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Trial dates scheduled for Columbia man charged with murder

File photo -- Jeffrey McWilliams — Boone County Sheriff's Office

By Ryan Shiner

Published August 30, 2023 10:49 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A five-day jury trial has been scheduled for a Columbia man accused in the killing of Augustus Roberts in 2017.

Jeffrey McWilliams, 30, was charged with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action. The trial is set to begin at 9 a.m. Monday, March 4, 2024. A pretrial conference is scheduled for 10 a.m., Monday, Jan. 8, 2024. The dates were decided Tuesday in court.

According to previous reporting, police said Roberts was targeted and killed during a home invasion in the 1900 block of Lasso Circle on Dec. 11, 2017.

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