Trial set for 2017 Columbia murder suspect
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A jury trial has been scheduled for a man accused of taking part in a robbery that killed someone in 2017.
A four-day trial has been set for April 19 for Jeffrey McWilliams. McWilliams is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action.
Columbia police believe McWilliams was at least present when someone shot and killed Augustus Roberts. Investigators have said Roberts sold large amounts of high-grade marijuana, and that the people involved may have tried to rob him. Police said a person implicated someone named "Jeff" as one of three people that robbed Roberts, with a different member of the group shooting Roberts.
McWilliams entered a not guilty plea during arraignment.