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𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On August 19, 2026, at approximately 3 p.m., a Trooper patrolling the Missouri State Fairgrounds was notified by the victim that a white male subject, later identified as Dustin L. Mcilroy, had assaulted him and physically restricted his movement by forcing him to walk to an area where he did not want to go. The victim stated he was sitting on a bench at the Missouri State Fairgrounds when Mcilroy approached him and grabbed his wrist. According to the victim, Mcilroy stated, "You look hot. Do you want some water?" The victim reported that Mcilroy pulled him to his feet and placed his arm tightly around the victim's neck. Mcilroy then allegedly forced the victim to walk northbound on the roadway. According to the victim, he asked where they were going, and Mcilroy said they were going to his car to get water. The victim stated he removed Mcilroy's arm from his neck and walked away from him. A check of Mcilroy's criminal history showed he was currently on probation or parole for domestic assault in the second degree and stalking in the first degree. Mcilroy is now charged with Kidnapping in the third degree. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26PT-CR01005&inputVO.courtId=CT18#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On May 11, 2026, the Pettis County Sheriff's Office received a report from the Warrensburg Police Department regarding sexual misconduct with a juvenile. During a Division of Family Services interview conducted at the victim’s school, the victim disclosed that her family member, Cayden Alexander Ritzo, had shown her his penis and naked buttocks. The victim further disclosed that Ritzo made her touch his penis. The alleged incident took place at her father’s house in La Monte approximately one year prior. On May 19, the victim participated in a forensic interview at Child Safe. During that interview, the victim again disclosed that Ritzo exposed his penis and made her touch it with her hand. The victim stated Ritzo told her not to tell her father what happened. The victim also stated Ritzo made her place a piece of cardboard between his buttocks. On June 4, investigators interviewed the victim’s father for another investigation involving another juvenile victim. During that interview, the father described observing Ritzo standing in the juvenile’s bedroom with his pants down. The father reported he ordered Ritzo to leave the room and questioned the juvenile about what happened. On August 19, investigators interviewed Ritzo at the Pettis County Sheriff’s Office. During the interview, Ritzo provided possible explanations for the juvenile having seen his penis. Ritzo stated the victim may have seen his penis while he was changing with the door open, or while he was walking around the residence wearing ill-fitting shorts. Ritzo also stated the victim may have touched his penis while he was lying with her or playing with her. Ritzo initially stated he would help the victim use the bathroom, but later said the victim would ask to use the bathroom. Ritzo denied forcing the victim to touch his penis or intentionally exposing himself to her. Investigators requested to search Ritzo’s phone, and he consented. During the search, investigators located approximately 9 images that appeared to be Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) in the form of animated cartoon characters. Investigators also located 14 links to websites that had been accessed on the phone, which included nonconsensual fetish videos (staged). Ritzo is now charged with statutory sodomy or attempted, sexual misconduct involving a child under the age of 15, and possession of child pornography. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26PT-CR01007&inputVO.courtId=CT18#charges

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On Aug. 2, 2026, an officer with the Columbia Police Department investigated a reported domestic assault involving Derrion Trendale Henry. The victim stated she and Henry got into a verbal argument about her having sexual relations with another female and not including him. According to the probable cause statement, the victim reported the argument turned physical when Henry grabbed her left bicep and threw her to the ground, causing her to hit a cabinet. The victim stated Henry then struck her in the head with closed fists approximately 15 times and kicked her in the ribs with both feet approximately five times. She stated Henry stopped striking her and sat down. The victim reportedly stood up, and the two continued arguing. The victim stated Henry then grabbed her by the neck with both hands and began to strangle her. She reported Henry applied pressure to her throat for approximately one to five minutes. The victim stated Henry then threw her to the floor, causing her head to strike a coffee table. She reported injuries to her head, ribs, arms, and legs. The officer observed an approximately one-inch laceration on the back of the victim’s head, bruising on her left bicep and tricep, bruising to her neck with multiple scratches, and a small half-inch laceration on her left hand between her pointer finger and middle finger. The victim told the officer she feared for her life because Henry told her, “I could kill you, and no one would know.” The victim also reported a similar incident had occurred in July 2026, when Henry allegedly strangled her and made the same statement. After speaking with the victim, the officer made contact with Henry at the location and took him into custody. In a post-Miranda statement, Henry stated he and the victim got into a verbal altercation about adding another female in a sexual manner. Henry stated, “I did put my hands on [the victim], but I was defending myself.” Henry also stated the victim swung her fist at him. The officer reported not observing any injuries to Henry. Henry stated he and the victim use methamphetamine and had been on a five-day bender, and said his memory of the incident was not great. The probable cause statement further notes Henry has prior convictions for resisting or interfering with arrest, domestic abuse battery, and an illegal carrying of weapons charge. Henry is now charged with two counts of domestic assault, one in the second degree and one in the third degree. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03473&inputVO.courtId=CT13#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On Aug. 2, 2026, Boone County Joint Communications received multiple calls about shots fired at the I-70 westbound off-ramp at the Highway 63 connector intersection in Columbia. A short time later, dispatchers advised officers that a victim was at the Break Time in the 900 block of Conley Road. Officers with the Columbia Police Department responded to both locations. According to the probable cause statement, officers at Break Time located a victim with an apparent gunshot wound to the mouth. The victim was transported to University of Missouri Hospital for medical treatment. At the I-70 westbound off-ramp and Highway 63 connector intersection, officers located an unoccupied black 2026 Toyota Corolla stuck on a median. The probable cause statement says the vehicle was registered to a rental car company. Investigators reported that the Corolla had apparent damage to the front passenger door consistent with a bullet hole. Officers also observed apparent blood on the inside driver's door and what appeared to be a human tooth on the driver's seat. During a search of the Corolla, investigators located a box on the rear floorboard behind the driver's seat. Inside the box, they found a digital scale with white residue and a plastic baggie containing a white substance. A crime scene investigator reported that the residue and the substance field-tested positive for fentanyl and weighed more than 9 grams. A crime scene investigator later went to the hospital where the victim was being treated. The investigator collected the victim's clothing and reported locating $1,201 in cash inside a pocket. The victim also reported he was missing a tooth. Officers spoke with several witnesses who reported seeing parts of the incident. Witness 1 stated she was in her vehicle on the I-70 westbound off-ramp at the Highway 63 connector when she saw a black car with a Florida license plate about three cars ahead of her. Witness 1 reported that a Black male in a “wife beater” jumped out of the vehicle and was flailing his arms. She stated the man entered another black vehicle, which she believed was a Toyota Camry or Corolla, that had been behind the black vehicle with Florida plates. Witness 1 further stated the vehicle with the Florida license plate then rolled through the traffic light with no one inside and struck a curb. She later drove south on Highway 63 and reported seeing a Black male she believed was the same person crossing traffic toward Break Time. Witness 2 told officers she was in a vehicle on the I-70 westbound exit ramp when she heard five to six gunshots coming from behind her. She stated a vehicle rolled forward beside her, with the passenger door open, and scraped the side of her vehicle. Witness 2 reported no one was inside the vehicle when it made contact with her vehicle. Witness 2 stated that after the incident, juveniles in her vehicle told her they saw a Black man in a white shirt with blood on it near Break Time. Witness 3 stated she was riding in a vehicle driven by her fiancé on the I-70 westbound exit ramp to the Highway 63 connector. She reported seeing two vehicles in front of her and another gray or black vehicle turning right off the ramp while someone fired what appeared to be a black, long rifle at one of the vehicles. Investigators reviewed Flock cameras and license plate readers. According to the probable cause statement, a black Toyota with a Florida plate traveled through the roundabout at St. Charles Road and Clark Lane toward I-70 west. A second black Toyota with a Missouri plate traveled in front of it, and a gray Hyundai Elantra with black rims traveled behind both vehicles. On Aug. 3, Columbia police officers were conducting another investigation in the El Chaparral neighborhood when they located the second black Toyota behind a residence. According to the probable cause statement, the Toyota had apparent bullet holes on the passenger side and apparent blood on the outside of the vehicle. It was towed to the Columbia Police Department. The person who rented the black Toyota told investigators she rented it from Hertz. According to the probable cause statement, she reported that another person left her residence in the Toyota on Aug. 2 and that the vehicle was back at her residence by sunset. She also reported receiving a message that the person had been shot at. On Aug. 5, officers located a gray Hyundai Elantra in Columbia and contacted the driver, Mechoal Lamar Lewis. According to the probable cause statement, Lewis admitted driving the Elantra on Aug. 2 but claimed he had gone places investigators believed were inconsistent with Flock license plate reads. Lewis was taken into custody and transported to the Columbia Police Department. Lewis waived his Miranda rights and spoke with investigators. During the interview, Lewis allowed investigators to review the contents of his phone with him. Investigators reported seeing calls on Aug. 2 at 11:05 a.m. and 11:28 a.m. between Lewis and phone numbers associated with redacted individuals. Investigators also reviewed neighborhood surveillance video from an area near a redacted residence. After investigators confronted Lewis with what was shown on the video, Lewis allegedly stated, “they shot out the car.” When asked who did it, Lewis stated he did not know, but said he knew they shot out his car. When asked why, Lewis stated it was because of a shooting at the house. Investigators noted that a duplex had sustained damage from suspected gunshots earlier that morning. Lewis told investigators he was in the driver's seat of the Elantra, another person was in the front passenger seat, and two others were in the back seat. Lewis reported hearing another occupant of the vehicle say they had a gun. Lewis stated he ducked down and heard the shots. He told investigators he then left. Lewis denied that he or the front passenger fired shots and stated he did not know who in the back seat shot. Before the interview ended, investigators asked Lewis whether it was correct that one person was in the front passenger seat and two others were in the back seat. Lewis acknowledged that was correct and identified one person as being seated on the driver's side in the back. A separate probable cause statement states investigators also questioned Lewis about firearms after he was taken to the Columbia Police Department. Lewis initially told investigators he used to have a 9mm handgun but had gotten rid of it. According to the statement, Lewis admitted he still had 9mm ammunition at his residence. Later in the interview, Lewis allegedly admitted he currently had a 9mm handgun and a .40-caliber handgun at his residence. Investigators reported Lewis asked something to the effect of whether he would get in trouble for being a felon. Investigators obtained a search warrant for Lewis' residence. Before the warrant was served, Lewis allegedly told investigators one handgun was in his room, and the other was in the kitchen. During the search, investigators located two handguns inside the residence. A Ruger .40-caliber handgun was located inside the northeast bedroom, and a Ruger 9mm handgun was located in the kitchen. Investigators later spoke with Lewis again. According to the probable cause statement, Lewis stated he purchased both handguns at a park. Lewis is now charged with three counts of armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon by shooting at or from a motor vehicle, assault in the first degree or attempt, and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03491&inputVO.courtId=CT13#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On Aug. 9, 2026, officers with the Columbia Police Department were working a separate incident near Ninth and Walnut streets when they heard approximately three to four gunshots coming from west of the intersection. The gunshots reportedly came from the area of the 800 block of E. Walnut St., approximately half a city block from where officers had been located. An officer ran toward the area and observed approximately eight people running away from the gunfire. While running toward the area where the shots were heard, the officer reported seeing a Black male, later identified as Tavan Eric Williams-Patrick, setting down a firearm on the sidewalk in front of 50 Yard Line. Williams-Patrick was arrested and placed into a marked patrol vehicle. Officers on scene reported locating four spent shell casings and one live round of .40-caliber Smith & Wesson ammunition. According to the probable cause statement, Williams-Patrick was armed with a handgun and allegedly fired four rounds near approximately 30 uninvolved civilians on a public sidewalk near an open establishment. The statement also notes there were approximately 60 uninvolved civilians in the area near Ninth and Walnut streets. The probable cause statement notes Williams-Patrick had prior arrests for murder in the second degree, armed criminal action twice, and unlawful use of a weapon three times. Williams-Patrick is now charged with unlawful use of a weapon, two counts of armed criminal action, assault in the first degree, and unlawful discharge of a firearm. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03527&inputVO.courtId=CT13#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On the evening of August 6, 2026, deputies with the Boone County Sheriff's Office responded to University Hospital for a reported gunshot wound victim. Deputies learned the victim was a child. Deputies spoke with Dontay Lamont Palmer, who reportedly said the child had been in the home's living room unattended when the child may have used a burning candle to ignite a firework or fireworks that were also in the living room. The probable cause statement says the child sustained an injury to the left index finger, resulting in partial loss of the finger. Palmer admitted to keeping firearms in the home but claimed they had all been put away in a game room. Deputies also spoke with a reporting party, who stated she received a telephone call from Palmer. Palmer reportedly told her, "there's been an accident," and said the child had shot themself in the hand. The reporting party later asked Palmer what had occurred. She told deputies Palmer said, "I can't. I can't. That's gonna be child neglect felony." She also stated she was especially concerned because Palmer was "trying to convince everyone no gun was involved." Deputies then obtained a court-approved Boone County search warrant for Palmer's residence. Inside the home's front door, deputies reported locating a blood trail leading to a southeast bedroom. Inside the bedroom, deputies reported finding four loaded firearms, including one firearm near a child's high chair. According to the probable cause statement, a spent .223-caliber cartridge case was lying under the firearm and was similar to cartridges loaded in the firearm. Deputies also reported observing blood on the high chair's tray, the bedroom floor, and a doorpost. Deputies found no signs that a firework or fireworks had been discharged in the living room or anywhere around the residence, as Palmer had indicated. Deputies also reported finding no designated bedroom, bed, or sleeping area for the child. The probable cause statement notes that Palmer has a prior conviction for a firearm-related offense in California. Palmer is now charged with endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree involving serious physical injury. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03519&inputVO.courtId=CT13#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 6, 2026, a Boone County Sheriff's Office deputy responded to a report of criminal sexual contact. The deputy learned that a juvenile had made statements to others alleging that Mason Alexander Heard had sexually abused the juvenile when the juvenile was younger. On July 14, 2026, a detective attended a forensic interview with the juvenile. According to the probable cause statement, the juvenile disclosed that Heard was “molesting” the juvenile, but made no further disclosure during that interview and asked whether the interview could continue another day. On July 30, 2026, the detective attended a second forensic interview. During that interview, the juvenile disclosed that in May 2026, Heard had “molested” the juvenile. When asked to clarify, the juvenile stated Heard “touched me without my consent.” The juvenile reported that Heard used “his hand, mouth, and genitals” to touch their “butt” and “genitals and area.” The juvenile also reported Heard used his mouth and was “sucking” on their “genital area.” The juvenile also disclosed that Heard ejaculated on them. In a post-Miranda interview, Heard denied any sexual contact between himself and the juvenile. On Aug. 9, 2026, a Boone County Sheriff's Office deputy was dispatched to make phone contact regarding a past physical disturbance. Joint Communications reported the caller said they had been in a fight with Heard the night before and that he refused to let them leave. The victim told the deputy that around midnight, they confronted Heard about cheating. The victim said they got into their vehicle to leave, but Heard put the vehicle in park and removed the keys from the ignition. The victim reported they told Heard they were going to call police and began dialing 911. Heard allegedly took their cellphone from their hand and refused to return it. The victim stated they exited the residence to walk for help, but Heard followed them outside. The victim reported Heard picked them up and carried them back inside the residence. The victim further stated they attempted to exit through the garage door, but Heard used his body to block the doorway. According to the statement, the victim and Heard then circled an island in the kitchen while the victim tried to get away through the front door and garage door. The victim reported they were able to get outside again and screamed for help. Heard reportedly picked them up again and took them back inside the residence. The victim reported they had been dating Heard for about two weeks. Heard is now charged with domestic assault in the fourth degree, tampering or attempting to tamper with a victim, kidnapping in the third degree, incest, sodomy in the second degree, and sexual abuse in the second degree. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03577&inputVO.courtId=CT13#docket https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03576&inputVO.courtId=CT13#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On August 11, 2026, officers with the Clinton Police Department responded to a disturbance in progress at a private residence. Officers arrived and contacted Victim 1, who reported that Keymari Lamar Caldwell forced his way into the apartment. Victim 1 stated Victim 2 came out of the bedroom, and Caldwell asked who Victim 2 was before chasing Victim 2 back into the bedroom. Victim 1 stated they followed Caldwell and observed Caldwell holding a knife in his left hand. Victim 1 reported trying to get between Caldwell and Victim 2, at which point Caldwell allegedly bit Victim 1’s shoulder and cut their arm with the knife. Victim 1 stated they yelled for Victim 2 to leave. As Victim 2 was trying to leave, Victim 1 stated Caldwell was standing behind them with his left arm around their neck. Victim 1 noticed Victim 2 was bleeding. Victim 1 reported they had been in a relationship with Caldwell for two years but did not live together. Victim 2 reported arriving at Victim 1’s apartment on August 10, 2026, around 8:42 p.m. Around midnight, Caldwell allegedly arrived and banged on the door several times, wanting to come inside. Victim 2 stated Victim 1 told Caldwell no several times and told him he should not be there. According to Victim 2, Caldwell then barged through the door. Victim 2 stated that when they came out of the bedroom, they observed Caldwell and Victim 1 on the floor. Caldwell then allegedly pulled out a knife and chased Victim 2 back into the bedroom. Victim 2 reported Caldwell tried to stab them, but Victim 2 was able to move away from the attempts. Victim 2 stated they tried to grab the knife handle but grabbed the blade instead, causing slashes to their fingers. Victim 2 showed officers two marks on their chest. When asked if the marks were from Caldwell trying to stab them, Victim 2 stated yes and reported that they kept pushing the knife away while in the closet. Victim 2 stated that when Victim 1, Victim 2, and Caldwell ended up in the closet, Caldwell bit Victim 2’s hand and also bit Victim 1. Victim 2 reported that when they went to leave, Caldwell had Victim 1 in a headlock with the knife held up, describing the situation as Caldwell holding Victim 1 at knifepoint. According to the probable cause statement, an officer observed a laceration on Victim 1’s right wrist and a bite mark on Victim 1’s left shoulder. The officer also observed two puncture marks on Victim 2’s chest and lacerations to Victim 2’s index and middle fingers. Victim 2 had to be treated at a hospital for the finger lacerations. When asked, Caldwell declined to make a statement. Caldwell is now charged with domestic assault in the second degree, assault in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, and armed criminal action. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26HE-CR00452&inputVO.courtId=SMPDB0005_CT27#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 17, 2026, a Cass County grand jury indicted Keth Jordan Lee Barnes on three counts of child molestation in the first degree. The indictment alleges Barnes committed the act of child molestation between April 2nd and April 4th by touching the three confidential victims’ breasts for the purpose of gratifying a sexual desire while knowing the victims to be his stepchildren. All three victims are reportedly under the age of 14. No further details were made public. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26CA-CR00555-01&inputVO.courtId=CT17#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 21, 2026, an officer with the Columbia Police Department was dispatched to a residence in Columbia in reference to a reported possible disturbance. The officer arrived and made contact with Adam Arthur Lees, who was later identified as the suspect. Lees was transported from the scene to a hospital by medics for a secondary assault. The officer spoke with a witness, who stated the victim was sitting on the steps and being loud. They reported seeing Lees exit his residence and enter into a verbal altercation with the victim. According to the witness, during the verbal altercation, Lees charged at the victim with a knife. Lees then chased the victim downstairs, through the apartment complex passageway, and into the parking lot with the knife. The officer then spoke with Lees, who corroborated the witness’s statement. Lees stated he did not have time to keep talking to the victim, which was why he chased him down the stairs. Lees also stated he chased the victim into the parking lot as the victim was going toward his car. The officer reviewed security footage from a neighbor’s camera. The officer reported the footage showed Lees exit his residence yelling at the victim while holding a knife in the air and displaying it in a threatening manner toward the victim. The officer reported the footage showed the victim attempting to get away from Lees by going down a couple of steps. Lees continued toward the victim while holding the knife before the video ended. According to the probable cause statement, Lees was previously arrested on a psychiatric evaluation hold by the University of Missouri Police for making statements about killing the victim. Lees is now charged with assault in the fourth degree and unlawful use of a weapon. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03420&inputVO.courtId=CT13#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 25, 2026, officers with the Columbia Police Department investigated a reported shooting at Douglass Park, located in the 400 block of N. Providence Road in Columbia. Victim 1 was located by officers at the Blind Boone Center, located in the 300 block of N. Providence Road. Officers reported that Victim 1 had gunshot wounds to his left bicep and the right side of his upper back. Victim 2 was not located. An officer later contacted Victim 1 at University of Missouri Hospital. Victim 1 stated he had been sitting at the same picnic table as Lenn Dukes at Douglass Park. Victim 1 reported that Dukes had been carrying a firearm that night, saying he had seen it in Dukes’ waistband inside a park bathroom about five minutes before the shooting. Victim 1 stated that, shortly before the shooting, Dukes was “circling” the picnic table. Victim 1 said he “said something to him,” and Dukes said something back, though Victim 1 did not remember what was said. Victim 1 reported he was “high” and Dukes was “drunk.” Victim 1 stated he heard Dukes’ firearm go off four times. Investigators reviewed video footage from cameras at Douglass Park. The footage showed numerous people under the pavilion near the bathrooms. The individuals then began running in multiple directions. On July 26, detectives reported receiving information from a concerned citizen that Dukes had shot Victim 1. On July 27, another detective reported receiving information from a concerned citizen that Dukes had shot Victim 1 at Douglass Park and fired four shots. Staff from the Columbia Housing Authority provided investigators with video from cameras situated across the street from Douglass High School. The video showed Victim 1 running in front of Douglass High School, crossing Providence Road, and stopping in front of the Blind Boone Center, where officers found him. A detective also spoke with a witness, who reported being present at Douglass Park when Victim 1 was shot. The witness stated Victim 2 was sitting on the left side of Victim 1. Dukes then walked up to Victim 1 and told him he wanted his money. Dukes then began walking around the table before walking to the northwest pillar, standing behind it, and firing his firearm four times. The witness stated Victim 1 ran southwest toward Douglass High School after the shooting. The witness stated Dukes appeared to have run northwest. Victim 2 was shot in the wrist by Dukes. The witness told investigators Dukes may have gone to a residence in the 800 block of N. Garth Avenue, where he was known to shower and stay. The witness stated she was told Dukes went there to shower after the shooting. The witness reported Dukes was wearing dark, possibly black, shorts, a white T-shirt, a shiny greenish jacket, and a black hat. According to the probable cause statement, court records show Dukes entered a guilty plea on March 22, 2021, for unlawful possession of a firearm and resisting or interfering with arrest for a felony. Investigators also stated Dukes posed a danger to the community, citing prior convictions for robbery, assaults, and multiple other felonies. The statement noted Dukes was on parole for unlawful possession of a firearm. Dukes is now charged with two counts of armed criminal action, two counts of assault in the first degree or attempt, one count of unlawful possession of a firearm as a dangerous felon, and one count of unlawful use of a weapon by exhibiting. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03326&inputVO.courtId=CT13&inputVO.isTicket=false#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On August 3, 2026, a trooper with the Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated a single-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on U.S. 40 near the Midway Travel Plaza near Cunningham Drive in Columbia. The pedestrian was lying in a ditch next to the roadway when a BMW traveling east left the roadway and struck him before returning to the roadway. Witnesses reported the BMW then left the scene by traveling west on Interstate 70. The pedestrian was transported to University Hospital with serious injuries to his head. The probable cause statement says he was immediately intubated and was suspected of having a brain bleed. Vehicle information was provided to local law enforcement agencies. A FLOCK camera captured the vehicle near Rangeline and Smiley Lane. Boone County deputies stopped the BMW on Brown Station Road at Tiger Village Trailer Park. Deputies identified the driver as Jesus Bernal Olea and detained him. A trooper arrived at Tiger Village Trailer Park and arrested Bernal Olea on suspicion of assault in the second degree, leaving the scene of an accident involving physical injury, and operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner involving an accident. The probable cause statement says Bernal Olea admitted operating the BMW and striking the pedestrian. He also stated he left the scene because he was scared. During a search of the vehicle, investigators reported locating small quantities of marijuana and drug paraphernalia inside Bernal Olea’s backpack. Bernal Olea is now charged with assault in the second degree, leaving the scene of an accident involving physical injury, operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner involving an accident, and possession of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid of 10 grams or less. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03432&inputVO.courtId=CT13#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On April 15, 2026, Johnson County detectives were notified of a report of statutory rape at a rural Warrensburg address in Johnson County. According to the probable cause statement, the victim, a child under the age of 14, reported being sexually abused by Matthew Rey Obenza from January 2023 through April 2026. On April 7, 2026, while at school, Witness 1 reported that the victim disclosed being sexually abused by Obenza. The victim also disclosed that during one occurrence of abuse, the victim thought about using a pocket knife to protect themself from Obenza. The victim stated they did not use the knife because Obenza had been in the military and the victim assumed he was familiar with knives because of military training. On April 21, 2026, the victim attended a forensic interview. During the interview, the victim disclosed being sexually harassed by Obenza on a regular basis. The victim stated the abuse occurred when the victim’s mother left the home, either for work or to go on a walk. The victim stated the first incident occurred when Obenza told the victim he wanted to see if the victim had ever been sexually harassed before. The victim stated, “I couldn’t do anything because I’m a child who couldn’t defend myself.” The victim also stated the situation was confusing. According to the probable cause statement, the victim appeared to have difficulty discussing the details of what occurred. The interviewer gave the victim the opportunity to write instead of speak. The victim wrote that the victim had been sexually assaulted by Obenza and that Obenza had said the assaults would not happen again. The victim wrote that the statement was not true because the abuse continued. The victim also disclosed that Obenza made the victim watch pornography, knowing it made the victim sick. The victim stated the pornography included videos from a website and homemade pornographic videos that depicted the victim’s mother. The victim stated being forced to watch the videos made them feel sick enough to take a shower. The victim described one occurrence during which the victim was lying on their back in Obenza’s bed while watching a younger sibling sleep. The victim stated the victim’s mother was out for a walk. The victim disclosed that Obenza removed his clothes, slowly removed the victim’s clothes, got on top of the victim, and assaulted the victim. The victim stated the assault hurt and caused a burning sensation. The victim described Obenza’s movements as “rocking back and forth basically.” When asked what made Obenza stop, the victim stated, “when we were done.” When asked if anything came out of Obenza’s penis, the victim stated yes, then became visibly uncomfortable discussing further details. On May 14, 2026, a detective interviewed the victim’s mother, identified in the probable cause statement as Witness 2. Witness 2 confirmed she had been in a relationship with Obenza and had lived with him for three years. Witness 2 stated that during that time, she worked outside the home while Obenza did not. Witness 2 stated Obenza was the primary caregiver for the victim. Witness 2 also confirmed the victim had possessed a pocket knife at one point during the previous three years. On July 15, 2026, a detective received the victim’s medical records from Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, where the victim was seen for a SAFE, or Sexual Assault Forensic Exam. According to the probable cause statement, the medical provider documented that the victim disclosed Obenza would take the victim’s phone away and only give it back if the victim agreed to do sexual acts with him. The victim was diagnosed with child sexual abuse. On June 29, 2026, the detective received medical records from a mental health provider who began treating the victim in February 2026. During treatment, the victim disclosed that the victim knew the abuse would not stop if the victim did not tell someone about it. Obenza’s criminal history includes convictions for theft of services, obscene threat, inflicting corporal injury, and driving while suspended. Obenza is now charged with statutory rape in the first degree. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26JO-CR00697&inputVO.courtId=CT17#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 1, 2026, a detective with the Morgan County Sheriff's Department was assigned to a sexual assault investigation after a deputy reported speaking with a confidential victim who said she had been sexually assaulted by Loren Arnold Berry. According to the probable cause statement, the victim reported the alleged conduct began when she was [redacted]. She initially advised she was moving and did not wish to pursue charges. The detective later interviewed the victim, who reported that Berry had engaged in unwanted sexual acts with her beginning when she was [redacted]. According to the probable cause statement, the victim again advised she did not wish to pursue charges at that time. Investigators then responded to Berry's residence in Morgan County in an attempt to interview him. Berry was not home, and investigators asked another person at the residence to have Berry contact the Sheriff's Office regarding the investigation. Later that day, the detective attempted to contact Berry by telephone. A deputy advised that Berry had attempted suicide and was being transported to a hospital. On July 14, 2026, investigators interviewed Berry at the Morgan County Sheriff's Office after advising him of his Miranda rights. During the interview, Berry initially denied having a sexual relationship with the victim and stated he was unable to engage in sexual intercourse due to erectile dysfunction. Berry later admitted he had a sexual relationship with the victim beginning when she was [redacted], approximately in late September 2023, and continuing until a few months before the interview. Berry admitted to touching the victim's breast and vagina with his hands and admitted to engaging in sexual intercourse with her. Berry stated he believed the relationship was consensual and said he never forced the victim to participate in sexual activity. Berry also admitted he knew it was illegal to have a sexual relationship with the victim when she was [redacted], but stated he had read the law and believed it became permissible when she [redacted]. He further admitted they engaged in sexual intercourse approximately twice per month during the relationship and stated he considered the victim his girlfriend and loved her. On July 20, 2026, investigators contacted the victim by telephone. During that conversation, the victim advised she wished to pursue criminal charges against Berry regarding the reported sexual assault. Court documents note that Berry was convicted of felony rape of a child in Maple Valley, Washington, in 1990. Berry was also convicted of failing to register as a sex offender in 2020. Berry is now charged with two counts of statutory rape in the second degree. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26MG-CR00411&inputVO.courtId=SMPDB0004_CT26#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On May 24, 2026, officers with the Columbia Police Department responded to a reported disturbance at a hotel in Columbia. According to the probable cause statement, officers contacted the victim, who was crying, shaking, hyperventilating, and repeatedly whispering, “He’s going to kill me.” The victim also expressed fear that Drew Patrick Coco would overhear the conversation. According to the probable cause statement, the body-worn camera recordings showed the victim crying uncontrollably, shaking, hyperventilating, whispering to officers, repeatedly looking toward the hotel room door and appearing afraid that Coco would hear what was being said. The victim repeatedly stated, “He’s going to kill me.” During a follow-up interview, the victim reported that Coco left the hotel in the victim’s vehicle at approximately 9 p.m. on May 24. The victim stated Coco claimed he was going home, but the victim did not know where he actually went. The victim told the detective they believed Coco may have left to obtain or use drugs. The victim stated Coco returned to the hotel at approximately 9:30 p.m. and was “a different person.” The victim further reported they had been quietly lying down watching a movie when Coco suddenly pulled them from the bed, punched them in the head and neck with closed fists, grabbed them by the neck, pulled their hair and threw them backward. The victim stated they attempted to defend themself by kicking before Coco picked them up, forced them into another room, and ordered her to “Get in there.” The victim reported that Coco placed his hand over their mouth and said, “I don’t want to even hear you breathe.” The victim stated they had difficulty breathing and could only breathe “kind of” through their nose because Coco’s hand completely covered their mouth. The victim further reported that Coco took their cellular telephone, unplugged all hotel room telephones, and repeatedly ordered them to remain quiet, preventing them from calling for help. The victim stated Coco used a pillow against their face, “so [he] didn’t make marks,” while positioning himself on top of them. The victim reported the assault occurred in intervals over approximately two hours, with Coco briefly falling asleep or passing out before waking and resuming the assault. The victim stated they remained still and silently prayed they would live through the incident because they believed any movement or sound would cause Coco to assault them again. The victim reported that Coco kneed them in the abdomen, causing severe pain and taking their breath away. The victim further stated Coco said he “should have killed [them] a long time ago” and threatened to throw them from the hotel window. The victim also told the detective that Coco said he wanted to “watch my head bust like a watermelon.” The victim stated they believed Coco intended to carry out the threats and feared they were going to die. When asked how they felt during the assault, the victim stated, “I didn’t think I was going to live.” During the interview, the detective completed a strangulation assessment. The victim demonstrated how Coco allegedly covered their mouth with his hand and repeatedly pressed a pillow over their face. The victim stated they could breathe through their nose only “kind of” while Coco’s hand covered their mouth and confirmed it was difficult to breathe. When asked whether they believed Coco was trying to keep them quiet or suffocate them, the victim answered, “Both.” The victim further stated that while the pillow was over their face, they could not get enough air, “started seeing stars” and believed they were going to die. According to the probable cause statement, Coco had been arrested for domestic abuse offenses involving the same victim on May 7, 2026, and again on June 21, 2026. At the time of the June 21 offense, Coco was out on bond in connection with the May 7 incident. During the May 7th incident, a caller reported that while inside a building in the 200 block of E. Nifong Drive, she witnessed the victim in the vehicle's front passenger seat attempting to exit. When she did so, Coco grabbed the victim around her neck and dragged her back into the vehicle. The witness stated that as Coco did so, he drove the car away with the passenger door open, with one or both of the victim's feet outside the vehicle at the time. Coco reportedly ripped out a “chunk of [the victim’s] hair”. The probable cause statement also notes that Coco had prior arrests for resisting arrest, felony driving while intoxicated, felony leaving the scene of an accident, domestic assault, harassment, and kidnapping in the second degree. Coco is now charged with domestic assault in the second, third, and fourth degrees. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03072&inputVO.courtId=CT13#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 26, 2026, deputies with the Saline County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 100 block of West Second Street in Nelson, Missouri, for a possible domestic assault no longer in progress. Upon arrival, a deputy observed the front door on the south side of the residence was open. The deputy approached the door, announced the Sheriff’s Office, and knocked. According to the probable cause statement, the victim came to the front door from the bedroom area. The victim stated she had been in an argument with her husband, Douglas Howard Palmer, and said Palmer grabbed her around the neck for approximately one minute. While speaking with the victim, the deputy observed several red marks and bruising on both sides of the victim’s neck and throat area. The victim stated Palmer grabbed her neck with his right hand. She reported she did not lose consciousness, but had trouble breathing while Palmer’s hand was around her throat. The victim stated she did not know where Palmer went after he left the residence. Deputies then responded to another residence in Nelson where Palmer was possibly located. Upon arrival, deputies made contact with Palmer, who stated he had a “little argument” with the victim. Palmer stated the victim scratched him on the face, and he walked away and left. Palmer denied touching the victim or placing his hands on her neck. Deputies reported Palmer appeared visibly intoxicated and had red, bloodshot eyes. Palmer was advised he was under arrest. While being placed in the front seat of a patrol vehicle, Palmer stated, “I’m sorry.” Palmer repeated “I’m sorry” multiple times while in custody. Palmer was transported to Fitzgibbon Hospital for a fit-for-confinement evaluation before being transported to the Saline County Jail and released to jail staff. A deputy later conducted follow-up interviews with Witness 1 and Witness 2. Both witnesses stated Palmer arrived at their residence crying and indicated he was going to jail because he choked the victim out. Witness 1 and Witness 2 stated Palmer repeated multiple times that he choked out the victim. Witness 1 stated that she contacted her daughter, who is a friend of the victim, and informed her of what had happened. The daughter then began trying to contact the victim but received no response. During the investigation, deputies determined Palmer and the victim are married and have children in common. Palmer is now charged with domestic assault in the second degree. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26SA-CR00341&inputVO.courtId=SMPDB0001_CT15#charges

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 29, 2026, an officer responded to the 1200 block of Larch Court in Columbia in reference to a reported residential burglary. According to the probable cause statement, call notes stated that a woman had come from a neighboring residence, broken into the complainant’s apartment, and said she lived there now. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with the victim, who stated she came home at approximately 11:45 a.m. and noticed her front door was open. The victim stated that when she entered the apartment, she noticed Fabuloso and Febreze were missing from inside the residence. She said she left the apartment shortly afterward. The victim stated she returned at approximately 12:50 p.m. and observed Madison Leigh Theroff entering her apartment. The victim said she went inside while Theroff was still in the apartment and confronted her. According to the victim, Theroff said she lived there now and then exited the apartment. The victim later found the Fabuloso and Febreze on her porch after Theroff left the apartment the second time. While speaking with the victim, a witness reported that Theroff was walking behind the victim’s apartment. The officer located Theroff, detained her, and escorted her to a patrol vehicle. During questioning, Theroff stated she entered the victim’s apartment because she was confused. Theroff stated she took items out of the apartment, then changed her statement and said she did not. Theroff also stated the front door to the apartment was unlocked. Another witness stated she was upstairs in the victim’s apartment when Theroff entered. The witness stated she saw the victim enter the apartment and then saw Theroff. The probable cause statement notes that Theroff stated she did not have a steady address. Theroff is now charged with first-degree burglary. Theroff was found guilty of trespassing for another incident on September 11, 2025. During that incident, the victim reported Theroff entered his residence without permission and refused to leave. Theroff was also recently on probation for domestic assault in the fourth degree for an incident on February 2, 2025. During that incident, Theroff allegedly kicked in the victim’s bedroom door before scratching and hitting him with a broomstick. Theroff was actively on probation for another burglary on November 14, 2025. In that incident, Theroff allegedly entered a residence in the 1300 block of War Admiral Dr. The victim reported that he was inside the residence during the burglary and told Theroff she should not be there. The victim reported that Theroff threw his tablet on the floor, causing it to break, along with damaging a bedroom mirror. Theroff allegedly threatened to kill the victim while inside the home. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03340&inputVO.courtId=CT13#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 29, 2026, officers with the Columbia Police Department responded to the 1500 block of E. Business Loop 70 in Columbia after reports of a man inside a structure on the stack at the municipal power plant. Multiple callers reported that Richard Dean Nichols was inside the structure midway up the stack with his upper body out of a window. An officer arrived at approximately 6:38 a.m. and observed Nichols inside the structure, approximately 150 feet up. The officer noted that the power plant property is completely fenced, and access points are controlled by gates requiring passcodes. The officer used a patrol car loudspeaker to instruct Nichols to exit the structure and climb down the ladder to the ground. Nichols did not exit the structure until approximately 8:40 a.m. While on scene, the officer reported seeing Nichols throw multiple items from the window. The officer observed a red metal toolbox on the ground directly beneath Nichols’ location that had been crushed. A power plant employee confirmed the toolbox had been inside the structure where Nichols was located. The officer also reported seeing Nichols break a light affixed to the outside of the structure. The estimated value of the property damage was listed at $120. Nichols allegedly told officers he went inside the structure because he wanted to “have fun.” Officers noted that Nichols is reportedly homeless. Nichols is now charged with burglary in the second degree, property damage in the second degree, and obstructing government operations. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03334&inputVO.courtId=CT13#docket

Thomason Watson Bell Ortiz 𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On June 17, 2026, the Saline County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department Missing Person/Homicide Unit in reference to a missing person from Kansas City identified as Amber Simpson. According to the probable cause statements, investigators had received information from an anonymous tip alleging Simpson had been killed and that her body had been burned at a residence in rural Nelson, Missouri, on May 28, 2026. Based on information received from Kansas City police, along with other documentation, records, and evidentiary material, investigators applied for and received a search warrant for the rural Nelson property, located in the 30000 block of 116th Road. On June 18, 2026, the search warrant was executed at the property. According to the probable cause statements, agencies present during the search and evidence recovery included the Saline County Sheriff’s Office, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a Kansas City Police Department K-9 unit, the Kansas City Fire Department, the Missouri Department of Public Safety Division of Fire Safety, and a forensic anthropologist from the University of Missouri. According to Thomason’s probable cause statement, investigators first made contact with Kristopher Michael Bell outside the residence. Bell told investigators that the homeowner, Damon Anthony Thomason, was inside the residence and went to get him. After a brief conversation with someone inside, Bell stated that Thomason had indicated investigators could enter the residence. Investigators then made contact with Thomason just inside the front door. Thomason was asked if he knew anything about a homicide out of Kansas City, and he stated he did not. Thomason then stated a couple had been at the residence three or four weeks earlier. Investigators asked Thomason whether anyone had asked him for permission to put a body on his property. Thomason stated they had not. At the conclusion of the initial interview, Thomason was advised that investigators had a search warrant for the property. After investigators exited the residence, Bell was not present. Bell was later located on the north side of the residence with Felix Lopez Watson Jr. Bell and Watson were advised that investigators had a search warrant for the property and returned to the front of the residence. Bell reported living at the residence for about a year. Watson stated he had lived there for about two months. Thomason stated he did not know anything except that he had heard people talking that morning and that the situation seemed strange. Thomason stated the people were talking about “stupid shit” and how they were going to kill “mother fuckers.” During the execution of the search warrant, investigators observed tire tracks leading south onto adjacent property. The tire tracks led to a burn area that appeared recent, with grass still growing around undefined edges of the area. Investigators observed steel belts consistent with burned tires in the burn pile, along with numerous bones readily identifiable as chicken bones. During a visual search of the burn pile and surrounding area, investigators observed bones consistent with being human. Investigators also located a metal fire poker near the burn area. The poker was burned on the ends and appeared consistent with being used to stir the fire. A medical identification bracelet issued to Watson was also located near the burn area. A cadaver-sniffing canine alerted for the presence of a deceased human being in the burn pile. After possible human remains were observed and the canine alerted, investigators stopped the search and obtained an additional search warrant to continue searching and seize evidence. After the second warrant was obtained, the University of Missouri was contacted and a forensic anthropologist was requested to assist with identifying and collecting human remains. The forensic anthropologist collected numerous bones determined to be human from in and around the burn pile. The forensic anthropologist reported that the severe degradation of the human bones was caused by one fire that continued for an extended period of time or by multiple fires over an extended period of time. On June 18, investigators interviewed Watson. According to Watson’s probable cause statement, Watson stated a Black male came to the residence with two females. Watson stated he did not know what they were going to do and said they went to a field behind the house. When asked what had been found on the property, Watson stated a body. Investigators asked Watson about the burn area to the south. Watson stated the area was not on the property and said he had not paid attention to it. When investigators showed Watson a photograph of the medical bracelet recovered from the burn area, Watson stated he did not know and then said the last time he went back there, he threw trash all the way in the back. Watson stated the trash included paper, cardboard, and tires. Watson said he forgot the medical bracelet had been on his arm. When told the bracelet was found next to the human remains investigators had located, Watson stated it was in the trash. Investigators noted that when reminding Watson that he had just said the bracelet was on his wrist, Watson stated, “I don’t know, I just went to the hospital too.” Watson also stated they burned dead turkeys at the location. When investigators told Watson they were aware something else had been burned there and that he knew what it was, Watson stated he did not know. He stated he burned turkeys, trash, and tires there, but did not know what else was back there. Watson ended the interview by requesting to speak with his attorney. During the same June 18 search, investigators located drug evidence inside the residence. According to the probable cause statements filed in reference to Thomason, Bell, and Watson, investigators located a bag containing 11 grams of a white crystal substance in a kitchen drawer under the kitchen island. The white crystal substance tested positive for the presence of methamphetamine. Investigators also located items of drug paraphernalia in the kitchen drawer, including a digital scale that weighed in grams. A plate containing white crystal powder and a snorting tube were also located in the kitchen drawer. According to the probable cause statement involving Bell, investigators located an improvised smoking device used to smoke methamphetamine in Bell’s bedroom. Investigators also located a digital scale that weighed in grams and a small ziplock bag with white powdery residue. The improvised smoking device and ziplock bag were located on the same shelf as a wallet containing an identification card issued to Bell. The digital scale was located in plain view on a couch or loveseat. Bell stated he used the improvised smoking device to smoke methamphetamine. Bell also stated he was aware of the 11 grams of methamphetamine in the kitchen drawer and had used methamphetamine from the same drawer with Watson and Thomason. According to the probable cause statement involving Thomason, Thomason stated the bag containing 11 grams of methamphetamine was his. Thomason also stated he had used methamphetamine two days before June 19, 2026. Thomason further stated he provided methamphetamine to Bell and Watson and that they all used the methamphetamine together. According to the probable cause statement involving Watson, Watson was under supervision with the Missouri Department of Probation and Parole for possession of a controlled substance. When asked to provide a urine sample for drug analysis, Watson indicated he would test positive for methamphetamine. Investigators also searched an upstairs northwest bedroom during the June 18 warrant. According to the probable cause statement involving Denyce Rene’ Ortiz, the bedroom was padlocked. Two residents stated they did not have a key and said the female who resided in the bedroom had moved out months earlier. Investigators forced open the bedroom door to complete the search warrant. Upon entering the room, an investigator immediately observed a bowl containing SpaghettiOs and a spoon on a shelf near the door. The SpaghettiOs were still fresh, the sauce was still in liquid form, and there were no signs of mold or aging. During a further search of the room, investigators recovered multiple items of drug paraphernalia associated with the use and distribution of methamphetamine or controlled substances. Investigators also recovered white powder that field-tested positive for methamphetamine. The items recovered included a red zippered vinyl container with Bauer imprinted on the top that contained 49 small ziplock bags. Investigators also recovered three sections of rubber tubing bound together with a black tie, two sections of rubber tubing bound together with a black tie, and one section of rubber tubing containing white powdery residue. Two samples of white powder from the rubber tubing tested positive for the presence of methamphetamine. Investigators also recovered a Uniform Citation issued by the Warrensburg Police Department to Denyse Rene Ortiz on April 13, 2026, for a stealing offense. The address listed on the citation was the same rural Nelson address. Investigators also interviewed an unidentified witness who reported being at the residence on May 29, 2026. The witness stated she had been inside the upstairs northwest bedroom that day. When asked how she accessed the padlocked room, the witness stated Ortiz was present at the residence and allowed her access to the room. On June 23, investigators interviewed Thomason again after advising him of his Miranda rights. Thomason stated he woke up one morning and the subjects were at his residence. When asked if he knew they had put a body on his property, Thomason stated, “I figure that was probably what was going on now.” Thomason denied helping burn the body. When asked who did, Thomason stated, “Ok I’m guessing that [Watson] did.” Thomason stated that a couple of days later, he saw part of the brush pile and asked Watson about large pieces of wood there. Thomason stated Watson told him he guessed they did not burn. Thomason reported seeing logs about four feet long with the limbs burned off. Thomason stated he asked Watson whether he was going to clean up the area. Thomason also stated that as time went on, Watson told him another girl had killed Simpson. During the interview, Thomason stated, “I never saw the body, no sir.” When asked what he saw, Thomason stated that at one point he thought he could see a bone in the pile of rubble but was not sure. Thomason stated it looked like a leg bone and described it as “big.” Investigators asked Thomason who went down there every day to burn the body. Thomason stated Watson was burning trash every day and always went down by himself. Thomason stated Watson did not tell him he was going down there to burn the body. Thomason later stated he was “pretty sure” he saw a bone in the pile. When asked how many times he went down there, Thomason first stated “maybe twice,” then later stated he believed it was probably three times. Investigators asked Thomason whether the fire was new and had never been there before Simpson had been burned there. Thomason indicated that was correct. Thomason stated he had never burned anything there until he helped put chickens in the area. Thomason denied telling Watson to make sure to burn the body. Thomason stated he told Watson to clean up the sticks and said he was not sure a body was there. When investigators told Thomason he had said he saw a leg bone, Thomason stated, “Man, in my heart, I knew.” Thomason then stated, “Yes, I did. I told [Watson] to go down there and clean that shit up, whatever it was.” When investigators asked if that included the body he saw, Thomason stated, “Exactly, whatever it was, I told him to clean it up.” Thomason later stated he believed it was probably Simpson’s body after he saw the leg bone after the area had been burned again. Thomason then stated, “I guess I did, I kind of did.” When investigators told him he knew, Thomason stated, “Ya.” On June 23, investigators also interviewed Bell. According to Watson’s probable cause statement, Bell stated Watson had been at the residence for a couple of months. Bell stated Watson was going down and burning trash every night. Bell further stated he did not go back to the burn pile and did not burn trash with Watson at night. Bell reported that Watson continued going out every night after subjects arrived at the residence causing a commotion. Bell stated tire tracks leading farther down the property were fresh and had appeared a couple of weeks earlier. Bell also stated the tracks were not there before. Bell said Watson would drive Thomason’s truck back there every night but did not know how far back he went. During the investigation, the Kansas City Police Crime Laboratory extracted DNA from a fragmented bone. The laboratory determined the DNA profile obtained from the tissue cutting was more than 1 billion times more likely to be observed in the population if Simpson was the contributor of the sample than if an unknown individual was the contributor. Thomason is now charged with abandonment of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution, delivery of a controlled substance, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Watson is now charged with abandonment of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution, delivery of a controlled substance, and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Bell is now charged with delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Ortiz is now charged with delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26SA-CR00347&inputVO.courtId=SMPDB0001_CT15#charges https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26SA-CR00279-01&inputVO.courtId=SMPDB0001_CT15#docket https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26SA-CR00277&inputVO.courtId=SMPDB0001_CT15#docket https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26SA-CR00348&inputVO.courtId=SMPDB0001_CT15#docket https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26SA-CR00285-01&inputVO.courtId=SMPDB0001_CT15#charges https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26SA-CR00278-01&inputVO.courtId=SMPDB0001_CT15#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On June 24, 2026, officers with the Columbia Police Department responded to a reported shooting at a redacted Columbia address. According to the probable cause statement, William Anthony Haynes Jr. reported that a person he identified as his cousin came to his residence after being shot. Haynes transported the victim to the 500 block of N. Keene Street, where officers made contact. The victim had apparent gunshot wounds to his right arm and was transported to University Hospital. The victim told officers he had been inside his maroon Pontiac at The Greens Apartments in the 5100 block of Clark Lane when someone tried to rob him and shot him. Officers responded to the 5100 block of Clark Lane and located several cartridge casings. Officers also located a second person with an apparent gunshot wound. Haynes' maroon Pontiac G6 was parked on the street nearby. The vehicle had a bullet hole in the front windshield, about four bullet holes in the rear driver's side door, and blood inside the vehicle. Officers also located blood in the driveway and near the front door of the residence. Officers entered the residence to check for additional victims and observed blood and a Glock 27 pistol on the floor just inside the front door. Officers also observed blood in the kitchen and a second pistol in the closet of an upstairs bedroom. Detectives later spoke with Haynes in the 500 block of N. Keene Street. Haynes confirmed he lived at the residence. When asked about firearms inside the residence, Haynes stated he owned a .40-caliber pistol, which was in the closet. When asked about the Glock pistol by the front door, Haynes stated it was not his and must belong to the victim. Detectives obtained a search warrant for the residence. During the search, detectives and crime scene investigators located a black Glock 27 .40-caliber pistol on the living room floor near the front door. They also located a black Taurus PT22 .22-caliber pistol in the upstairs southwest bedroom closet, and a black Glock 23 .40-caliber pistol in the upstairs southwest bedroom on the bed underneath a pillow. The probable cause statement says the Taurus PT22 pistol had previously been reported stolen in Columbia. On June 6, 2023, the owner reported that the Taurus PT22 pistol, valued at $350, had been stolen from inside her green Toyota Highlander while it was parked in the 1300 block of Hickam Drive in Columbia. Detectives and crime scene investigators also located approximately 2,536.36 grams, or 5.59 pounds, of marijuana in numerous packages inside the residence. Investigators also located multiple boxes of sandwich bags or baggies, a bag of rubber bands, several digital scales, marijuana pipes, rolling papers, vape cartridges, at-home marijuana drug tests for urine, approximately $3,000 in cash, and other paraphernalia described as indicative of narcotics distribution. An officer reviewed crime scene photographs and reported that multiple documents and packages inside the residence were addressed to Haynes. The officer stated the only bed or mattress in the residence was in the upstairs southwest bedroom, where the stolen Taurus PT22 pistol and Glock 23 pistol were located. Items bearing Haynes' name were also located in the upstairs southwest bedroom, including two expired Safeco Insurance cards, an orange-and-white Hydrocodone prescription bottle, and Moberly Area Community College student schedule documents. Marijuana in multiple containers, digital scales, and boxes of sandwich bags were also located in that bedroom. The probable cause statement also notes that Haynes had previous arrests for leaving the scene of an accident, possession of marijuana, domestic assault in the second degree, and driving while revoked or suspended. Haynes is now charged with delivery of a controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid, unlawful use of a weapon by possessing a weapon and felony controlled substance, armed criminal action, and stealing a firearm. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03068&inputVO.courtId=CT13#charges

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 10, 2026, an officer responded to a residence in Columbia regarding a reported domestic disturbance. The victim stated the incident occurred during the evening of July 9 and the morning of July 10. The victim reported that Wilson wanted the victim to obtain Xanax from a dealer through sexual intercourse. The victim stated she became concerned about Wilson’s Xanax use and attempted to take the pills from him. The victim reported that Wilson struck her body with an open hand and grabbed her left arm, causing an observable bruise. She stated Wilson grabbed the front of her wheelchair and repeatedly rammed it into a refrigerator until she fell from the chair. The victim also reported that Wilson threw a trash can at her chest. The probable cause statement notes that officers had previously responded to the victim’s apartment on March 4, 2026, regarding another reported assault involving Wilson. Investigators also reported that Wilson had access to the victim’s apartment and displayed a pattern of drug and alcohol abuse followed by physical violence. On July 10, a Boone County judge issued an arrest warrant for Wilson on a charge of domestic assault in the third degree. The warrant ordered that Wilson be detained without bond pending trial. The court also ordered him to appear as required, comply with court orders and release conditions, avoid new offenses, and refrain from tampering with the alleged victim or witnesses. The State filed a motion requesting no bond, alleging Wilson posed a danger to the victim or community and presented a flight risk. Prosecutors also requested conditions prohibiting contact with the victim, entry onto premises where the victim lives or works, possession or consumption of intoxicants or controlled substances, and possession of firearms or weapons. On July 13, prosecutors filed a complaint charging Wilson with the class E felony of domestic assault in the third degree. The complaint alleges Wilson knowingly caused physical pain to a domestic victim by striking her, grabbing her arm, ramming her wheelchair into a refrigerator until she fell from it, and throwing a trash can at her chest. Wilson appeared from the Boone County Jail by video for an initial arraignment on July 16. Court records state he appeared without counsel and was advised of the charge, his right to remain silent, and his right to retain or request appointed counsel. The court appointed the Boone County Public Defender to determine eligibility and declined to modify the no-bond order. A bond hearing was scheduled for July 23, 2026, at 1 p.m. The notice states the hearing would be canceled if Wilson were released from jail. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for Sept. 9, 2026, at 9 a.m. Wilson is now charged with domestic assault in the third degree. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03048&inputVO.courtId=CT13&inputVO.isTicket=false#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 13, 2026, a University of Missouri police officer was at the University of Missouri Hospital Security Office for an unrelated incident when the officer observed live surveillance video from the Assessment Unit at the University of Missouri Psychiatric Center in Columbia. The officer observed patient Kevaughna Mechelle Nelson use her right arm to grab a nurse’s badge. The officer reported seeing Nelson move behind the nurse, wrap her right arm around the nurse’s neck over her right shoulder, and use her left hand to continue trying to grab the duty badge. The probable cause statement notes that the Assessment Unit is a locked unit and that doors leaving the unit can only be opened with an approved duty badge. The officer reported that Nelson was wearing Boone County Jail detainee clothing at the time of the assault. The officer later spoke with the nurse, who stated Nelson was in the custody of the Boone County Sheriff’s Office and was scheduled to be released from the University of Missouri Psychiatric Center the next morning, July 14, 2026. The nurse stated Nelson reached out and grabbed their badge in an attempt to escape the unit. The nurse reported that Nelson placed her arm around their neck in a “headlock” while continuing to try to grab the duty badge. The nurse stated Nelson did not apply pressure to her arteries or trachea and said it was not a “choke hold.” The nurse reported that during the incident, her right thumb was jammed in the scuffle, causing physical pain that continued after the conflict ended. The probable cause statement notes that Nelson was an inmate at the Boone County Jail for a misdemeanor at the time of the incident. Officers requested charges of assault in the third degree – special victim and escape or attempted escape from custody. Nelson is charged with assault in the fourth degree. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03063&inputVO.courtId=CT13#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 11, 2026, officers with the Columbia Police Department responded to the 600 block of Claudell Lane in reference to an armed robbery. The victim reported he drove to Columbia from Sullivan, Missouri, to purchase a black Glock 19 pistol that had been posted for sale on Facebook Marketplace. The victim stated he arranged the meeting through text messages with a person using a Facebook account he believed was fake. The victim told officers he arrived on Claudell Lane and met with the suspect. He stated he gave the suspect $400 in cash to purchase the Glock pistol. After receiving the money, the suspect allegedly pulled out a purple Taurus or Smith & Wesson pistol, pointed it at the victim, and repeatedly told him to "go back to your car." The victim reported that he feared for his life when the pistol was pointed at him. He described the suspect as a skinny black male wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, gray sweatpants, black socks, black slide sandals, and carrying a black Louis Vuitton bag. On July 16, detectives spoke with a witness whose son was friends with Lance Dereon Graves. The witness stated Graves came to the residence frequently and provided detectives with a telephone number for him. The witness also confirmed she had recently spoken with Graves by calling that number. That same day, detectives received an Instagram video that showed a separate armed robbery. According to the probable cause statement, the video showed Graves pointing a purple Taurus GX2 pistol at a juvenile victim while yelling at him, threatening him, and demanding that he remove his clothing. Graves allegedly demanded the juvenile remove a black stocking cap, black zip-up Nike jacket or sweatshirt, black pants, and black shoes. The clothing was reported stolen. In the video, Graves allegedly said, "give me that Nike Tech too gang," referring to the juvenile's jacket. He then allegedly said, "I need that gang, before I mother fucking kill you gang." Graves also allegedly referenced the juvenile's older brother and stated, "Tell little king ass nigga he gonna get did the same way gang." The probable cause statement says Graves moved the handgun closer to the juvenile's chest and ordered him to say "fuck JC" and "fuck DQ." Investigators reported the juvenile complied and appeared afraid. detectives noted the juvenile's voice was shaky, and he appeared as though he was about to cry. After the juvenile was stripped down to a T-shirt and underwear, Graves allegedly allowed him to leave. Investigators reported the video was not recorded by Graves. At least four other people were present and surrounding the juvenile. The video was uploaded to an Instagram account that investigators stated was associated with a relative of Graves. After reviewing the video, investigators determined the robbery occurred in the 2200 block of Thomas Drive. Investigators reported the address was associated with a small white shed, and the house visible across the street in the video matched the location. Additional video footage was obtained from a nearby residence, which captured the robbery near the shed. Shortly after the robbery, the juvenile was seen leaving east on Thomas Drive, while the suspects left west. Investigators reported the suspects could be heard joking and laughing about what they made the juvenile do. Detectives, a confidential informant, and employees with the Boone County Juvenile Justice Center identified the suspect in the Instagram video as Graves. They also identified the victim as a 14-year-old juvenile. Detectives contacted the juvenile's guardians, who stated the juvenile had told them he was robbed of his clothing at gunpoint on July 11, 2026, around midnight in Columbia. Investigators noted that Graves had a purple Taurus pistol in the video, matching the description of the pistol reported by the victim in the first robbery. Detectives later spoke with the juvenile's grandmother, who stated the juvenile was staying at her residence the night of the robbery. She reported he asked to go to a friend's house a couple of blocks away and returned around midnight wearing only a black T-shirt and underwear. She stated the juvenile told her he had just been robbed by a group of people near the friend's house. Investigators also reported that a Cash App search connected the telephone number used in the investigation to the name "Dereon Graves." Phone records obtained from AT&T showed a device associated with the number was in the area of the Thomas Drive robbery and the Claudell Lane robbery. Investigators note that Graves had been arrested on May 14, 2024, for tampering with a motor vehicle in the first degree and resisting arrest. Graves had also been arrested for burglary in the second degree on Aug. 20, 2024. Graves was convicted of those charges on Dec. 16, 2024, and was on probation. Graves is now charged with two counts of robbery in the first degree and two counts of armed criminal action. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03116&inputVO.courtId=CT13#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 11, 2026, officers with the Columbia Police Department responded after an Uber driver summoned help through an ADT security panic alarm. The victim, an Uber driver, stated Kevin Dewayne Bennett ordered an Uber ride from a redacted location. The victim reported picking up Bennett at Goodwill after receiving a ride request under the name “Kevin.” The victim stated Bennett was then driven to the 2400 block of E. Nifong Boulevard, Greyson cottages. Upon arrival, the victim reported Bennett began screaming and leaned forward toward the front seat. The victim stated Bennett told them to take him to the Greyhound station or he would shoot them. Officers located Bennett still inside the victim’s vehicle. Bennett was identified through a North Carolina driver’s license as Kevin Dewayne Bennett. During a frisk, officers located a handgun on Bennett’s person. The handgun was reported stolen in a separate case. Bennet reported he “found” the gun in a park. The victim stated Bennett said, “do you want to get shot?” She reported fearing for her life and stated she believed Bennett was going to shoot her. Officers observed the victim crying, with glossy eyes and redness around the eyes. Officers also reported the victim’s voice cracked while speaking, and she rubbed their eyes multiple times. Upon questioning, Bennett stated he was picked up by the victim and driven to the 2400 block of E. Nifong Boulevard. Bennett initially stated he never threatened the victim. According to the probable cause statement, officers told Bennett that the victim had an audio recording of the incident. Bennett later stated he asked the victim if she wanted to get shot, but said he was referring to someone else shooting at the vehicle. Bennett is now charged with vehicle hijacking – deadly weapon, harassment in the first degree, and assault in the fourth degree. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03047&inputVO.courtId=CT13#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. Disclaimer: All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Charges may be dismissed, amended, or deemed unfounded. The information shared on this page summarizes Probable Cause Statements filed with the courts. On June 18, 2026, at approximately 8:15 a.m., deputies responded to the 900 block of E. Boonville St. in Sedalia for a reported assault. Upon arrival, a deputy contacted the victim, who stated he had been standing outside his residence when Travis Edgar came outside and said, “Let’s just duke this out and get over with it.” The victim reported that he did not know why Edgar was acting aggressively. He said he told Edgar to stay away from him. According to the probable cause statement, Edgar approached the victim and began punching him in the head. The victim showed the deputy a red knot behind his left ear where he reported being struck. The deputy noted that the victim is elderly and has a back disability, torn shoulders, an injured knee, and other medical issues. Edgar is now charged with assault in the fourth degree. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26PT-CR00820&inputVO.courtId=CT18&inputVO.isTicket=false&fbclid=IwY2xjawTV8wJleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFBMlROdTV1Ynp2MFJweGNuc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHqKVr8JrhOMP7RVM8kUnvAYDwk6RTpYD4UE5zF09P2u68WNAGBnBWNqRgAxs_aem_y4yW3Nj_ly8hRk0FcZdeNg#charges

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 23, 2026, officers with the University of Missouri Police Department responded to a clinic in Columbia regarding a reported disturbance involving Ashley Aurora Smith. Smith reportedly refused to be treated by a physician at the clinic due to the physician's assumed religion. Smith allegedly started a verbal disturbance inside the clinic and demanded to be treated by someone else. Hospital staff made multiple efforts to de-escalate the situation and attempted to arrange an appointment at a later date. Smith continued causing a verbal disturbance and spoke about religious differences and other random topics. A University of Missouri Hospital security officer arrived and asked Smith to leave the premises. Smith reportedly refused to leave and assaulted the security officer as he attempted to get her to leave the property. The security officer attempted to restrain Smith on the floor outside [redacted] while she was being combative with him and staff. While the security officer attempted to restrain her, Smith allegedly kicked him on both sides of his face and neck area and attempted to bite him on both arms twice. Another person attempted to help the security officer while he was on the ground with Smith. That person stated Smith pinched her left forearm and caused bruising. When officers arrived to assist with the disturbance, Smith allegedly became combative with officers and resisted arrest. Officers were able to place Smith into a patrol vehicle, but the probable cause statement alleges Smith then broke out the rear passenger-side window. Smith was removed from the patrol vehicle while still combative, restrained on the ground, and placed in THE WRAP restraint device to establish control. Smith is now charged with assault in the third degree involving a special victim, assault in the fourth degree involving a special victim, property damage in the second degree, trespass in the first degree, and resisting or interfering with a felony arrest. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03237&inputVO.courtId=CT13#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 23, 2026, officers were dispatched for a reported verbal disturbance involving Blake Donoavan Kelly. The caller reported that Kelly was drunk, abusive to others, and walking down the street with an ArmaLite (AR) rifle. The caller also reported that Kelly had a Glock inside the residence and was saying, “Let’s go.” The caller stated the Glock had been hidden in the garage and Kelly was upstairs with the rifle, while the victim and a second victim were also upstairs. The caller was unsure whether they could be removed safely. Officers arrived at the residence and observed Kelly through an upstairs front window. According to the probable cause statement, officers saw Kelly pick up an object and throw it. Officers then entered the residence and took Kelly into custody. Officers reported locating a loaded ArmaLite Rifle Pistol (ARP) upstairs in the residence. A Glock 19 was located in the garage. The victim stated Kelly became upset after Witness 2 commented on his parenting. The victim reported that Kelly had been drinking and became emotional or angry when intoxicated. According to the victim, Kelly was trying to leave the residence but could not find his Glock 19. The victim stated Kelly believed Witness 1 was hiding the Glock from him. The victim reported that while upstairs in the doorway to her bedroom, Kelly pointed the loaded ARP at her face. The victim showed an officer the distance from her face, which the officer estimated at approximately 12 to 14 inches. The victim stated she was afraid Kelly was going to kill her. She reported telling Kelly he would go to prison if he killed her, after which he put the firearm down on the floor. The victim also stated Kelly told her he was going to shoot her family. She further reported that Kelly prevented her from going downstairs by moving in front of her. The victim stated that while Kelly was looking for the Glock 19, he broke her television, which she valued at $500. Officers observed the home to be in disarray, including couch cushions lying on the downstairs floor. The victim stated Kelly trashed the house while searching for the Glock. Witness 1 stated he saw Kelly load the ArmaLite Rifle Pistol, walk outside with it, and rack it. Witness 1 reported that Kelly said he was going to shoot the police and pointed the firearm down the street. Witness 1 also stated he saw Kelly’s Glock 19 and hid it in the garage. Witness 1 reported seeing Kelly walk back into the residence and upstairs with the loaded ARP. During a post-Miranda interview, Kelly admitted he was “50% drunk” when he broke the television while looking for his money and Glock 19. Kelly also admitted he possessed the ARP while “50% drunk” and said it was loaded. Kelly told officers the firearm must have still been loaded from a recent range trip. He denied racking the firearm, pointing it at anyone, and walking outside with it. Kelly stated he was walking around the residence with the firearm because he was gathering his belongings in preparation to leave. Witness 2 stated Kelly was upset because Witness 2 commented on Kelly’s parenting while they were driving home from the fair. Witness 2 reported hearing thumping upstairs after they returned home. Kelly is now charged with domestic assault in the fourth degree, kidnapping in the second degree, endangering the welfare of a child creating substantial risk, and unlawful use of a weapon by exhibiting. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03245&inputVO.courtId=CT13#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 15, 2026, officers with the Columbia Police Department responded to an indecency call in Columbia. The reporting party reported observing two people having sex on a patio in front of her business through a security camera. The caller stated she saw a woman fully naked while receiving oral sex and manual stimulation. Upon arrival, an officer reported observing Gregory Charles Michael Hahn on top of a woman, Vickie Joyce Hoffman, who was completely naked. Hoffman stated she and Hahn decided to have sex. She also admitted she was fully naked while Hahn pleasured her. The probable cause statement notes that Hahn has a history of failures to appear with multiple failure-to-appear warrant arrests and does not have a permanent address. The statement further notes that Hahn had been arrested for sexual misconduct on July 4, 2025, for entering the Boone Medical Plaza pond naked, and had prior arrests for assault, indecent exposure, stealing, property damage, and trespassing. In the 2025 case, officers noted Hahn had 14+ arrests in the past 5 years. In another incident just four days later, on July 19, 2026, an officer with the Columbia Police Department was dispatched to the 1100 block of E. Broadway Boulevard for a verbal disturbance involving a weapon. The caller reported that a male subject was acting erratically and charging people with a knife. The caller described the suspect as a white male between 50 and 60 years old with gray hair, shirtless, and carrying his shirt over his shoulder. The caller described the weapon as a silver folding knife. While responding, the officer reported seeing a man he knew as Gregory Hahn walking out of the Wabash Bus Station property in the 100 block of N. Tenth Street. The officer stated Hahn matched the description provided by the caller. The officer returned and later located Hahn in the roadway near Park Avenue and N. Eighth Street. After activating emergency lights, the officer observed a silver knife in Hahn’s right pocket and instructed him to remove it and drop it on the ground. Hahn was taken into custody for trespassing on the Wabash Bus Station property. The officer then went to the 1100 block of E. Broadway Boulevard and spoke with Victim 1. Victim 1 stated Hahn had been arguing with a group of males who left before officers arrived. Victim 1 reported that the group was trying to get away from Hahn and told him they did not know him and that he needed to leave them alone. Victim 1 stated Hahn pulled out the knife, opened it, raised it toward the group, and quickly walked toward the group while saying he was going to stab them. Victim 1 stated she was scared someone would be stabbed and was frightened by Hahn’s actions. Victim 1 also stated her son, Victim 2, became so scared that he began crying in the back seat of her vehicle. Victim 2 told the officer he observed Hahn going after a group of approximately three male subjects with a knife. Victim 2 stated the males kept trying to get away from Hahn and said Hahn was the cause of the continued aggression. While in the back of the patrol vehicle, Hahn made multiple spontaneous statements about the incident. Hahn said the male subjects were chasing him, while Victim 1 and Victim 2 stated the group was trying to get away from him. Officers noted Hahn was argumentative and agitated, used racial slurs while describing the unidentified victims, threatened to assault the officer, and told the officer to “take [his] vest off.” The probable cause statement notes that Hahn is homeless and does not have a permanent address in Boone County. The statement further alleges Hahn posed a danger because he was following a group of people with a deadly weapon and threatening to stab them. The statement says Hahn frequents downtown Columbia, where he is frequently reported for similar incidents. Hahn is now charged with sexual misconduct in the first degree, along with Hoffman, for the July 15th incident. Hahn is charged with unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action for the July 19th incident. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03199&inputVO.courtId=CT13#docket https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03140&inputVO.courtId=CT13#docket https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR03211&inputVO.courtId=CT13#docket https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=25BA-CR02678&inputVO.courtId=CT13#charges

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 19, 2026, officers with the Boonville Police Department responded to an apartment in Boonville in reference to a domestic assault in progress. Upon arrival, an officer reported blood on the apartment door and stated she had the suspect, Brick Parker Scott, in view. Another officer arrived and observed Scott shirtless with blood on his torso, arms and hands. Scott and the victim had been in a romantic relationship for approximately eight years, lived together and had a child in common. While being questioned, Scott stated the victim first threw a child's toy at him. Scott stated he threw the toy back at the victim and that, during the incident, his wristwatch detached from his arm and struck the victim in the head, causing a laceration that was profusely bleeding. Scott stated the victim had been belligerent toward him regarding a rental car he needed for work, which led to the assault. The officer noted that no injuries were observed on Scott's face from the toy. An officer then made contact with the victim, who stated she was not sure whether Scott had struck her with his hands or with an object. The officer observed a laceration to the right side of the victim's head near her eye, which had been profusely bleeding and caused her hair to become matted. The officer also observed blood on the victim's hands, arms, legs, and torso. The victim had swelling from her right eyebrow to her temple, scratches to her neck, a bleeding cut on her right foot, a bleeding cut on her chin, two small scrapes on her left wrist, and a large scratch on her left leg that was approximately 7 centimeters long. When asked about the marks, the victim stated they were bug bites. The officer also observed green and yellow bruises on the back of the victim's right arm and various bruises on her back in different stages of healing. The officer reported seeing blood on the wall leading out of the apartment building, on the apartment door, on a hallway closet door, and on the floor near the front door of the apartment. The officer described the blood stains as fresh and smeared. The officer also observed a metal box fan in the living room that was crushed on one side, which the officer stated indicated someone had fallen onto it. Based on the extent of the victim's injuries and the blood throughout the apartment building, officers believed there was a struggle and a major assault had occurred. The victim later stated Scott dragged her inside the apartment and did not allow her to leave after the assault. The reporting party stated they witnessed Scott drag the victim by her hair into the apartment. The victim stated the assault occurred because she was unable to gather a rental car for Scott by the pickup time. According to the probable cause statement, a juvenile child was present in the apartment during the assault. An officer stated the juvenile was close enough to witness the assault and see the victim with blood on her face. The child then went to his bedroom and continued watching television in a separate room. The reporting officer wrote that, based on his training and experience, the child's reaction led him to believe domestic violence was a constant issue in the household and that the child was familiar with it. The probable cause statement notes that Scott has prior convictions for peace disturbance in 2017 and domestic assault in 2012. Scott is now charged with domestic assault in the second degree and endangering the welfare of a child in the second degree. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26CO-CR00388&inputVO.courtId=CT18#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On June 10th, 2026, deputies with the Saline County Sheriff's Office responded to a total Marshall address for a reported sexual offense involving an 11-year-old female. Upon arrival, deputies contacted the child and her parents. The victim’s father said he came out of his room around 10:45 pm to smoke a cigarette and observed a family member, Xavier Wayne Kalthoff, in the living room in front of the couch where his daughter was sleeping in a swimsuit. The victim’s father stated Kalthoff was only wearing tighter gray shorts or possible boxer briefs. He reported visibly seeing Kalthoff’s shorts were pulled down in the front, and Kalthoff’s arm was moving up and down near his groin, in a manner consistent with masturbation. When Kalthoff noticed the victim’s father, he immediately stopped the motion and pulled his shorts up. The father reported that when he questioned Kalthoff, Kalthoff claimed he was checking to see if she was asleep. When asked why, he responded that he did not know. The victim’s father contacted law enforcement shortly after. He reported he could not see Kalthoff’s genitals exposed but believed they were due to the shorts being lower in the front. Deputies also interviewed the victim, who reported she was sleeping and made no further disclosures. Deputies noted the victim is intellectually disabled. Deputies contacted Kalthoff in the residence. Kalthoff stated he was smoking a cigarette and went to throw it away when he decided to check to see if the victim was sleeping. When asked why he was checking on the victim, Kalthoff replied that he might be a father soon and was practicing fulfilling that role, as he was concerned he would not be good enough. Kalthoff reported he was only wearing his gray boxer briefs and his “nuts” started itching, so he began scratching them through his boxers. While doing so, Kalthoff reported he noticed the victim’s father behind him and said, “What’s up?”. Kalthoff denies lowering his boxer briefs or exposing his genitals. When asked why he was walking around the house in boxers, he replied that he normally does not do it, but it was hot in the residence. Kalthoff reported his father is a pedophile and he would never do that to a child. Deputies seized two cell phones Kalthoff had in a drawer next to his bed. The phones were sent to ICAC out of Cass County to be dumped after a search warrant was granted. While searching the contents of Kalthoff’s phone, deputies observed several pictures that had been deleted, leaving only three images remaining. The images were restored to preserve evidence. Deputies reported seeing several sexual inquiries in Kalthoff’s browsing history, including searches for, “nude underage girl on the beach”, “family relations” on XNXX, “incest porn”, “14-year-old girls shirtless”, “underage girls on a nude beach, “little girls on nude beach”, “14-year-old girls shirtless”, numerous searches for “anesthesia porn”, and “14-year-old girls at a nude beach”. More than 100 images from the cache depicted obvious prepubescent females either in bikinis or fully exposed breasts. Other images of adults posing with prepubescent females partially nude were also found. On July 15th, Kalthoff was brought in for further questioning. Kalthoff reported he had just finished showering and went to smoke a cigarette while only in his underwear. When he went to throw it away, he stopped to check on the victim, who was asleep on the couch. While checking on the victim, Kalthoff’s “nuts” began to itch, and so, he scratched them through his boxers. Kalthoff denied ever pulling down his boxers. Kalthoff said it is not uncommon for him to take an interest in or check on children in the residence. Deputies asked Kalthoff what would be in his cell phone’s search history. Kalthoff stated he believed there would be family porn. When shown some of his search results, Kalthoff reported he forgot he looked those up. Kalthoff acknowledged he did look up those search inquiries. Kalthoff stated he was scared to go to jail; however, he believed it would be a fair punishment. Kalthoff eventually admitted he was in the process of “getting it up”, referring to his penis, and masturbating while standing in front of the victim’s face as she slept on the couch. Kalthoff reported he has made similar inquiries since he was 15 years old but had never acted on his thoughts prior to this event. Kalthoff is now charged with sexual misconduct involving a child under the age of 15 and possession of child pornography. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26SA-CR00328&inputVO.courtId=SMPDB0001_CT15#charges

A civil petition filed in Pettis County Circuit Court alleges a dispute between Brandy Leighter and Atu Bard involving Bard and Leighter, LLC, a Missouri company formed for the purpose of owning real estate and operating a nightclub. Leighter and Bard formed the LLC on Jan. 16, 2026. The petition states the parties were each to be 50% owners and were to contribute capital as needed to pay the debts and obligations of the LLC. Court records state that on or about Jan. 20, 2026, the LLC and the parties individually entered into a contract for deed and promissory note to purchase the old Coach’s building located at 303 S. Lamine Avenue in Sedalia for the purpose of opening a nightclub. The petition alleges the parties were to make a down payment that was to be paid equally. Leighter alleges she remitted her portion of the payment, but Bard failed to remit his one-half of the payment. After the purchase and during the remodeling process, Leighter alleges she paid expenses including licensing, office supplies, fixtures, taxes, equipment, remodeling costs, utility payments, and other expenses connected to preparing the business for operation. The petition lists several payments, including $3,700 for licensing, $14,000 to the LLC for a capital contribution for remodel, $1,715.45 to Pettis County for back real and personal property taxes, and $1,600.66 to Temu for various supplies and equipment. The petition alleges Bard failed and refused to contribute capital needed to cover remodeling expenses and other costs to get the nightclub started. Leighter further alleges Bard took control of the remodeling process, made changes not agreed to by her, and refused to take steps necessary to get the nightclub operating. According to the petition, beginning on or about April 14, 2026, Bard allegedly excluded Leighter from participating in management and operations of the LLC. The petition alleges Bard changed bank account access, restricted access to the premises, terminated or blocked emails and point-of-sale credentials, withheld keys, withheld vendor and landlord communications, canceled meetings, and refused to share books, records, and financial information. Leighter also alleges Bard took or threatened unilateral actions without her required consent. Those alleged actions included hiring and firing personnel, committing the LLC to contracts, directing payments, transferring or dissipating assets, and making material operational and strategic decisions contrary to the operating agreement and the parties’ 50/50 governance structure. The petition alleges the LLC is deadlocked on issues including funding, staffing, vendor selection, licensing, budgeting, and operational strategy. Leighter alleges the dispute has stalled or impaired the build-out, opening, or continued operation of the bar and placed the business at risk of losing licenses, permits, goodwill, and customer relationships. According to court records, Leighter is seeking relief under several counts, including breach of operating agreement, breach of fiduciary duty, accounting and access to books and records, removal or suspension of a member or appointment of a receiver, judicial dissolution and winding up of the LLC, and a motion for preliminary injunction. The petition was filed July 23, 2026, in Pettis County Circuit Court. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26PT-CC00093&inputVO.courtId=CT18#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On June 14, 2026, an officer with the Columbia Police Department responded to a reported domestic assault involving Thomas Jackson Baker. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with Witness 1, who reported he was driving when he observed Baker striking the victim in the head with a bag. Witness 1 stated Baker also struck the victim with a spare bike tire, pushed the victim to the ground, and continued striking the victim with his fist. Witness 1 stated the victim tried to push Baker away but was unable to do so. Witness 2 reported he was also driving when he observed Baker push the victim to the ground on a concrete sidewalk. Witness 2 stated Baker then struck the victim in the stomach with a closed fist. Witness 3 stated she was driving by when she saw Baker swing at the victim multiple times and then saw the victim hit the ground. Witness 3 reported she turned around and saw Baker standing over the victim with the victim’s purse while dumping items on the ground. The victim stated Baker struck them in the face and back of the head with a bag, a bike tire, and a closed fist multiple times. The officer reported the victim had no visible injuries but stated the victim reported being dizzy and had head pain. When asked to rate the pain on a scale of 1 to 10, the victim reported the pain was a 9. The officer made contact with Baker and advised him of his rights. Baker stated he had been standing in the middle of the curb panhandling when the victim called him over. Baker stated the victim began assaulting him and punched him in the mouth and chest multiple times. Baker stated he “snatched the victim up and pushed [redacted] off him,” which he said was when police arrived. Baker was arrested and fingerprinted at the Boone County Jail. The probable cause statement notes Baker is homeless. The officer also reported Baker and the victim are connected somehow. The officer further stated Baker was witnessed trying to fight and threaten other citizens who attempted to stop the assault. Baker is now charged with felony domestic assault in the third degree. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR02597&inputVO.courtId=CT13&inputVO.isTicket=false#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 6, 2026, officers with the Columbia Police Department responded to a business in reference to a reported disturbance involving Shamari Enique Williams. Williams reportedly entered the business and was told to leave by Victim 1 and Victim 2 after causing a disturbance. Williams reportedly left the business, returned a short time later, and began assaulting Victim 1. Victim 1 reported that Williams struck them once in the back of the head outside the business with what the victim believed was a closed fist. Victim 1 stated both then went back into the business, where Williams allegedly struck Victim 1 three or more times. Witness 1 and Witness 2 reported that they saw Williams strike Victim 1, Victim 2, and Victim 3. Victim 3 told officers that they observed Williams strike Victim 1 and Victim 2 multiple times with an open hand. Victim 2 told officers that Williams struck Victim 2 in the face multiple times with a closed fist. According to the probable cause statement, an officer observed video footage showing Williams strike Victim 2 in the face at least three times. Another officer also reported observing video footage showing Williams strike Victim 2 in the face. Victim 3 reported that Williams struck the left side of their head and left ear with an open hand, causing them to lose hearing for a few moments in that ear. An officer observed that Victim 3’s ear was red following the incident. During the incident, Williams allegedly knocked over shelves inside the business and knocked numerous items off counters, including a cash register. According to the probable cause statement, Williams was told by Victim 1 and Victim 2 to leave the store multiple times and refused. When an officer arrived, the officer made contact with Williams inside the business and observed Williams attempting to knock over another shelf. The probable cause statement says Williams is homeless and not originally from Columbia. Williams is now charged with three counts of assault in the fourth degree and burglary in the first degree. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR02949&inputVO.courtId=CT13&inputVO.isTicket=false#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 19, 2026, deputies with the Morgan County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to a report of a physical domestic assault involving Derrick Dewayne Miller. The victim called to report that Miller had assaulted her the day before, but she was unable to report the incident because Miller had taken her phone. Miller had just left the residence to get food, and so the victim felt safe leaving to call for help while running through the woods. While en route to the address, deputies noticed a white Ford Bronco on Cactus Dr. The deputy recognized the vehicle to be associated with the reporting party’s address as he had responded to the same address the previous week. The deputy located Miller inside the vehicle and requested to speak with him. While speaking with Miller, he stated that nothing physical had occurred and that he had not been staying at the house. Miller stated he only returned the previous day because the victim picked him up from the hotel where he had been staying since the previous incident the week prior. The deputy requested Miller remain at the residence while he checked on the victim. The deputy located the victim in a state of panic, breathing heavily and crying. She reported pain in her ribs and face. The deputy noted visible bruising on the side of her face, along with a cut on the inside of her mouth that was consistent with being struck in the face. The victim agreed to be evaluated by Mid-MO Ambulance District staff but declined transport for further treatment. While speaking further with the victim, she reported that the previous day Miller entered their shop and struck her multiple times from behind before eventually ripping her shirt off. She said after the initial assault, Miller forced her into their vehicle, forced her to have sex with him, and held her against her will. The victim reported attempting to be nice to Miller to avoid further assaults. The deputy returned to the residence to speak with Miller but was unable to locate him. A stop and hold was issued for Miller, who was driving a gold Toyota Camry. The deputy returned to speak with the victim and came into contact with Miller driving on Cactus Road. A stop was performed, and Miller was taken into custody. Miller is now charged with rape in the first degree and domestic assault in the third and fourth degrees. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26MG-CR00394&inputVO.courtId=SMPDB0004_CT26#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 7, 2026, officers from the Columbia Police Department were dispatched to take a report of domestic violence. A child, Victim 1, reported Kimberly Bray-Lester came downstairs with a knife in her hand, causing Victim 1 to run upstairs and outside the residence. Victim 1 reported being frightened because of statements Bray-Lester allegedly made on July 6 while they were driving back from Branson. According to Victim 1, Bray-Lester stated during the vehicle ride that she would kill Victim 1 and Victim 2 before anyone else could have them. Victim 1 stated that after she ran outside the residence, Bray-Lester began counting down from five to one, prompting Victim 1 to run back inside and downstairs. Victim 1 said Bray-Lester then pulled her off a bed by her hair, using both hands. Victim 1 reported that when Witness 1 entered the room and she was able to escape, she ran outside the residence and down the road to a friend's house. Victim 1 stated she armed herself with a lighter and spray for self-defense while inside the room with Bray-Lester. Victim 1 also stated, “I don’t want to die, I’m only [age redacted].” Victim 1 described the knife as orange and white. Victim 2 stated Bray-Lester said during the vehicle ride, “If I’m going to kill myself then y’all are going with me.” Victim 2 reported that Bray-Lester made Victim 1 and Victim 2 go into a bedroom with her and had a knife in her hand before they entered the room. Bray-Lester later placed the knife on a bar in the downstairs area outside the bedroom. Victim 2 stated that when Victim 1 ran outside, he told Victim 1, “Just come back she is not going to kill you, just come back.” Victim 1 stated Victim 2 ran out of the residence saying, “I’m not about to die.” Victim 2 stated Bray-Lester grabbed Victim 1 by the hair, pulled Victim 1 onto the ground and said, “You’re going to die first.”, which is why Victim 1 had run out of the house earlier. Victim 2 described the knife as having a yellow handle with an orange blade. Witness 1 stated Bray-Lester says “horrible things” that he tunes out most of the time, but he felt certain people should not hear those statements. Witness 1 also stated Bray-Lester had made statements about hurting herself and others. Witness 1 stated Bray-Lester said, “No one can take care of [redacted] like I can take care of [redacted].” Bray-Lester stated she and Witness 1 had been arguing for multiple days. Bray-Lester stated that during an argument, Witness 1 talked about taking her [redacted] from her. According to the probable cause statement, Bray-Lester stated she told Witness 1 she would kill her [redacted] and herself before she let Witness 1 take them. The probable cause statement notes that Bray-Lester has a conviction for resisting a peace officer. Bray-Lester is now charged with domestic assault in the third degree, unlawful use of a weapon by exhibiting, domestic assault in the fourth degree, and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child creating substantial risk. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR02960&inputVO.courtId=CT13&inputVO.isTicket=false#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 11, 2026, an officer with the Jefferson City Police Department responded to the 200 block of Dix Road for a report of a domestic assault. The victim stated she was going through a separation with Devin Kilher Gillispie. The victim also reported that she and Gillispie have a child in common. The victim reported that Gillispie made multiple threats to shoot her with a firearm. She further stated Gillispie made statements indicating he wished he had shot her in the face. Gillispie also reportedly sent the victim messages stating not to come back home or she would regret it. The victim also sent audio recordings in which Gillispie allegedly stated he wanted to shoot her. Gillispie is now charged with domestic assault in the fourth degree and harassment in the second degree. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26AC-CR01214&inputVO.courtId=SMPDB0004_CT19#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 12, 2026, deputies with the Cooper County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported physical domestic disturbance. Before deputies arrived, the reporting party and biological father reported that his son, Dustin Wayne Coffelt, had struck him in the head with a hatchet. Deputies determined through the investigation that Coffelt was potentially affected by a mental health break. The victim stated he heard two heavy impacts against the exterior wall of the trailer home and went outside to determine what had caused the noise. The victim reported seeing Coffelt standing near the residence while holding an object. The victim stated he turned around and began going back inside when Coffelt ran onto the enclosed front porch behind him while holding the object. The victim turned to face Coffelt and then realized the object was a hatchet. The victim stated Coffelt swung the hatchet and struck him on the left side of the forehead, causing a visible laceration that was bleeding. The victim also had a small knot on the top of his head with minimal bleeding. The victim reported that the head of the hatchet broke off from the handle during the altercation. He stated he attempted to gain control of the handle but tripped and fell onto his back on a makeshift countertop inside the enclosed porch. The victim stated it was difficult to breathe while he was in that position. He reported Coffelt still had full control of the handle while the victim had his hands on it and was attempting to gain control. The victim stated Coffelt held the handle horizontally and attempted to press it down onto the victim’s neck. The victim reported using all of his strength to gain control of the handle and get away from Coffelt. Once the victim separated from Coffelt, Coffelt ran off the porch. When asked if he was in fear, the victim stated he was. The probable cause statement notes that Coffelt was under active supervision through the Board of Probation and Parole. The deputy stated Coffelt is believed to be a flight risk based on the seriousness of the charges and his supervision status. Coffelt is now charged with domestic assault in the second degree, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26CO-CR00381&inputVO.courtId=CT18#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On June 27, 2026, deputies with the Cole County Sheriff’s Office investigated a reported theft from a fishing boat parked in the 6300 block of Rainbow Hills in Cole County. Video showed a slender Black male approaching the boat and removing four fishing rods and reels valued at more than $1,400. Investigators reported the suspect vehicle was also captured on video and was identified as a dark-colored 2012 Dodge Charger with no front license plate and a spotlight above the driver-side mirror. The victim provided an itemized list to detectives. The victim also reported that, after filing the report, he realized he had seen the suspect multiple times fishing at Binder Park. The victim drove through the surrounding area and located the vehicle seen in the video. The vehicle was found at a residence in the 300 block of Verdant Lane. The victim identified the person associated with the vehicle as Kaeden Taishon Turner. Investigators reported that a records check showed Turner drove a 2012 Dodge Charger and lived in the 300 block of Verdant Lane. The probable cause statement also states Turner was on probation for similar crimes. After obtaining Turner’s photo, the detective reported Turner matched the description of the person seen on video stealing the items. During a search at Turner’s residence, investigators located a “Duckett” brand “Jacob Wheeler” 2.0, 6-foot-8 bait-casting rod that was white on top and black near the reel. The reel was described as a black “Lews” ISO model with purple accents. The victim told investigators the rod was definitely his, but he was not certain about the reel. Turner stated he had owned the rod and reel for about five years and said he received them from his deceased stepfather. According to the probable cause statement, Turner’s grandmother stated she had seen the rod and reel for the first time the previous week. Turner’s mother also stated her husband never had fishing rods like that. Turner’s grandmother and mother both identified Turner in pictures and video from the theft, and also identified the vehicle as his. Turner’s uncle later contacted investigators and stated the video showed Turner. Investigators did not locate the other fishing poles at the residence. During the search, however, investigators located a firearm in the downstairs bedroom where Turner reportedly stayed. Investigators found a Glock 43X with a red add-on rubber grip in a nightstand next to the bed. The firearm was loaded with 10 rounds of FMJ 9 mm. Investigators also reported finding an empty 30-round magazine and a 5.56 x 45 magazine commonly used in AR-style semi-automatic firearms in the bedroom. The probable cause statement states Turner is a convicted felon and is prohibited from possessing a firearm. Family members told investigators Turner stayed in that bedroom and rarely came out. When questioned, Turner stated the firearm found in his bedroom belonged to his mother. Investigators contacted Turner’s mother by phone, and she stated she had seen the gun in his nightstand about a week earlier and that it was not her gun. She stated her firearm had been moved to her sister’s house for safekeeping, which investigators said was confirmed by her sister Detectives noted that Turner has a lengthy criminal history with multiple fleeing charges and that the investigation into his alleged criminal activity was expanding. On July 1, 2026, the Cole County Sheriff’s Office received an anonymous Crime Stoppers tip alleging that Turner was having sexual relations with a 16-year-old female identified in court records as Vic 1. Investigators reviewed prior calls for service involving Turner and the victim between July 5, 2025, and March 22, 2026. Using the anonymous tip and prior calls, investigators identified the victim. On July 6, 2026, Turner was arrested during the execution of the search warrant for the theft case on June 27th. During that search, investigators located a phone belonging to Turner in his bedroom. The phone was seized, secured at the sheriff’s office, placed into airplane mode and evidence preservation mode, and later searched after a warrant was granted on July 7, 2026. While reviewing the phone, investigators reported finding multiple videos and photographs of the victim. Some of the images and videos showed the victim clothed, while others allegedly showed the juvenile nude and exposing intimate areas, such as breasts and genitalia. Investigators contacted the victim’s grandmother, identified in court records as Witness 1. Witness 1 stated she was aware Turner and the victim were in a relationship and said she had attempted to stop the two from seeing each other. Witness 1 stated she had not personally seen Turner and the victim being intimate but believed they were having sexual relations based on statements the victim allegedly made when Witness 1 attempted to intervene, such as “your just mad because I’m getting big black cock and your not”. During the initial search warrant, investigators also spoke with Turner’s grandmother, identified in court records as Witness 2. Witness 2 stated she was aware Turner was in a relationship with the victim and described the victim as the person he was dating. Witness 2 stated she had not seen Turner and the victim being intimate. She reported that when the victim came to the residence, she would immediately go to Turner’s basement bedroom. Turner is now charged with felony stealing, unlawful possession of a firearm, and possession of child pornography. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26AC-CR01266&inputVO.courtId=SMPDB0004_CT19#docket https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26AC-CR01285&inputVO.courtId=SMPDB0004_CT19#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 21, 2026, officers with the Sedalia Police Department responded to the 1500 block of S. Stewart in reference to a subject being assaulted with a baseball bat. The first officer on scene contacted the victim, who stated he had been asleep inside the residence when his sister’s boyfriend, Wayne M. Looney, entered the room and began arguing with him. The victim stated Looney began hitting him with a baseball bat. The victim reported he was able to get the bat away from Looney and gave it to his sister, Angela Snapp. The officer reported observing a large welt between the victim’s eyes that was bleeding heavily. The officer also reported the victim’s left shoulder appeared to be dislocated, with a large gap where the shoulder would typically sit. The victim complained of shoulder pain during the officer’s contact with him. He was transported by Pettis County Ambulance District to a hospital for treatment. Another officer made contact with Snapp. Snapp stated Looney became upset because the victim was being loud and disruptive. Snapp stated Looney entered the room with a bat and told the victim to be quiet. Snapp said the statement angered the victim, who threatened to “sic his dog” on Looney. Snapp stated Looney and the victim began wrestling inside the residence. She stated the victim got the bat away from Looney, but she was able to take the bat away from both of them. An officer advised Snapp that the victim had obvious injuries from a bat and asked if she struck him with it. Snapp allegedly responded, “not in the face.” Snapp was arrested. The officer stated he believed Snapp posed a danger to the victim because she allegedly struck her brother with a baseball bat, causing severe injury. Looney stepped out of the residence while officers were awaiting additional officers. Looney was detained and placed in a patrol vehicle without incident. When questioned, Looney stated the victim and Snapp had been up all night drinking. Looney stated he told them several times to keep the noise down because he was trying to sleep for work, but they continued being loud. Looney stated he went into the room with a baseball bat and told them to keep it down. Looney said the victim became angry and attacked him. He reported the victim took the bat away from him, punched him in the face, and struck him in the back with the bat. Looney stated he punched the victim in the face with his fist. He stated Snapp eventually got the baseball bat away from the victim. Looney stated he and the victim began wrestling, and that is how he believed the victim injured his shoulder. The officer reported observing red marks on Looney’s head and back. When an officer asked Looney about the obvious bat marks on the victim, Looney responded, “it wasn’t me.” The probable cause statement notes that Looney has previous arrests for assault. The officer stated he believed Looney posed a danger to the victim because he allegedly assaulted the victim, causing him to be hospitalized. Snapp is now charged with domestic assault in the second degree. Looney is now charged with assault in the third degree. We are waiting for a booking photo for Snapp 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26PT-CR00873&inputVO.courtId=CT18#docket https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26PT-CR00872&inputVO.courtId=CT18#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. A former Belton police officer who had been charged with forcible rape in Pettis County has had the charge dismissed following the death of the victim. Collin K. Goodsell, 28, of Peculiar, was arrested in February 2026 in connection with a sexual assault investigation conducted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Troop A Criminal Investigative Unit. He was initially held without bail but was later released on a $150,000 bond. Goodsell was accused of using forcible compulsion to have sexual intercourse with the victim. Goodsell allegedly displayed a gun in a threatening manner during the incident in 2017. According to the Pettis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, the charge was dismissed without prejudice, meaning the case could be refiled if evidence warranted. Prosecutors confirmed that the victim died of natural causes. According to Goodsell’s defense attorney, the victim died of a heart attack caused by a severe asthma attack. According to Belton city officials, Goodsell was first hired by the Belton Police Department in August 2023 as a lateral hire from the Chillicothe Police Department. He left Belton and returned to Chillicothe in May 2024 for family reasons. Goodsell returned to the Belton Police Department again in October 2024 and had been employed there since that time. Goodsell is no longer employed by the Belton Police Department. Goodsell was charged with forcible rape. The charge has been dismissed without prejudice, allowing for potential charges to be filed in the future.

At approximately 10 a.m. this morning, Pettis County dispatch received a report of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Elm Branch Road and Swisher Road near Windsor. Initial radio traffic indicated four occupants were trapped inside one of the vehicles, including two adults and two children. Dispatch advised that the driver and one child under the age of 10 were initially reported as unresponsive. The driver later regained responsiveness. The child was reported to have a laceration beneath the eye, was breathing shallowly, and remained unresponsive. Additional fire and EMS resources were requested from Cole Camp and Warsaw. A Life Flight helicopter and a medical helicopter from MU were also dispatched to the scene.

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 15, 2026, officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Wilkerson Street for a reported disturbance. The officer spoke with the victim upon arrival. The victim was initially not cooperative and said the incident was handled and that law enforcement should not have been called. The officer requested the victim step onto the porch, and he opened up about what had occurred. According to the probable cause statement, the victim stated his girlfriend’s son, Jacob David Green, lived with him and his girlfriend at the residence. The victim stated there had been a verbal argument with Green over Green not keeping “his end of the deal.” When asked what that meant, the victim stated Green was 25, unemployed, and lived at the residence rent-free. The victim stated he took Green’s clothes out of the washer and threw them onto the floor. Green then struck the victim in the face with a closed fist, causing a small cut on the left side of the victim’s face between his eyebrow and eye. The officer reported that the victim’s nose was also bleeding and his shirt was ripped around the collar. The officer then spoke with Green. Green stated he never hit the victim. Green was placed under arrest for domestic assault in the third degree and transported to the Pettis County Jail. While at the jail, Green began asking questions about what he was being charged with. After the officer explained why he was arrested, Green stated he was threatened by the victim. Green then stated that the victim “baited him into it.” Green is now charged with domestic assault in the third degree. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26PT-CR00846&inputVO.courtId=CT18#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On May 18, 2026, Michael Ray Everett Daniels allegedly entered property located near the southwest corner of E. St. Louis and Washington Ave. in Sedalia. According to the probable cause statement, construction materials were being stored on the property to be used for the Washington Street Bridge. While on the property, Daniels allegedly removed 12 pieces of steel I-beams valued at a total of $1,609.04. A witness who worked at the construction site noticed the I-beams were missing. The witness also observed vehicle tire tracks leading to the pallet where the I-beams had been stored. The witness then drove to the area of Advantage Metals, a nearby scrap yard. Upon arrival, the witness observed a pickup registered to Daniels stopped in a line of traffic waiting to enter the scrap yard. The witness identified several I-beams in the back of Daniels' pickup that matched those missing from the jobsite. The witness briefly spoke with Daniels and then parked nearby while attempting to contact a co-worker about the situation. While parked nearby, the witness observed Daniels begin turning around in the roadway and leaving the area. The witness contacted 911 while following Daniels and was able to take a photo of Daniels' pickup as it was leaving; The I-beams can be seen in the photo. The witness lost sight of Daniels' vehicle near the area of Cloney Road and Yeater Road. The witness later located one I-beam that appeared to have fallen from Daniels' pickup and positively identified it as one of the stolen I-beams. On May 20, 2026, a detective with the Sedalia Police Department contacted Daniels by phone. Daniels initially denied having I-beams until he was informed of the photo evidence. Daniels then stated he had obtained the I-beams from an individual on Marketplace. He stated the post was no longer available and said he did not remember the address where he picked them up. Daniels later admitted to removing the I-beams from the work site near the bridge. He stated he could tell other construction materials were being stored there, but said he assumed the I-beams were scrap. Daniels stated that he scraps metal to make money. He also told the officer he drove away from Advantage Metals after seeing the witness looking at items in his truck because he became scared. Daniels told the officer he suffers from paranoia and schizophrenia. The detective reported advising Daniels that it was more likely he left because he knew he had items he should not have and was afraid of being caught. Daniels stated that after avoiding the witness and returning home, only three I-beams remained in his pickup. He brought those I-beams to the Sedalia Police Department, where a detective took possession of them. Daniels has a prior conviction for misdemeanor theft. Daniels is now charged with stealing - $750 or more 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26PT-CR00706&inputVO.courtId=CT18#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 14, 2026, officers were dispatched to Highway H at approximately 1:25 p.m. for a report of harassment. According to the probable cause statement, the victim told officers she had recently ended her relationship with 26-year-old Malachi Hawes and had repeatedly told him to stop contacting her. Despite those requests, Hawes allegedly called her 16 times within 48 hours. The victim also reported receiving text messages from Hawes saying she “released the demon in him” and threatening to “burn buildings to the ground, shoot places up, and cause chaos in the world.” Officers later located Hawes at a residence on Ball Road. According to the probable cause statement, Hawes admitted sending the messages and repeated similar threats to officers. He allegedly stated he intended to “burn buildings to the ground, shoot places up, and cause chaos in the world” because of the breakup. Court documents state Hawes also told officers that future family members would have to “watch their backs” because they would grow up in a chaotic world. When officers asked if he understood why the victim felt threatened, Hawes allegedly said he would threaten her again. Officers placed Hawes in handcuffs and secured him in a patrol vehicle. While inside the vehicle, Hawes allegedly began striking his head against a window. After being informed that he was under arrest for harassment, Hawes allegedly attempted to exit the patrol vehicle and repeatedly refused commands to get back inside. Officers used a WRAP restraint device after Hawes allegedly resisted efforts to secure him and attempted to stand while being restrained. During the struggle, Hawes allegedly kicked and made contact with the head of a supervising officer. While being transported to the Pettis County Jail, Hawes allegedly threatened to take an officer’s firearm and shoot the officer in the face. He also allegedly stated he knew where the victim lived and that she would be his first destination after his release. Hawes is now charged with harassment in the first degree, resisting arrest for a felony, and assault in the fourth degree. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26PT-CR00845&inputVO.courtId=CT18&fbclid=IwY2xjawTIEcpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFvZHZTWG9sZ3B0V0d0RmE3c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuSdhb_NkU1PEb6psAPwAYqaduanBeh_lN8QlGzwpr3eFHqHNI_XPsfW0wNP_aem_4NhpZrJAw3FEflyS3gqygg#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. According to a probable cause statement filed in Cole County, investigators with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Office of Special Investigations reviewed allegations involving Amy Lavern Shoup and a victim confined to a nursing home. Shoup had durable power of attorney over the victim and had sole control of the victim’s bank account. Investigators reported that Shoup was expected to pay the victim’s nursing home bill. The nursing home where the victim was confined was sold in November 2025. Investigators reported that Shoup owed the prior nursing home $67,000 and had an outstanding balance of $16,000 to the new nursing home. The statement says attempts to collect payment had been made, but Shoup had only made sporadic payments. During a face-to-face interview, the victim told investigators that permission was never given to Shoup to use the victim’s money for anything other than the victim’s care. The victim stated they had not seen their debit card or identification card since being admitted to the nursing home. The victim said Shoup had possession of the debit card and identification card during the entire time the victim had been living in the nursing home. Investigators reviewed the victim’s bank records and reported finding numerous transactions at various locations while the victim was confined to the nursing home and did not have possession of the debit card. According to the probable cause statement, $82,594.91 was withdrawn from the victim’s account. Investigators reported that $30,100 was paid to the nursing home, while $52,494.91 was used by Shoup for her own benefit. During a face-to-face interview, Shoup admitted she had durable power of attorney over the victim and used the victim’s funds to help pay her own bills. Investigators reported that Shoup also admitted she did not pay the nursing home bill where the victim was living, despite her fiduciary responsibility as durable power of attorney. The investigator stated that Shoup was believed to be a flight risk because she had control of the victim’s bank account and had knowledge of the investigation. The investigator also stated that Shoup had shown a lack of care for the victim and the victim’s needs. Shoup is now charged with financial exploitation of an elderly/disabled person and misappropriation of funds of an elderly nursing home resident. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26AC-CR01256&inputVO.courtId=SMPDB0004_CT19#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On May 12, 2026, a victim reported to the Jefferson City Police Department that she had possession of two cellular phones used by her husband, Robert Michael Ferguson. The victim reported Ferguson had been using the phones to disseminate sexually explicit content of her without her knowledge or consent. The victim also reported that, based on images and video she saw on Ferguson’s phones, she believed he may have been involved in contacting minors for sexually related content. The victim took screenshots of the content she found and turned the screenshots and both phones over to law enforcement. Search warrants were applied for and granted for the cellular devices. During the investigation, the victim identified one video showing her and Ferguson engaged in sexual intercourse. She also identified photos of herself that had been sent to multiple individuals. The victim reviewed the screenshots with an officer and was able to identify several phone numbers Ferguson had been communicating with as members of their church congregation. The probable cause statement states that Ferguson is a former youth minister. The probable cause statement further states that Ferguson would not appear in court in response to a criminal summons because, while officers were obtaining his personal information during an interview, he disclosed that he is homeless and does not have an address for court correspondence. According to the probable cause statement, officers alleged Ferguson posed a danger to the victim, the community, or another person because he was a youth minister who admitted to using his position within his church for criminal activity. Officers also alleged Ferguson lied about his identity to manipulate a juvenile by text. The probable cause statement states the investigation remains ongoing and there are potentially additional victims related to the child enticement portion of the investigation. Ferguson is now charged with enticement or attempted enticement of a child, nonconsensual dissemination of private sexual images, and attempted sexual exploitation of a minor. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26AC-CR01181-01&inputVO.courtId=SMPDB0004_CT19#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. According to an indictment filed in Henry County Circuit Court, Alfred Joshua Reid has been charged in connection with an alleged incident on or about Dec. 14, 2025, in Henry County. According to the indictment, Reid is accused of knowingly causing physical injury to a confidential victim by strangling and striking her. The indictment states the confidential victim was a domestic victim because she was Reid’s spouse. The indictment further alleges Reid knowingly acted in a manner that created a substantial risk to the life, body, and health of Juvenile Victim 1, a child under 17. Court records allege Reid threatened to harm Juvenile Victim 1 and the juvenile’s family, refused to allow the juvenile to leave, and committed domestic violence against the juvenile’s mother in the juvenile’s presence. According to the indictment, Reid is also accused of knowingly acting in a manner that created a substantial risk to the life, body, and health of Juvenile Victim 2, a child under 17. The indictment alleges Reid threatened to harm Juvenile Victim 2 and the juvenile’s family, refused to allow the juvenile to leave, and committed domestic violence against the juvenile’s mother in the juvenile’s presence. The indictment also alleges law enforcement officers were attempting to arrest Reid for the felonies of endangering the welfare of a child and domestic assault in the second degree. According to court records, Reid knew or reasonably should have known officers were making an arrest and resisted for the purpose of preventing the arrest by using or threatening the use of physical force or fleeing. The indictment states Reid barricaded himself inside a residence and refused to physically comply with law enforcement’s demands. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=25HE-CR00555-01&inputVO.courtId=SMPDB0005_CT27#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 4, 2026, a detective with the Benton County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a major and advised to respond to Children’s Mercy Hospital for a reported child abuse investigation. According to the probable cause statement, the child victim was transported by ambulance to Children’s Mercy Hospital on July 3, 2026, with multiple fractured bones. The detective arrived at Children’s Mercy Hospital and spoke with a physician at the SCAN clinic. The physician reported the child had an oblique fracture to one humerus, a spiral fracture to the other humerus, multiple fractured ribs in the healing stages, and a fracture of the upper left femur. The physician diagnosed the injuries as child abuse. The detective also spoke with Tabitha Nicole Wright, the child’s mother, at the hospital. Wright stated she left for work on July 3, 2026, at approximately 8:12 a.m. She said she swaddled the child in a blanket, laid her on the couch, and left her in the care of her grandmother and father, Christopher William Harrell. Wright stated she returned home from work at approximately 4:30 p.m. and found her 10-year-old son home alone. She said that when she went to get the child, she noticed the child was swaddled very tightly and that her arms were in “weird positions”. Wright reported the child’s left arm was behind her back, and her right arm was in an upward position. She said that when she unwrapped the child, the child’s arms fell to her side, and the child began screaming and crying. Wright stated she noticed bruising on the child’s arms and rushed her to Golden Valley Memorial Health Care. Wright reported that she called Harrell and asked what happened; Harrell told her he did not know. An investigator interviewed Harrell at the Benton County Jail later the same day. During the interview, Harrell allegedly admitted the child had been extremely fussy throughout the day on July 3, 2026. Harrell stated nothing would calm her down. Harrell said he went to place the child in her bassinet when her arm fell through his fingers. Harrell said he grabbed the child and heard a popping sound, “like knuckles cracking,” and the child began crying uncontrollably. Harrell stated he attempted to give the child a bath, but it did not soothe her. During the bath, Harrell said the child began to choke when he poured water over her head, and he had to perform CPR. Harrell also allegedly admitted to leaving the child at home with her 10-year-old brother because he was frustrated with the child crying all day and because his job had threatened to fire him if he did not report to work. On July 6, the detective returned to Children’s Mercy Hospital and conducted a follow-up interview with Wright. Before meeting with Wright, the detective spoke again with medical personnel about the child’s rib fractures. According to the probable cause statement, medical personnel reported that the rib fractures had occurred two or more weeks earlier. The arm and leg fractures were reported to have occurred within a few days. During the interview, Wright stated that approximately two weeks earlier, she and Harrell were involved in a verbal argument. Wright stated she was holding the child on her hip during the argument. She said Harrell attempted to take the child from her, but she did not allow it and pulled the child back in a “tug-of-war” type motion. Wright also stated the child was buckled into a car seat when Harrell attempted to take the car seat from her. Wright stated she pulled the car seat, with the child in it, back away from him. Wright and Harrell are now charged with abuse or neglect of a child – causing serious emotional or physical injury and endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BE-CR00282&inputVO.courtId=SMPDB0005_CT30#docket https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BE-CR00279&inputVO.courtId=SMPDB0005_CT30#docket

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On June 5, 2026, officers with the Boonville Police Department responded to an apartment building in Boonville regarding a noise complaint. Upon arrival, officers contacted three other residences in the same apartment building regarding loud music coming from Thaddeus Leonard Lewis’ apartment. During that process, a female resident approached an officer and reported alleged sexual misconduct by Lewis. The victim stated that at approximately 7 p.m., she and her 2-year-old grandson were walking from her apartment to her son’s apartment, which was directly across from Lewis’ apartment. She said she observed Lewis standing inside his apartment at a double window looking out. The victim stated Lewis was fully nude at the window. She reported seeing Lewis stroke his penis with his right hand and actively ejaculate on the interior window. When asked, the victim stated she clearly saw Lewis’ penis and was trying to protect her grandson from witnessing it. According to the probable cause statement, another officer reported that Lewis answered the door wearing only a shirt and holding his genitals while officers contacted him about the loud music. The officer also reported that Lewis appeared highly intoxicated. The victim also reported a previous incident that she said occurred around the end of March. She stated that while walking to her son’s apartment, she witnessed Lewis engaged in sexual intercourse with a white male while the door to Lewis’ apartment was completely open. The victim described both men as completely nude, with liquor bottles and loud music coming from the apartment. According to the probable cause statement, Lewis’ apartment door is directly across from the door of the son’s apartment, where the victim’s grandson also resides. The probable cause statement notes that a check of Lewis’ criminal history showed no prior offenses for sexual misconduct. Lewis is now charged with sexual misconduct in the first degree and sexual misconduct involving a child under the age of 15. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26CO-CR00372&inputVO.courtId=CT18#charges

𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒖𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒍 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒕𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒍𝒂𝒘. 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒎𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅, 𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅, 𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒖𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒛𝒆𝒔 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝑪𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒕𝒔. On July 3, 2026, officers with the Columbia Police Department investigated a reported domestic assault at a residence in Columbia. According to the probable cause statement, the victim reported that Akil Lashun McKinney Jr. was in the kitchen of the residence playing cards when an argument began. The victim stated that during the argument, McKinney reached across the kitchen table, grabbed the victim, and threw the victim onto the kitchen floor. The victim reported that McKinney then got on top of the victim and punched the victim approximately five times with a closed fist. According to the victim, another person pulled McKinney off the victim. The victim stated that McKinney then pushed past that person, grabbed the victim by a wig that was glued to the victim’s head, pulled the victim to the ground by the wig, and the wig detached. The victim reported that McKinney was again pulled off the victim and escorted outside the residence. According to the victim, McKinney pushed past the person who removed him, kicked in the front door, and entered the residence again while attempting to reach the victim. The victim stated that McKinney was pulled out of the residence a second time. According to the victim, McKinney again pushed past the person outside, kicked the door open again, and attempted to reach the victim. The victim reported that because McKinney had already assaulted her and because she feared McKinney was going to assault her again, she sprayed McKinney with bear spray inside the kitchen as he approached. McKinney reportedly told the victim, “you’re gonna die,” during the incident. The victim described the pain as 8.75 out of 10 and stated the pain was worse than childbirth. The victim also stated the victim feared for her life and did not want to return to the residence. An officer reported observing damage to the front door of the residence. The officer also observed the victim’s wig on the floor of the residence, ripped in half. The victim estimated the damage to the front door at approximately $800 and the damage to the wig at approximately $230. The probable cause statement notes that McKinney does not live with the victim. The statement further notes that two children under the age of 5 were inside the residence during the incident, were exposed to bear spray, and had breathing issues. Medics responded to the scene. According to the probable cause statement, McKinney has been arrested for failure to appear and convicted of domestic assault. McKinney is now charged with domestic assault in the third degree, burglary in the first degree, and property damage in the first degree. 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: https://www.courts.mo.gov/casenet/cases/newHeader.do?inputVO.caseNumber=26BA-CR02822&inputVO.courtId=CT13&inputVO.isTicket=false#docket