Probable Cause Statement

Defendants Name: Chism, Alfred H

Complaint #1 2018-37894
Date of Birth: -1995 Race: Black Sex: Male SSN: 7742

Arrest Date/Time: 8I27I2018 @ 3:30 am

Comes now Detective M. Edwards states the following under oath:

1. l have probable cause to believe the defendant committed the crimes of Armed criminal

action (RSMo. 571.015), and Murder, second degree (RSMo. 565.021) in that on or about 2:54 a.m.

01 8/27/2018 at 923 Tanya Lynn, Jefferson City, Missouri, County of Cole.

2. The facts supporting this belief are as follows:

T1e defendant called 911 to report that he had shot an acquaintance at his residence. The defendant

advised dispatch that the acquaintance was not breathing. Police and EMS respond to the scene

where the victim was pronounced dead. The defendant was taken into custody and advised of his

Miranda rights. The statement of the defendant was that the victim had been verbally harassing him

for several days and that the victim had been texting just before arriving at the defendants residence

around 3 am. The defendant further stated that he ansWered the door with his pistol in hand, told the

defendant to leave, and then shot him. The victim, who was unarmed, was struck twice. The

defendant did not express that the victim had threatened his life.

swear, under penalty of perjury that the facts stated above are true to the best of my knowledge.

Det ctive M. Edwards, JCPD