Court cases heard during Cole County Law Day - Jefferson City News Tribune

A Jefferson City man was placed on five years supervised probation after pleading guilty to charges in connection with a domestic violence incident in January.

During a hearing before Cole County Presiding Judge Jon Beetem, Terrian Davis, 28, pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm, second-degree attempted domestic assault, first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, first-degree stalking and unlawful use of a weapon. Prosecutors dismissed a charge of armed criminal action as part of a plea agreement.

As part of his probation, Davis must not have contact with the victim. If he violates any conditions of his parole, he faces seven years in prison.

Officers responded to reports of a domestic disturbance inside an apartment in the 3800 block of Candlelight Drive, according to a police news release. Dispatchers received a call that said a man, later identified as Davis, was inside the apartment, allegedly produced a handgun and threatened to shoot everyone inside. One of the residents inside the apartment was a newborn child.

Police established a perimeter around the apartment building and tried to contact occupants of the apartment by knocking on the door and calling a phone number associated with someone who lived inside.

As a resident answered the door, Davis fled the apartment to a second-story deck.

Officers searched the area and found Davis hiding in a locked metal storage container on the deck. A further search of the area led to the discovery of a loaded 9 mm handgun, consistent with one described by witnesses.

• An Illinois man who was arrested just south of Jefferson City in March after state troopers found guns and drugs in the vehicle he was riding in, pleaded guilty to one charge he was facing in the case.

During a hearing before Beetem, Jhamal Smith, 21, pleaded guilty to delivery of a controlled substance. Prosecutors dismissed a charge of unlawful use of a weapon as part of a plea agreement. His defense lawyer noted that Smith had no prior offenses.

Smith was placed on five years supervised probation. If he violates any of the conditions, he faces 10 years in prison.

A Missouri Highway Patrol probable cause statement states troopers stopped a car along U.S. 54 that was speeding near Tractor Supply. During a search of the car, troopers reportedly uncovered two loaded guns, 166 grams of marijuana and more than $16,000 in cash.

Authorities said $6,000 of the cash was packaged in bricks of $1 bills with plastic wrap around them. Four of the bundles had bar codes that appeared to come from the Federal Reserve Bank in Dallas.

• Jefferson City woman pleaded guilty to charges she faced in connection with a Cole County burglary in September 2020.

Amanda Savage, 50, of Jefferson City, pleaded guilty to delivery of a controlled substance and possession of burglary tools during a hearing before Beetem. She was placed on five years supervised probation.

She was arrested when a deputy saw a vehicle Savage was riding in going down the 900 block of South Country Club Drive, according to Cole County Sheriff’s Department probable cause statements. The vehicle was stopped because authorities believed it was involved in the burglary case.

Deputies noticed the smell of marijuana coming from the vehicle after arresting Savage. They searched the vehicle and found a long metal bar typically used to unlock vehicles, known as a “jimmy.” There was also a long screwdriver that appeared to match pry marks on a door to a detached garage in the 6200 block of Rainbow Drive, where an attempted burglary had been reported. Also found were two metal picks and a plastic bag that contained smaller plastic jeweler’s bags, which authorities said are typically used in the sale of illegal narcotics.

When they got to the Cole County Jail, Savage admitted to having what she believed to be marijuana concealed on her person. She removed the items, found to be 20-22 pills of what was determined to be Ecstasy, authorities said.

• A Columbia man pleaded guilty to charges he faced for stealing items from a Cole County storage unit in March 2021.

Anthony Meyer, 24, of Columbia, was charged with felony stealing and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. During a hearing before Beetem, Meyer was placed on five years supervised probation and ordered to serve 60 days in the Cole County Jail. If he violates terms of his probation, he faces seven years in prison.

Jefferson City Police Department probable cause statements state Meyer admitted to police he was at Storage Solutions on Route C and took items from a storage unit, which was caught on surveillance video.

The contents of the storage unit were loaded on a trailer. They were taken to a residence in the 600 block of Boonville Road. The approximate value of the stolen items was more than $750 and consisted of multiple pieces of furniture.

Authorities searched the vehicle and found a lock box behind the driver’s seat. Inside were multiple pieces of drug paraphernalia which included a digital scale, syringes and glass pipes. Also found in the vehicle was a bag containing liquid methamphetamine.

• A Jefferson City man pleaded guilty to amended charges in connection with an assault case from January 2019.

During a hearing before Cole County Judge Cotton Walker, Victor Sloan Jr., 22, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of fourth-degree domestic assault (two counts), resisting arrest and third-degree kidnapping. He had been facing all felony charges, but they were amended down by prosecutors as part of a plea agreement.

Sloan was placed on two years supervised probation. If he violates any terms of his probation, he faces a year in the Cole County Jail.

A Jefferson City Police Department probable cause statement states officers were called to a residence in the 600 block of Locust Street where Sloan physically attacked a woman by choking her, forcibly holding her and throwing her over his shoulder to carry her. Sloan also took the woman’s cellphone away to prevent her from calling 911 and blocked an exit from the apartment they were in for more than two hours so she could not leave.

The woman was eventually able to call 911, and officers found the victim on a sidewalk trying to escape from Sloan. One officer said he saw Sloan pushing and shoving the woman.

Sloan later told officers he was trying to prevent the woman from committing suicide as she had earlier cut her arms. He did admit to taking her cellphone.

Officers separated Sloan and the woman, and told Sloan he was under arrest. As they tried to handcuff Sloan, he lunged forward to escape. It took three officers to tackle him, and he got into a fight with one officer who used pepper spray on Sloan. The officer suffered an injury to his hand. Eventually other officers used a Taser to bring him under control.

The woman had a bloody and scraped knee. Her throat was red and she had small red cut marks on her arm, but she denied she had been suicidal.

• A Jefferson City man pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon in connection with an incident that occurred in January.

Daishawn Ware, 21, pleaded guilty during a hearing before Cole County Judge Dan Green. Prosecutors dismissed armed criminal action and tampering with physical evidence charges as part of a plea agreement.

Ware was placed on five years of supervised probation and ordered to serve 30 days in the Cole County Jail, with credit for time served.

A Jefferson City Police Department probable cause statement said a bullet went through a living room of an apartment on Ellis Boulevard. The victim told police four people were in the dining room playing a board game when they heard a loud bang. The victim saw debris fall from the roof.

Ware had initially identified himself as a neighbor and told police he heard a loud bang but didn’t know from where it came. He told officers he had to pick up his brother and was allowed to leave the scene.

Officers went inside the victim’s apartment and found a hole in the wall and a hole in the ceiling. The angle of the shot showed it came from Ware’s apartment.

When Ware came home, officers asked to go inside his apartment, which he allowed. There, officers saw several holes that led from Ware’s bedroom. In his bed, they found a single spent 9mm shell casing.

Ware was taken into custody and investigators asked him what happened. Ware said he was on the phone with a relative and the gun accidentally went off while he sat on his bed. When asked where the gun was, Ware said he was scared and had placed it in a vehicle at the home of another relative on West Atchison Street. Officers then went and retrieved the firearm.

Sponsor Content

source: https://www.newstribune.com/news/2022/mar/20/court-cases-heard-during-cole-county-law-day/

Your content is great. However, if any of the content contained herein violates any rights of yours, including those of copyright, please contact us immediately by e-mail at media[@]kissrpr.com.