Moberly man accused of crashing into car, smashing windshield with piece of metal
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Moberly man was arrested and charged after he allegedly followed a vehicle containing multiple people, ramming into it with his vehicle and hitting it with a piece of metal.
Alexander McConnell, 22, was charged with first-degree domestic assault, two counts of first-degree assault and a count of first-degree property damage. He is being held at the Randolph County Jail on a $50,000 bond. An arraignment is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday.
The probable cause statement says McConnell started following the victim’s vehicle after seeing them driving on the road. He was previously in a relationship with one of the occupants of the vehicle, the statement says. The driver tried to get away by driving on a gravel road, that they did not realize was a dead end, the statement says.
McConnell then allegedly rammed his SUV into the victim’s vehicle, got out of the SUV and started hitting a window and demanding someone “step out of the vehicle so they could have a conversation,” the statement says. He then allegedly started hitting the windshield with a piece of metal after they refused, the statement says.
Deputies saw the damaged vehicle, along with the suspect weapon after McConnell left the scene. A tow truck driver allegedly told the deputy that the car was totaled, the statement says.