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Columbia man convicted of sex crimes involving six-year-old

April 19, 2023 By Brian Hauswirth

44-year-old Timothy McWilliams has been convicted of child sex crimes (April 2023 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website)

A Columbia-area man faces a lengthy prison sentence, after being convicted of four sex crimes involving a child.

A sentencing date hasn’t been set yet for 44-year-old Timothy McWilliams. He was convicted on four counts, including statutory sodomy and sexual exploitation of a minor child.

Boone County prosecutors say McWilliams molested a six-year-old girl in 2014.

In addition to facing a prison sentence, McWilliams will also be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, under state law.

Boone County Circuit Judge Jeff Harris will sentence McWilliams at a later date.

Filed Under: 93.9 The Eagle, Boone County Judge Jeff Harris, Columbia man charged with sex crimes, Homepage, Mid-Missouri News, post to twitter, sex offender, statutory sodomy, Syndicated

High-profile Columbia murder trial to begin February 27

January 20, 2023 By Brian Hauswirth

41-year-old Keith Comfort’s jury trial is set to begin on February 27, 2023 (undated file photo courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website)

A Boone County judge says 75 to 80 potential jurors will be called to the Boone County Courthouse for late February’s jury selection in a high-profile Columbia murder trial.

41-year-old Keith Comfort is charged with second degree murder for the 2006 death of his wife. Prosecutors say Comfort strangled his wife before putting her body in a garbage bag and throwing it into an apartment dumpster on Amelia street.

939 the Eagle News was in the courtroom for Thursday’s hearing. Judge Jeff Harris told Boone County assistant prosecutor Susan Boresi and defense attorney Kevin O’Brien that Comfort’s five-day jury trial is set to begin on February 27.

Prosecutor Boresi told Judge Harris in open court that she’s recovering from surgery, but should be ready to go for Keith Comfort’s February 27 trial. Ms. Boresi tells Judge Harris she may need a device to assist her with walking during February’s jury trial.

Megan Shultz’s body was located in Columbia’s city landfill years later, after a lengthy search by Columbia Police.

The Columbia Police Department’s probable cause statement quotes Comfort as telling police that his wife was frantic and “swinging” her arms at him, after she allegedly did a drug transaction. Comfort is quoted as telling detectives that he strangled his wife before placing her body in a garbage bag, then throwing it into his Amelia street apartment dumpster. That’s near Old Highway 63 and the Columbia Country Club.

Filed Under: 93.9 The Eagle, Boone County assistant prosecutor Susan Boresi, Boone County Courthouse, Boone County Judge Jeff Harris, Columbia Country Club, Columbia Police Department's probable cause statement, Columbia's city landfill, defense attorney Kevin O'Brien, high-profile Columbia murder trial, Homepage, Megan Shultz, Mid-Missouri News, post to twitter, Syndicated

UPDATE: Columbia businessman Fotoohighiam acquitted on all counts

April 7, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

UPDATE: A Columbia businessman charged with trying to kill his ex-wife and Boone County Judge Jeff Harris has been acquitted on all counts. Our news partner ABC-17 was in the courtroom this morning when Judge Steven Ohmer announced his verdict involving 67-year-old Mehrdad Fotoohighiam. He had been charged with conspiracy to commit murder, tampering with …

Filed Under: 93.9 The Eagle, Boone County Judge Jeff Harris, Columbia businessman Merhdad Fotoohighiam, Homepage, Judge Steven Russell Ohmer, Mid-Missouri News, Syndicated

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