
Driver injured in I-70 crash
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, MO - A vehicle accident on I-70 Wednesday morning injured a Columbia driver. Highway Patrol says the rollover accident occurred in Lafayette County near the 32-mile marker as a vehicle driven by Kaleb Williams-Gadson hit an embankment and overturned off the right side of the westbound lanes. Williams-Gadson...
Grundy County to hear Harrison County drug, firearm case
Charges stemming from a crash last June five miles west of Ridgeway were transferred on Tuesday on a change of venue to Grundy County. Tamasha Latrece Foster of Fulton faces two counts of trafficking drugs and one count of unlawfully possessing a firearm. The Highway Patrol, at the time of...
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