Sturgeon man sentenced to probation for shooting, road rage incident
Madison Stuerman
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Sturgeon man has been sentenced to probation after he was charged with six felonies in two cases.
Jadon Gooldy, 20, was charged with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action, along with one misdemeanor count of fourth-degree assault after he shot a gun and the shrapnel scratched a person in the leg.
Court records show Gooldy pleaded guilty as part of a plea agreement on Monday. As part of the agreement, prosecutors amended the charges of first-degree assault to second-degree assault and dropped the two counts of armed criminal action.
Gooldy admitted to firing a shot near a person’s head. Shrapnel from the bullet ricocheted and hit another person in the leg, leaving a red mark, court documents state. Police said a crowd was gathered in the parking lot for an underground racing event.
He was sentenced to five years of supervised probation and required to give up his gun. He was also sentenced to 70 days in jail with credit for time served.
Gooldy also pleaded guilty in a second case where he was charged with unlawful use of a weapon – exhibiting, armed criminal action and a misdemeanor count of fourth-degree assault. He pulled out a gun during a road rage incident on April 11, according to the probable cause statement
The count of armed criminal action was dropped as part of the plea agreement, according to records. He was sentenced to five years of supervised probation. He was also ordered to serve 15 days at the Boone County jail with credit for time served.
Jail records show he was being held in the Boone County Jail as of Tuesday at 1 p.m. on a parole violation for a 2024 case where he kicked a police officer’s door causing damage. A hearing was set for Tuesday afternoon.