Man arrested Thursday accused in recent Boone County shooting
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A man who was arrested on Thursday evening in Columbia is accused of shooting a man on July 15 in Boone County, according to a sheriff’s office spokesman.
Kevin Buckner, 25, was charged Friday in another case with illegal gun possession, armed criminal action and resisting arrest. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond and a court appearance was held on Friday afternoon.
Charges related to the shooting were not listed on Casenet as of Friday afternoon, though Boone County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Brian Leer told ABC 17 News in an email that Buckner is accused of first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon, armed criminal action and endangering the welfare of a child.
Leer wrote that a man was sitting in a vehicle around 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 15 near El Chaparral and Victoria avenues, which is an area just east of Columbia city limits. A man shot at the vehicle several times and the victim was brought to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Leer wrote. Deputies found several spent shell casings and “other evidence” that night, Leer wrote.
The probable cause statement in the other case says Columbia police saw Buckner near Douglass Park on Thursday evening and knew of an active warrant for his arrest. Police tried to arrest Buckner, but wrote he tried to pull back his arm and run away, the statement says.
Court documents allege Buckner found with a loaded gun. Buckner has previously pleaded guilty to felonies and is not allowed to own a gun.
Another charge was filed later for damaging jail property. A probable cause statement alleges Buckner destroyed a jail camera once he was placed in a cell.