Four men arrested after series of crimes in Columbia
Euphenie Andre
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Four men are behind bars following a violent and busy week for the Columbia Police Department, which included two standoffs and a shooting.
On Saturday, Columbia Police said 18-year-old Kieran Piersee was arrested in connection with a Friday night shooting on Moss Street in central Columbia.
According to a press release from police, Piersee allegedly shot a 32-year-old man in the leg in the 900 block of Moss Street. Police say the man’s injuries were non-life-threatening.
Piersee was arrested on charges of first-degree assault, armed criminal action, and unlawful use of a weapon. He is currently being held in the Boone County Jail without bond.
Just one day earlier Ramelus Bradel, 19, was charged in Boone County following an alleged domestic incident that led to a heavy police presence at the Forest Village Apartments on Thursday.
According to police, the altercation involved a woman. Bradely is charged with unlawful use of a weapon, third-degree domestic assault, and misdemeanor fourth-degree domestic assault. He is also being held in the Boone County Jail without bond.
The string of crime began Wednesday with a standoff in northeast Columbia. Police arrested 36-year-old Antonio Watson and 38-year-old Rodney L. Hayes II after an hours-long standoff. According to law enforcement, the two men had three felony warrants between them, issued from three different counties.
Watson reportedly failed to register as a sex offender in Randolph County in 2023. Hayes is being held on two no-bond warrants for drug possession, one out of Boone County and another out of Callaway County. He remains in the Boone County Jail without bond.
Watson was not listed on the Boone County Jail roster as of Saturday night. As of Saturday, online court records show that Watson and Hayes had not yet been formally charged in relation to the standoff.
According to online court records, no court hearings have been scheduled yet for Piersee, Bradely, or Hayes.