A Linn man has pleaded guilty to multiple charges for crimes in Cole County.
During a Friday hearing before Cole County Senior Judge Richard Callahan, Denver Newland, 19, was placed on five years of supervised probation for second-degree burglary and possession of a controlled substance in connection with a business burglary Jan. 24, 2018, in Jefferson City.
Officers responded to a burglar alarm at Bella Copelli on Mulberry Street, according to a Jefferson City Police Department probable cause statement.
Officers found an unsecured cellar door at the business, and next to it was a padlock that appeared to have been removed or tampered with.
Officers went inside and found Newland wearing black gloves and a black and white handkerchief over his nose. Next to Newland were a tire iron, a flat-head screwdriver, a wooden handle pick and a flashlight.
When questioned, he admitted to forcing open the cellar door by pulling on it until the padlock fell off. He said he and an accomplice had forced entry into another door, which led them to the basement.
Officers also found Newland was in possession of small amount of marijuana.
Newland also pleaded guilty to a charge of resisting arrest following a chase with authorities that started in Cole County and ended in Boone County on July 17, 2018.
Cole County deputies responded to Charm Ridge Drive and Charm Villa Drive for a weapons violation, according to Cole County Sheriff’s Department reports. The caller stated a subject from a vehicle shot at another vehicle. Both vehicles drove away, with one of the vehicles going toward Big Horn Drive.
Deputies saw a vehicle in the area matching the description of the vehicle that had fired the shots on Business 50. The vehicle, driven by Newland, had Iowa license plates that did not match the vehicle being driven. A deputy tried to stop the vehicle, but Newland failed to stop and the pursuit began.
The chase traveled down Business 50 and turned north onto Route T. Newland then turned right onto Missouri 179, where he lost control and went off the road. Newland corrected back onto the road, and the pursuit continued north onto Missouri 179 into Cooper County, then onto I-70 going east to Columbia, onto U.S. 63 south toward Jefferson City, and finally stopping on U.S. 63 near Broadway Street in Columbia, where two people were taken into custody.
Authorities searched the vehicle and found a 9mm handgun and a 20-gauge shotgun.
As part of his probation, the judge ordered Newland complete drug and alcohol treatment under the direction of probation and parole.