Columbia teen charged with murder to be moved to adult facility
Madison Stuerman
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Boone County judge has granted a motion to move a teenager charged with murder from the Juvenile Center to the Boone County Jail.
In a hearing on Friday, the juvenile officer argued for Kavon Williams, 16, to be moved to the facility after several incidents.
In December, the judge denied the same request but said that if Williams’ behavior could change, his decision if brought back up by the state.
The juvenile office cited eight incidents between May 7 and July 14, including having contraband, having inappropriate conversations and arguments with other juveniles and a fight in one of the classrooms resulting in a teacher getting hurt.
“Mr. Williams is currently being housed with younger juveniles, and his continued threatening, disruptive and aggressive behaviors have placed the safety of staff and juvenile residents in the facility at risk,” counsel for the juvenile office said in the motion.
Williams was charged with second-degree murder and first-degree robbery in September after he allegedly killed a man from Macon County in February 2024.