Tag Archives: Missouri Department of Corrections

A mid-Missouri parolee accused of murdering his mother and then absconding has been found dead in Audrain County, according to the “Mexico Ledger” newspaper. Newspaper managing editor …

Jefferson City’s approximately 14,000 state employees will soon see an increase in their pay. Governor Mike Parson (R) will sign the bipartisan 8.7 percent pay raise for …

Missouri’s next attorney general is a familiar name in state government and at the Statehouse in Jefferson City. Governor Mike Parson (R) has appointed his office’s general …

Charges have been filed against the parolee who allegedly took a hostage Tuesday night before barricading himself inside a home near Douglass park for three hours. Boone …

Columbia Police have identified the parolee who allegedly took a hostage Tuesday night before barricading himself inside a home near Douglass park for two-and-a-half hours. The incident …

A Jefferson City couple who were already jailed without bond for child sex charges are now facing additional federal child pornography charges. 33-year-old Paul Schofield and his wife …

Two former Missouri Department of Corrections (DOC) employees are jailed without bond this (Wednesday) morning, for allegedly videotaping their alleged sexual assault of an unconscious four-year-old child. …

A Jefferson City husband and wife are now facing federal charges for videotaping their alleged sexual assault on an unconscious four-year-old child. 33-year-old Paul Schofield and his …

Bipartisan legislation aimed at increasing opioid addiction treatment will be signed into law by Missouri’s governor on Thursday morning in Jefferson City. The governor will sign six …

Columbia native Trey Dawson was released from Jefferson City’s Algoa Correctional Center on Christmas Day 2019. Dawson says he’s served time in five prisons in Missouri and …

A Columbia murder suspect has been captured and is jailed in Boone County without bond. He’ll be arraigned at 1 this (Thursday) afternoon in Boone County Circuit …

A Columbia man who was shot during Wednesday morning’s incident at a home on Clinkscales has been arrested for burglary and for domestic assault. Columbia Police say …

Fulton Police have confirmed that the suspect killed after Monday night’s home invasion was a convicted killer on parole from prison. Police believe 45-year-old Willie Thompkins was …

Missouri’s Probation and Parole Board has quickly revoked the parole of a convicted killer who barricaded himself inside his Moberly home for more than 20 hours.  59-year-old …

A parolee who’s charged with murder for a January overdose death in Moberly has been in-and-out of prison for the past decade. 939 the Eagle News has …

A Jefferson City man faces a potential life prison sentence, after being convicted of second degree murder for a 2018 killing. A Cole County jury deliberated for …

Cole County prosecutors and defense attorneys are expected to deliver closing arguments later today in a murder trial involving a suspect who was 16 at the time …

Boone County’s longtime prosecutor says Joanthony Johnson could be the most prolific serial rapist in county history. Dan Knight made his comments during a recent interview with …

939 the Eagle News has confirmed that Missouri’s Probation and Parole Board has scheduled a January release date for Charles Erickson, the Columbia man who pleaded guilty …

Jefferson City firefighters confirm the Probation and Parole district office on West Main street is a total loss, after Thursday’s blaze. The fire closed streets and also caused …