๐๐จ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ซ๐๐ซ๐ฒ
- Raw Pettis
- Jun 3
- 2 min read
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ซ: ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐, ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐, ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ.
On April 29, 2026, officers with the Columbia Police Department responded to the Columbia Public Library at 100 W. Broadway in reference to a report of sexual misconduct. Boone County Joint Communications received a report that a male had exposed his erect genitalia inside the library.
The victim told officers she observed a male with his pants down and his penis fully erect. The victim stated she did not observe any sexually gratifying acts but believed the male may have engaged in such acts to obtain the erection. The victim reported that she was offended by the exposure of the maleโs genitalia.
Library staff provided surveillance footage showing the suspect leaving the library wearing a black hat, gray Bass Pro Shops sweatshirt and black sweatpants. The suspect was observed leaving in an older-model white Chevrolet vehicle. Investigators identified the vehicle through Flock camera footage. Records showed the vehicle was registered to Dennis Eugene Allen Jr. Investigators determined Allenโs driverโs license photograph matched the individual seen on the library surveillance footage.
Later that day, Allen was stopped while driving the vehicle by the Boone County Sheriffโs Office and interviewed. Allen confirmed he had been at the Columbia Public Library on April 29, 2026, and stated he was wearing the same clothing seen on the security footage. Allen told investigators there had been a misunderstanding and that he had been adjusting himself. He stated someone may have observed him doing so.
Allen is now charged with sexual misconduct in the first degree and knowingly operating a motor vehicle without insurance โ owned by another.
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