Jefferson City man to be sentenced in April after pleading guilty to felony in 2024 shooting
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Prosecutors have dropped seven felonies against a man charged with a Jefferson City shooting as part of a guilty plea.
Adonius Boykin, 21, of Jefferson City, pleaded guilty to unlawful use of a weapon on Feb. 10. The judge on Tuesday scheduled his sentencing to be at 9 a.m. Tuesday, April 14. He is currently being held at the Cole County Jail.
Boykin was previously charged with two counts of first-degree assault, three counts of armed criminal action and three counts of unlawful use of a weapon.
According to previous reporting, the victim in the shooting found by police on June 30, 2024, at a residence in the 700 block of Ewing Drive with at least three gunshot wounds. The victim and witnesses allegedly identified Boykin as the shooter.
Police allegedly found evidence that shots were fired from inside the house and found a shell casing near where the victim was standing when he was shot, court documents in previous reporting say.
Online court records state this was an open plea and the full range of punishment is available. The entry said all counts and cases would run at the same time. Cole County Prosecutor Locke Thompson said the state is requesting a 15-year sentence.
