Serial trespasser charged after allegedly following home, making threats to Shakespeare’s employee
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A man who has been trespassed from more than 25 businesses in downtown Columbia has been charged with a felony.
Michael Paddock, 49, of Columbia, was charged on Monday with first-degree burglary and a pair of misdemeanors: Stealing and disturbing the peace. He is being held at the Boone County Jail on a $15,000 bond. A hearing was held on Tuesday afternoon.
The probable cause statement says Shakespeare’s Pizza had been having regular issues this month with Paddock stealing food and drinks and that he had known to become violent. By Aug. 16, restaurant staff had Paddock removed about six-to-seven times this month, the statement says.
The same day, Paddock allegedly followed a manager at the business to his apartment and threatened to stab him, court documents say. The victim recorded Paddock following him home and Paddock would stop walking if the victim stopped walking, court documents say.
Paddock allegedly went back to Shakespeare’s the next day, reached over the bar and stole a cup after he was told he was not allowed in the building, another employee allegedly told police. Police arrested Paddock at Flat Branch Park later that day, where he denied being banned from the business, court documents say.