Moberly man accused of attempted carjacking now charged in federal court

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Moberly man who was accused of trying to carjack a woman at the Jefferson City airport last month has been charged in federal court.  

Brian Koch, 28, is accused of trying to pose as a police officer before pulling out a gun and a machete at a woman in a vehicle on April 28.

Court documents in previous reporting say Koch was allegedly found by police with a knife, a fake plastic badge and a needle with methamphetamine, the statement says. Police eventually found a machete at the airport.

Koch allegedly told the victim he was a law enforcement officer and needed a ride.  The victim allegedly told him that she needed proof that he was an officer and Koch pulled out the weapons, previous reporting says. Koch tried to get in the victim’s vehicle but she drove away, the statement says.

After he was detained, Koch allegedly told officers that larvae were eating his brain, court documents say.