Two Columbia Men Charged with Possession of Ammunition After Saturday Morning Shooting

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Two Columbia, Mo., men appeared in federal court today before Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge Willie J. Epps, Jr. on complaints alleging they possessed ammunition after a prior felony conviction.

According to an affidavit filed in support of the complaint, Detravion Latrell Coats, 21, was identified by law enforcement as having been in the area of Ninth Street and Walnut Street in Columbia at the time of a shooting on Sat., Oct. 31, 2026. According to the affidavit, Coats was identified during a surveillance video review and was seen on the video firing over a vehicle at a group of individuals and discharging his weapon approximately ten times. Two Barnaul 9mm shell casings were later recovered from the area in which Coats was seen shooting. Coats has prior felony convictions for involuntary manslaughter, second degree assault, and resisting arrest stemming from his involvement in a shooting death.

The affidavit in support of the complaint against Treyvale Damarcus Cain-Raybon, 21, likewise notes he was identified on surveillance video in an alleyway at the time of the shooting on Oct. 31, 2026. Investigators reviewed video and noted Cain-Raybon pointing a firearm at another subject, then retreating to an area behind a vehicle and firing two times. Investigators later recovered Winchester 9mm shell casings in the area from which Cain-Raybon was firing. Cain-Raybon has a prior felony conviction for unlawful use of a weapon.

Under federal law, individuals with prior felony convictions are prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition.

The charges contained in these complaints are accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must eventually be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty it is to determine guilt or innocence.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Lauren E. Kummerer. It was investigated by the Columbia Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.

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