Man charged with murder in Facebook Marketplace shooting faces harassment charge
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Columbia man who is charged with felony murder in the shooting death of Michael Burke is facing another felony charge.
Kobe Aust, 18, of Columbia, is charged with first-degree robbery, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of felony murder in Burke’s death. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond and a hearing was held on Tuesday.
He is now being charged with first-degree harassment after court documents claim he sent text messages to a victim on Dec. 14 that indicated he would “shoot up” the victim’s home and kill them. Police wrote in the probable cause statement that they viewed a video of Aust on his Facebook page that allegedly included him holding and showing a gun.
A preliminary hearing in his new case is scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday, March 26.
Aust is accused in the Jan. 18 shooting along with Joseph Crane, Alexis Baumann, both 18, and a juvenile. The juvenile has not been publicly identified by authorities, but is accused of being the shooter in court documents.
Crane and Baumann are charged with first-degree robbery, two counts of armed criminal action and one count of felony murder. Crane is being held without bond, while Baumann saw her bond reduced to $50,000 last week. Baumann was not listed on the Boone County Jail’s online roster on Tuesday afternoon.
Court documents allege Burke had used Facebook Marketplace to arrange to arrange a cellphone sale.
Court documents in previous reporting say Baumann allegedly told officers the juvenile suspect shot Burke, took his iPhone, then sold it at an ecoATM at the Walmart on Conley Road.
Crane has a preliminary hearing set for 9 a.m. Thursday, March 5, while Baumann has a preliminary hearing scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 10.
