MU student accused of strangling person at residence hall after getting blocked on Snapchat
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A University of Missouri student was charged with several felonies after he allegedly strangled someone at a residence hall who blocked him on Snapchat.
Maxwell Warren, 18, of Overland Park, Kansas, was charged on Tuesday with first-degree burglary, second-degree domestic assault, first-degree domestic assault and misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond.
Warren appeared for a hearing on Wednesday by video from the jail, according to court records. He waived his arraignment and pleaded not guilty. A bond hearing was scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, while a preliminary hearing was set for 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9. A notice to a public defender was filed and Warren’s eligibility will be determined.
The probable cause statement says the victim had blocked Warren on the social media application Snapchat on Sept. 26. Warren went over to the victim’s residence hall to confront the victim the same day. The victim cracked open the door and Warren forced his way into their dorm room, the statement says.
Warren then allegedly started strangling the victim while demanding they add him back on Snapchat immediately, the statement says. The victim unblocked Warren after the assault, the statement says.
Warren allegedly sent a message to the victim on Instagram acknowledging the assault on Sept. 28 and then threatened to hurt the victim again on Sept. 30, court documents say. Warren then allegedly assaulted the victim in their dorm room again on Oct. 29, the statement says. That time, the victim allegedly lost consciousness after they were strangled.
In a second probable cause statement, a witness reported seeing Warren assault a woman near Virginia Avenue Garage. Warren claimed he was assaulted first, but video footage supposedly did not support his claim, the statement says.
A University of Missouri spokesman wrote in a Wednesday evening statement that Warren has been banned from campus.
“Maxwell Warren is barred from the University of Missouri campus, classes and other university activities pending further investigation into allegations surrounding the criminal charges against him,” a statement from school spokesman Christopher Ave says. “The university does not tolerate acts of violence and holds accountable anyone found to violate the law or university policies. If Warren is released from jail and attempts to enter Mizzou’s campus, he is subject to arrest.”