Trial for man accused of murder in 2024 shooting moved to June

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man who is charged with murder for his alleged role with a fatal 2024 shooting will go to trial next month.

Jordan Brantley, 20, is charged with first-degree assault, second-degree murder and armed criminal action. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond.

He was originally expected to go to trial in May, but on Tuesday the four-day trial was scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 23. He also has pre-trial conference scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21; 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 26; and 1:30 p.m. Monday, June 15.

He is one of three people who were charged in the death of Trevon Ashcraft. Cordero Riley Jr. pleaded guilty last year to unlawful use of a weapon and second-degree assault and was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Quanina Lambert pleaded guilty to second-degree assault and child endangerment in 2025. She was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

According to previous reporting, police allege Lambert was inside a home on Rice Road that was apparently targeted by a group of shooters who pulled up in an SUV. Lambert allegedly gave her gun to a man at the scene. Police found Ashcraft shot in the head and he later died at an area hospital.

Brantley was allegedly part of the group targeting the house and was seen on video wearing a black ski mask, police wrote in the probable cause statement. He was allegedly seen on video shooting down Boyd Lane during the shootout. Police believe he fired the fatal shot, previous reporting indicates.