A 27-year-old Missouri man has been charged with murder after allegedly shooting his wife several times in the face at close range. According to court documents, Henry County prosecutors say Ryan Wayne Alexander called 911 about 6:15 p.m. on Sunday to say he’d shot his wife, Ashton Christine Alexander. Audio from a neighbor’s surveillance video …
A Missouri college football player was shot and killed this week by his off-campus roommate. Torrance Evans, a senior, was an offensive lineman for the Central Methodist University Eagles. Kundarrius Taylor, 23, was charged with first degree murder in the Thursday night shooting in Fayette, about a block off campus, according to the Fayette Advertiser. …
A 62-year-old Missouri man was charged with attempted murder Friday for allegedly using a high-powered rifle to shoot a crop duster flying near his property. In addition to attempted murder, Donald V. Bates has been charged with felony property damage, unlawful weapons use, assault, and armed critical action. He is being held without bond in …
A Missouri man convicted in April in the brutal 2019 beating death of his pregnant wife was sentenced to life in prison without parole last week. Jennifer Rothwell, who was six weeks pregnant when she was killed, had looked up “what to do if your husband is upset you are pregnant” on her phone shortly …
A Missouri man has been charged with beating to death an elderly woman on her front porch in Berkeley Wednesday morning. Prosecutors said that Eileen Schnitker was found dead with blunt force injuries to her face and head and stab wounds to her stomach, KTVI reported. Isaac Heath, 31, has been charged with first degree …
An Amtrak train carrying at least 243 passengers reportedly derailed in Missouri on Monday. The New York Times reported that the train traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago collided with a truck in Mendon, resulting in eight train cars being derailed. Amtrak said twelve crew members were on board at the time. No fatalities have …
The remains of a 21-year-old Missouri woman missing since May 19 were found last week buried in a barn in Cape Girardeau County. Jessi Wilfong’s mother contacted the Fredericktown Police Department on May 24 when she hadn’t heard from her daughter, according to KVFS. Investigators determined that Wilfong had been at a home in Fredericktown …
Two St Louis men have been charged with murder after an explosion at a house killed a man and three teenagers as they were assembling black market fireworks. Charging documents say that Terrell Cooks, 37, and Seneca Mahan, 43, provided the materials to assemble fireworks canisters at the home near Black Jack, according to the …
Multiple Missouri law enforcement agencies joined forces on Friday to rescue an 8-year-old child who was a victim of sexual exploitation. Authorities were investigating possible child pornography charges against 23-year-old Ronald Lawrence in St Charles County. They served a search warrant on Lawrence’s home on Friday, and found the child with another man. Lawrence was …
Two young Missouri teens have been charged with simple assault after they allegedly left a mom with a concussion, broken nose, and black eyes. The case is being handled by the juvenile unit, Blue Springs Police Chief Bob Muenz said, and could be moved to a family court in which the girls would appear before …
A Missouri man pleaded guilty earlier this month to stabbing his estranged wife to death during an argument in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways in 2020. Dylan Hanger, 30, was initially charged in Texas County but was later indicted in federal court since the park land is under federal jurisdiction, the Springfield News-Leader reported. Court …
A Kansas City woman is in critical condition after she was held prisoner and tortured by a man she met on a dating app. Charging documents say the unidentified 31-year-old woman met James Larson Jr, 39, last week, and was staying at the home he shared with his father in Lathrop, Missouri. Everything was fine, …
