Crime

Police were dispatched to the 500 block of Oak Street on Monday in reference to a report that shots had been fired. 

Rudy Perez Jr. is accused of killing a fellow patient at Truman Veterans Hospital in February. He has entered a plea of not guilty by means of mental disease or defect.

The investigation revealed three men armed with handguns forced open the front door of the apartment.

Flakne, 41, was charged with third-degree domestic assault and the unlawful use of a weapon.

The investigation was initiated after passengers informed Homeland Security and TSA officials that items from their luggage were missing.

Searches of two residences, a motel room and a vehicle by the Boone County Sheriff's Department lead to the discovery of 650 grams of cocaine and $16,500 in cash. 

Robert Melton said he didn't understand the sentence he received after a plea deal in his 2012 trial because he didn't get enough time with his attorney.

A man entered the Break Time on Forum Boulevard, pointed a gun at the cashier and demanded cash, according to a police news release.

Ellison Hutchison will serve 22 years in prison after admitting to selling heroin to Maximillion Shackelford, who died of an overdose last year.

Christopher Kelley was found guilty of two federal counts of arson for setting fire to MU's Ellis Library and a Stephens College building in 2011. Kelley could face up to 20 years in prison for the crimes.

After receiving severe burns in a fire in his apartment in 2005, Daniels won $4.9 million in a civil suit against the management company, alleging that the smoke detectors didn't work due to improper maintenance.

The charges could lead to probation if the patient has no criminal record.

The man ran before deputies arrived at about 9 p.m. A K-9 unit found him about an hour later in a wooded area behind the residence.

Jeremy Ruff is a suspect in a Feb. 3 shooting that injured a 22-year-old woman who was not the intended victim, police reported.

The Columbia Police Department is investigating a sexual assault that occurred at about 1:30 a.m. on Friday near College Avenue and Anthony Street.

A new witness took the stand in the Callaway County Courthouse to offer a fresh perspective on the 2009 murder of Miles Heard at Douglass Park.

According to court records released Monday, James Thompson lied to police about where he was when Brian Daniels was killed. Investigators also discovered a financial motive for the crime.

A former Hickman High School student was sentenced Monday in a 2-year-old case for vandalizing another student's vehicle with a racial slur.

At 7 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to a report of a robbery and unresponsive person at 2416 Cimarron Drive. Police identified the victim as Brian Daniels, 46.

Two teenagers who police say stole electronic devices from Columbia Public Library, a Joe Machens Mercedes dealership and a residence were arrested on Tuesday.