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MU grad drives onto court at Mizzou Arena, causes $100K in damage

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 and caused an estimated $100,000 worth of damage, MU police Maj. Brian Weimer said Monday.

Nathaniel Conant
Nathaniel Conant

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.