A Jefferson City man has been charged in connection with a weekend shooting.
Kevin White Jr., 23, 3705 Randall Drive, was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and possession of marijuana.
A Cole County Sheriff's Department probable cause statement shows the shooting occurred at the Randall address, early Sunday morning, around 1:48 a.m.
Witnesses said they heard at least 15 gunshots outside the apartment complex, heard screams and then saw a vehicle leave the scene.
A description of the vehicle was given to law enforcement and they stopped the vehicle in the 600 block of South Country Club Drive.
The male victim was found inside the vehicle, suffering from multiple gun shot wounds. The victim was able to identify White as the shooter.
White was found by authorities in one of the apartments. They also found three handguns, a loaded shotgun, marijuana in plastic bags and scales. The weapons were found to have been stolen out of Columbia.
Witnesses backed the victim's' story and said White shot the victim after the victim had come to White's residence with a weapon and shot at least one time into the concrete outside the apartment door while arguing with White.
The male victim tried to push his way into the apartment and after a few minutes of causing a disturbance outside the apartment building, White came out and shot the victim multiple times. White then went back in the apartment and grabbed a shotgun and shot at least three more times at the vehicle the victim was getting into prior to his leaving the scene.
White said he was in fear of his life when the victim showed up at his apartment and pointed a weapon at him.White also said the victim fired several rounds in his direction inside his apartment and that he only shot the victim when he thought the victim was going to shoot him.
Authorities noted they found no bullet holes in the apartment or outside the area around the apartment door. A search of the victim's vehicle also found no weapons inside.
A criminal history check revealed White is a convicted felon and not allowed to possess weapons. He had a warrant for his arrest from Osage County for armed criminal action at the time of his arrest.
As of Monday, White was being held without bond in the Cole County Jail.
Also charged in this case was a Jefferson City woman, Sarah Rujawitz, 17, 1810 Del Cerro, who was at the scene of the shooting.
She is charged with possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute. Rujawitz had hidden the drug on her person. Authorities found she had approximately 20 grams of what field tested out to be crack cocaine.