Third man pleads guilty to assault in January 2025 shooting, sentenced to 4 years in prison
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A third Columbia man has pleaded guilty to a felony in a January 2025 shooting that occurred on Providence Road in Columbia.
Ataveon Gordon pleaded guilty on Friday to second-degree assault. He was sentenced to four years in prison. He was given credit for time served.
Jared Britt Jr., 20, of Columbia, pleaded guilty on March 23 to the same charge and received the same sentence. He is being held at the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center, according to records from the Missouri Department of Corrections.
Justin Lumley Jr., 18, of Columbia, pleaded guilty on March 11 to second-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree property damage. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison and is being held at Farmington Correctional Center.
Court documents from previous reporting in the Jan. 27, 2025, shooting – which occurred near North Providence Road and Nebraska Avenue —
say one person was injured after being shot at and one of the two people shot at recognized Britt and Gordon.
Police found a Chevrolet Malibu with multiple bullet holes and shot-out windows. One of the victims was brought to University Hospital.
Gordon allegedly told police that he and one of the victims allegedly messaged each other prior before Gordon picked them up, previous reporting indicates.
Lumlely and another person approached one of the victims and Lumley shot at the victim’s vehicle from the front passenger side of Gordon’s vehicle as the victims drove away, previous reporting shows.