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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A woman sued a Columbia apartment complex on Monday after she claims a maintenance worker rummaged through her dirty clothes hamper and sniffed her underwear.

A “Jane Doe” filed the lawsuit in Boone County on Monday against Country Club Apartments and employee Juan Carlos Vazquez Martinez. The woman accuses the apartment and Vazquez Martinez of invasion of privacy, negligent infliction of emotional stress and an additional count of negligent training against Country Club Apartments.

The petition in the case alleges that the woman moved into Country Club Apartments on June 1 and had to provide her own washing machine. She requested maintenance to look at it the next day to make sure it was properly installed, court documents say.

Vazquez Martinez allegedly spoke about unrelated topics with the woman for a few minutes after checking the washing machine, documents say.

The woman installed cameras on June 14 and called for a maintenance request for a water leak occurring from the washing machine, the petition says. Vazquez Martinez and another employee arrived the next day while the woman was not home.

Video allegedly caught Vazquez Martinez going to the woman’s closet, rummaging through a clothes hamper and then sniffing her underwear, court documents allege. Vazquez Martinez allegedly did this while the other employee was not in the room.

The woman shared the video with Country Club Apartments and the Columbia Police Department that same day and was told by the company that Vazquez Martinez was put on leave, court documents say. She then requested her locks to be changed.

A week later, the woman reached back out to the complex’s management and was told Vazquez Martinez was still on leave, but he was still on the property, court documents allege. The woman then saw Vazquez Martinez on the property multiple times through Aug. 12, the petition says.

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Alison Patton

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 21-year-old man fell from the rooftop of Harpo’s Bar and Grill, located at 29 South Tenth St. on Sunday night, and he’s in critical condition.

CFP responded to the medical emergency just after Corbin Rodenberg fell around 9:10 p.m. First responders provided medical aid before he was transported to a hospital, Columbia Fire Department spokesperson Skyler Clark said.

A witness told ABC 17 News that Rodenberg was sitting on the railing when he fell.

The minimum height requirement for outdoor railings is 42 inches, Clark said. City of Columbia spokesman Christopher Ave said the city inspected the bar in 2018 and it passed. The city only inspects buildings before they open to the public. The bar had a remodel occur in 2018.

The Tenth and Cherry parking garage near Harpo’s also has railings at the minimum height. ABC 17 News noticed that the rooftop bar appears to be on the second floor, but one side is higher off the ground than the other.

Other rooftop bars, such as The Roof, located at 1111 E. Broadway, have large, clear barriers that extend several feet into the air, well over the heads of bar patrons. This bar is also on top of the Broadway Hotel.

Attorney Jill Harper said there are a couple of things that would need to be proven to show the bar is at fault for the fall.

The first thing to look at is the railing, and consider its integrity. Harper said furniture placement could also be taken into account as to whether the furniture makes it easy to sit on the railing.

The other aspect to keep in mind is whether Harpo’s employees tried to stop Rodenberg from sitting on the railing. Harper said that if not, it could be negligence on the bar’s part.

Alcohol overconsumption would not be a legal argument here, since Missouri’s dram-shop law only applies to people under the legal drinking age, Harper said.

It’s not the first time someone has been seriously injured after falling at a Columbia bar, but it’s the first in about 16 years. In 2010, 19-year-old Kelsi Poe fell down a stairwell at Quinton’s Bar and Deli, which is now closed.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The new roundabout at Sinclair Road and Southampton Drive was open to traffic on Monday.

A portion of Sinclair Road had recently closed for about a month between Nifong Boulebard and Muirfield Drive to complete a roundabout.

A Columbia Public Works spokesman told ABC 17 News in an email that a concrete island will be added to the crosswalk south of Crabapple Lane in the next two weeks.

This comes as Columbia Public Schools begin class on Tuesday. John Warner Middle School and the new Eagle Bluffs Elementary School are located on South Sinclair Road. Mill Creek Elementary School is near the roundabout at West Nifong Boulevard and Sinclair Street.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Roundabout construction started on Monday morning at Clark Lane and Hanover Boulevard in Columbia.

The construction lead to a portion of Clark Lane to close, with construction lasting around 60 days, according to previous reporting.

During the closure, the business entrance west of the intersection will be closed, but the entrance on Hanover Boulevard will be open, a Friday press release from the Missouri Department of Transportation says.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Columbia Police Department is no longer releasing the names of people who died in crashes, a CPD spokesman told ABC 17 News

Spokesman Brian McNeill told ABC 17 News in an email that CPD is following the example of the Missouri State Highway Patrol and stated the same reasoning as the patrol for concealing the information was used.

MSHP announced on Nov. 1, 2024, that it would no longer publish the names of those involved in crashes and boat/drowning reports.  MSHP wrote in a release that it was no longer publishing names because it was “notified of scam incidents across the state” that targets crash victims or people who know someone involved in a crash.”

CPD had announced the name of the victim in a fatal crash that occurred on Aug. 14.  

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man was charged in Cooper County with a felony and a misdemeanor after he allegedly pointed a loaded gun at a teenager during a road-rage incident Saturday night on Interstate 70.

Jalin Crenshaw was charged with unlawful use of a weapon and misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. He was not listed on a jail roster on Monday afternoon. An initial court appearance was scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22.

The probable cause statement says a 17-year-old boy called law enforcement at 10:14 p.m. Saturday after the driver of a Chevrolet pickup truck had pointed a gun with a laser at him.

The statement says the victim had flashed his headlights at Crenshaw’s vehicle while he tried to pass him on eastbound I-70 in Cooper County. Crenshaw’s vehicle got in front of the victim’s vehicle again and the victim once again passed him, the statement says.

Crenshaw then allegedly pointed the gun and shined the laser at the victim after he passed his Chevrolet, the statement says.

The victim allegedly followed Crenshaw to Columbia and police found two guns in Crenshaw’s vehicle. Crenshaw alleged he did not pull out the gun until he arrived in Columbia because he was being followed, the statement says. The guns had ammunition loaded in them.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man who faked his own death in 2010 was indicted in Boone County on Friday for alleged armed robberies that occurred that same year.

Diego Antonio Camargo-Wasserman, 34, formerly of Columbia, is charged with two counts of first-degree robbery and one count of second-degree burglary. He is being held in federal prison after he pleaded guilty in 2024 to receiving and possessing child sex abuse materials.

He was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on April 9, 2025, though federal online records indicate that he will be released on Aug. 18, 2027.

 Previous reporting says Camargo-Wasserman had faked his death with paperwork indicated he had died on Oct. 5, 2012, and the FBI learned five years later that he had fled to Mexico.

The indictment in the armed robbery case alleges that he robbed people on separate instances on March 8 and 9, 2010. Another instance allegedly occurred March 24, 2010, in the 2000 block of Business Loop 70. An arraignment in the case is scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11.

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Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man who was accused of leaving his roommate’s body in an apartment for weeks was indicted by a Boone County grand jury on Friday.

Ira C. Baldwin is charged with abandoning a corpse. He posted a $1,500 bond on March 26. An arraignment for the charge is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 21 at the Boone County Courthouse.

Court documents in previous reporting say police were called on March 24 to Baldwin’s apartment in the 2000 block of West Ash Street for a welfare check and ended up finding the roommate’s body severely decomposed.

Baldwin’s roommate allegedly shot himself to death 10 days prior, court documents in previous reporting say.

Baldwin allegedly told police he last saw his roommate in late January. He said he was scared to go into the room and felt “relief” when police came to the door, according court documents in previous reporting.

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Haley Swaino

MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ

The victim of a deadly Sunday night shooting in Moberly has been identified as a 57-year-old woman.

Family members told ABC 17 News that Cheryl Gravitt, 57, was the victim of the weekend shooting. Moberly Police confirmed her identity Monday afternoon.

An ABC 17 News reporter spoke with multiple family members Monday who confirmed Gravitt was found shot in the head at the end of her driveway. Police told the family she died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital.

In a social media post Sunday, the Moberly Police Department said it was investigating a shooting around 8 p.m. that occurred in the 500 block of Morehead Street.

A preliminary investigation determined the shooting to be an isolated incident, and there is no danger to the community, the post states.

Moberly Police said in a news release Monday that interviews of witnesses were being conducted. The death was ruled a homicide, and an autopsy is set. Police say they won’t release other details, citing the need to protect the investigation.

A neighbor on scene told ABC 17 News crews Sunday night that the shooting started allegedly as a disturbance between two women. The reporter saw four ambulances on scene and multiple law enforcement agencies. One woman was seen being taken in an ambulance.

Randolph County Prosecutor Stephanie Luntsford said the investigation was ongoing Monday.

Check back for updates.

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Matthew Sanders

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

The University of Missouri’s student body was a few hundred people larger on the first day of classes this year compared to last year.

Total enrollment for Monday’s first day was projected to top 31,650 students, the university stated in a news release. MU reported about 31,300 students on the first day last fall.

The number includes 9,138 students new to MU and 6,078 first-time college students — about the same number of first-time students as in fall 2025.

MU reported its first-year retention rate is 91%, and the graduation rate is 77%.

Official enrollment numbers are compiled after the fourth week of classes.

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