Cole County’s prosecutor has charged an elderly Jefferson City man with promoting and possession of child pornography, which are class B felonies. 77-year-old Melvin Joseph Lahr was …
Read More »UPDATE: Jefferson City teacher charged with poisoning husband to be arraigned Friday
A Jefferson City teacher charged with attempted murder for the poisoning of her husband will make her initial court appearance Friday afternoon at the Cole County Courthouse. …
Read More »Boone County judge assigned to high-profile Jefferson City murder/stalking case
The Missouri Supreme Court has assigned Boone County Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs to a high-profile Jefferson City murder and stalking case. Cole County prosecutors have charged 37-year-old …
Read More »Cole County murder suspect arraigned and remains jailed without bond
A Jefferson City woman charged with stabbing and slashing her stepfather to death remains jailed without bond this morning. The Cole County court describes 27-year-old Rejeane Redmon …
Read More »UPDATE: 80-year-old Cole County murder victim identified; his step-daughter is charged with murder
An 80-year-old Cole County man was stabbed and slashed to death by his step-daughter, graphic court documents allege. Friday’s incident happened in the 3200 block of Lansing …
Read More »UPDATE: First degree murder charges filed in Cole County homicide case
Cole County’s prosecutor has charged a Jefferson City woman with first degree murder for Friday’s death of an 80-year-old man in Cole County. The incident happened in …
Read More »Death penalty being sought in J. Pfenny’s double homicide in Jefferson City
The Cole County prosecutor has filed written notice that he intends to seek the death penalty against the suspect charged in the horrific November double homicide at …
Read More »Arraignment set for today for Jefferson City woman charged with multiple sex crimes
A Jefferson City woman charged with statutory rape and statutory sodomy involving a student was a parent volunteer at Lighthouse Preparatory Academy. 41-year-old Jennifer Cecil is charged …
Read More »Mid-Missouri prosecutor seeking death penalty in stalking/murder case
The prosecutor in mid-Missouri’s Cole County will seek the death penalty for the gruesome murder of a Jefferson City woman who was stabbed to death. Prosecutor Locke …
Read More »Court documents: Jefferson City murder suspect previously stalked victim
A Jefferson City man who was charged in 2022 with with stalking a woman is now charged with stabbing her to death. Cole County prosecutor Locke Thompson …
Read More »Jefferson City man facing potential life prison sentence for murder
A Jefferson City man who pleaded guilty to two counts of second degree murder for two Thanksgiving Day murders in 2019 will be sentenced on Monday afternoon. …
Read More »UPDATE: Mid-Missouri school bus driver arraigned for Jefferson City incident
A school bus driver involved in Wednesday’s alleged incident in Jefferson City with smashed mail boxes has been fired and charged in the case. 59-year-old Robert E. …
Read More »(AUDIO): No death penalty decision yet from prosecutor regarding high-profile Jefferson City double homicide
Jefferson City’s mayor says the popular J. Pfenny’s restaurant and bar remains closed, following a late November double murder inside the restaurant. Mayor Carrie Tergin spoke on …
Read More »UPDATE: Jefferson City murder suspect indicted
A Cole County grand jury has indicted a Jefferson City double murder suspect. 35-year-old Damien Davis of Kansas City has been indicted on two counts of first …
Read More »UPDATE: Suspected Jefferson City bank robber taken into custody
Jefferson City Police have arrested a 28-year-old local man for the January 19th armed robbery at River Region credit union on West Truman. Criminal charges are pending …
Read More »Jefferson City murder suspect back in court this afternoon
A man charged with last weekend’s brutal killings of an employee and a customer inside a popular downtown Jefferson City restaurant and bar is set to appear …
Read More »UPDATE: No decision yet on death penalty in Jefferson City murders
A man charged with killing an employee and a customer inside a busy Jefferson City restaurant and bar will be back in court Monday for a bond …
Read More »UPDATE: Friday arraignment set for Jefferson City manslaughter suspect
A Cole County man charged with involuntary manslaughter for Sunday’s apparent accidental shooting death of his live-in girlfriend will make his first court appearance Friday morning. Cole County …
Read More »Friends and family to remember Jefferson City J Pfenny murder victim today
Visitation is set for Thursday afternoon in Jefferson City for the J Pfenny’s employee who was shot to death early Saturday morning inside the restaurant. 26-year-old Skylar …
Read More »UPDATE: Charges filed in Cole County shooting death; suspect jailed without bond
Cole County prosecutors have filed involuntary manslaughter charges against a Jefferson City man in connection with Sunday’s shooting death of Hallie Phillips near Taos. 23-year-old Joshua Benjamin …
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