Man charged with 4 felonies in Howard County shooting
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Boonville man was charged with four felonies after he was accused of shooting another man in Howard County on Thursday.
Johntelle Millens, 39, was charged on Friday with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and illegal gun possession. He is being held at the Howard County Jail without bond. An arraignment is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday.
According to the probable cause statement, Boonville police were called to the intersection of Main and High streets at 10:26 a.m. Thursday after someone with multiple gunshot wounds was found. The victim was then with a friend, who allegedly told police Millens shot the victim, the statement says. The victim’s vehicle had a broken window and a spent shell casing was found, court documents say.
Millens was apparently stopped by law enforcement for a traffic stop prior to the shooting, the statement says.
Witnesses allegedly told police they saw men in two vehicles, including the GMC driven by Millens, parked next to each other near Port Authority on Highway 40 and claimed one of the men had a gun, the statement says. Troopers found broken glass and spent shell casings in the area that matched the casing found in the victim’s vehicle, court documents say.
Millens was found at a family member’s residence in Boonville along with a gun, the statement says. The family allegedly told police that they did not own a gun. Millens denied being involved in the shooting and refused to give a DNA sample, the statement says.