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An April jury trial has been scheduled for a Columbia man charged with a 2021 murder. Boone County prosecutors have charged 38-year-old Mark Achterberg with first degree …
Read More »Columbia’s Achterberg murder trial set for April 2024
Columbia’s Achterberg murder trial expected to take place next spring
A Columbia man charged with killing a man and then fleeing to Iowa will go on trial sometime in 2024. Boone County prosecutors have charged 38-year-old Mark …
Read More »UPDATE: Guilty plea expected today in deadly 2021 Columbia motorcycle collision
A plea hearing has been scheduled for this afternoon at the Boone County Courthouse in Columbia for a woman charged with involuntary manslaughter, driving while intoxicated and …
Read More »Columbia Achterberg murder trial likely to happen in near future
A trial date is expected to be set soon for a Columbia man charged with killing a man in 2021 and then fleeing to Iowa, before being …
Read More »Three courtroom spectators ejected during chaotic Columbia murder sentencing; Dawson sentenced to life
A convicted Columbia killer has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, following a chaotic Friday sentencing that included multiple courtroom outbursts, shouting and several people …
Read More »Boone County judge sets January trial date for a Santulli hazing case
A former Fiji fraternity member charged with hazing for Columbia’s high-profile 2021 incident involving Danny Santulli will go on trial in January. 21-year-old Benjamin Karl of Columbia …
Read More »December trial set for former Mizzou fraternity member charged with hazing Santulli
A December 5 jury trial has been scheduled for a former Mizzou student charged with felony hazing for the alleged October 2021 Columbia incident involving Danny Santulli. …
Read More »Sentencing postponed in Columbia kidnapping and sexual assault case
Sentencing has been delayed for a Columbia man convicted of robbing and sexually assaulting two area sex workers in separate incidents. 26-year-old Xavier Gee was set to …
Read More »UPDATE: Convicted Columbia rapist and kidnapper to be sentenced in November
A Boone County judge has scheduled a November 1 sentencing date for a Columbia man convicted of robbing and sexually assaulting two different Columbia women. 26-year-old Xavier …
Read More »Columbia man faces potential life sentence for sexually assaulting two women
A Columbia man is facing a lengthy prison sentence after being convicted on all seven counts involving the robbery and sexual assaults of two sex workers in …
Read More »Closing arguments to begin Wednesday in Columbia kidnapping and sexual assault trial
A Boone County jury watched a video in open court on Tuesday afternoon that was recorded by a Columbia man on trial for robbing and sexually assaulting …
Read More »Emotional first day in Columbia kidnapping and sexual assault trial
A Boone County jury has heard graphic opening statements from prosecutors in the trial of a Columbia man charged with the separate robbery and sexual assaults of …
Read More »2023 trial expected for accused Columbia murderer Keith Comfort
A Columbia man accused of strangling his wife to death in 2006 and then placing her body in an apartment dumpster is expected to go on trial …
Read More »UPDATE: Convicted Columbia murderer sentenced to 40 years in prison; Myers claimed self-defense
A Boone County judge has sentenced a convicted Columbia murderer to 40 years in prison for the 2020 death of his neighbor on Sycamore Hills, north of …
Read More »Attorney for Columbia murder suspect wants charges dismissed
An attorney for a Columbia chef charged in a high-profile 2017 drug-related killing in Old Hawthorne has filed a motion to dismiss the charges. Attorney Stephen Wyse …
Read More »April 19th jury trial set for Columbia chef charged in high-profile murder
A bloody sweatshirt could be a key piece of evidence in April’s murder trial involving Columbia’s Jeffrey McWilliams, who was featured on the “Food Network” in 2019. …
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