Prosecutors seeking death penalty against Jefferson City man
Prosecutors in Jefferson City will seek the death penalty against a man charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
According to online court records, a notice of intent to seek the death penalty was filed Friday against Brandon Rapier. Rapier is charged in a double homicide that took place in November 2016. He stabbed his ex-girlfriend, 27-year-old Ciera Kolb, and another man, 27-year-old Micah Hall, in Cole County, the charges allege. Both Kolb and Hall later died from their injuries.
ABC 17 News is working to get more information on this developing story.