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UPDATE: Sodomy charges filed against Columbia child pornography suspect

November 10, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

Boone County prosecutors have charged 76-year-old Ivan Metzger of Columbia with statutory sodomy and with possession of child pornography
(November 2022 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website)

Boone County prosecutors have added a statutory sodomy charge against a Columbia man who was already jailed for possession of child pornography.

76-year-old Ivan Metzger is jailed without bond, and Boone County Judge Tracy Gonzalez has ordered him to remain jailed pending trial. Judge Gonzalez says no combination of monetary or non-monetary conditions will secure the safety of the community, including witnesses.

The Columbia Police Department’s graphic two-page probable cause statement says there were allegedly more than 20 images of child pornography on Metzger’s personal computer. Court documents obtained by 939 the Eagle indicate the Columbia Police Department’s investigation into this case continues.

Metzger’s home is on Parklawn drive, which is north of I-70 in northwest Columbia.

Chilling court documents describe final moments of Columbia murder victim’s life

November 8, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

35-year-old Cadilac Derrick of Columbia is currently jailed without bond in Boone County (November 6, 2022 photo courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department)

A Columbia man charged with killing a woman and her grandmother this weekend has made his initial arraignment and remains jailed without bond today.

Boone County prosecutors have charged 35-year-old Cadilac Derrick with two counts of second degree murder for the shooting deaths of 22-year-old Lea’johna Sanders and 53-year-old Laura Myers. 939 the Eagle News was at the Boone County Courthouse on Monday when Derrick was arraigned via video, wearing a jail jumpsuit. He displayed little emotion, telling Judge Tracy Gonzalez that he intends to hire an attorney.

Court documents say Derrick and Sanders had an infant son, and indicate Sanders called 911 late Saturday night to say Derrick had been abusing her. Sanders told the dispatcher that Derrick would not leave her house and that he told her if she didn’t stay with him, he was going to kill her and her mother. Multiple gunshots were then heard on the 911 call, according to the Columbia Police Department’s probable cause statement. The court documents say the dispatcher could then hear Derrick saying “now what bitch,” after Sanders had been shot.

Derrick was captured this weekend in Moberly. He remains jailed without bond.

Court documents: Columbia kidnapping suspect met victim on Tinder

October 12, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

Boone County prosecutors have charged 23-year-old Elijah Schwartz-Jeffries of Columbia with rape and two counts of sodomy. (October 8, 2022 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff Department website)

A Columbia man is now charged with three felonies, accused of sexually assaulting a woman he met on a dating app and holding her against her will.

23-year-old Elijah Schwartz-Jeffries, who’s also known as Elijah Schwartz, has been charged with rape and two counts of sodomy. He’s jailed without bond and made his initial court appearance via video on Tuesday before Boone County Judge Stephanie Morrell.

The Columbia Police Department’s probable cause statement quotes the victim as saying she met Schartz through the Tinder dating app. She’s also quoted as telling CPD investigators that she and Schartz went to dinner on Thursday before going back to Schwartz-Jeffries’ apartment. The victim says he was acting “weird” and that he may have been high on marijuana wax. She says when she tried to leave the apartment, the suspect grabbed her by the throat and choked her, before allegedly sexually assaulting her in the shower.

Columbia Police have credited a witness for coming forward and corroborating the victim’s statement.

939 the Eagle News reported Tuesday that Boone County Judge Tracy Gonzalez issued a full order of protection against the suspect on October 18, 2021. That order is still in effect today. That case involves a different victim.

Centralia-area residents pack courtroom for hearing in enticement case

August 24, 2022 By Brian Hauswirth

Two Centralia mothers say a Boone County man charged with enticement or attempted enticement of a child is a threat to children. The mothers spoke at Tuesday’s emotional court hearing at the Boone County Courthouse for 33-year-old David Hoppock of Centralia, who’s currently jailed without bond. The Centralia Police Department’s probable cause statement alleges that …

UPDATE: Boone County judge rejects bond for Columbia-area murder suspect

December 15, 2021 By Brian Hauswirth

A Columbia man charged with killing a man in Boone County in November remains jailed without bond. 36-year-old Mark Achterberg is charged with first degree murder for the November shooting death of Justin Stidham. Achterberg appeared in Boone County Circuit Court on Tuesday afternoon, and Judge Tracy Gonzalez rejected bond attempts. She cites the murder …