COLUMBIA, MO. • Fans are expected to flock toward Mizzou Arena for the upcoming basketball season — but not like this.
A Columbia man drove his Volkswagen Passat through Mizzou Arena and onto Norm Stewart Court early Sunday morning and caused an estimated $100,000 worth of damage, MU police Major Brian Weimer said Monday.
At 7:15 a.m. Sunday, MU police were dispatched to Mizzou Arena for a report of property damage. Officers determined that around 4 a.m., the suspect drove his vehicle through a closed gate on the south side of the arena.