Missouri woman wanted on domestic violence charges gets arrested — while ironically complaining to the city council about police misconduct

A Missouri woman wanted on serious domestic violence charges was unexpectedly arrested after showing up at a Berkeley City Council meeting and complaining about the police, unaware that officers at the meeting recognized her as the very person they had been searching for.

According to local news outlet KTVI, on January 12, 2026, 30-year-old Jameicia Moore attended a public city council session at Berkeley City Hall. While seated among other residents, Moore addressed the council with grievances about local law enforcement. Berkeley Police Major Steve Runge, who was attending the meeting, suddenly realized the speaker before him was the suspect officers had been trying to locate for months. One comment on the story noted, “DoorDash-ing yourself to the cops is wild.”

According to Runge, his reaction was incredulous when he recognized Moore, and even more so when she criticized the police at the meeting. “Lady, you’re wanted by the police!” he thought. Officers escorted Moore out of the council chamber and placed her under arrest just outside the meeting area. She was initially held on a $100,000 cash-only bond, though a judge later reduced it to $15,000.

Moore’s charges

According to a criminal complaint viewed by Law & Crime, Moore faces two counts each of domestic assault and armed criminal action stemming from two separate alleged domestic violence incidents in Berkeley in late 2025.

On October 22, 2025, Moore allegedly became enraged during an argument with her boyfriend after he mentioned another woman. Police say she grabbed a butcher knife and stabbed the victim in the left arm, leaving him bleeding. Cellphone video captured both the injury and Moore’s words, “You’re lucky I didn’t stab you in the f—ing chest,” as shown in the clip.

Weeks later, on November 11, 2025, Moore reportedly engaged in another violent confrontation with the same man. Police allege she grabbed a baseball bat during the argument and struck the victim in his left leg, again captured on video.

Authorities classified the use of a weapon during both incidents as armed criminal action, a serious felony under Missouri law, and the repeated nature of the alleged assaults elevated the domestic assault charges.

St. Louis County Prosecutor Melissa Price Smith lauded the Berkeley Police Department for recognizing and apprehending Moore without incident, noting it was “quite surprising” that she would surface at a public meeting after refusing to engage with investigators for months. Moore is scheduled to appear in court on February 17, 2026, where she will be formally arraigned on the charges.