Columbia man accused of stealing multiple e-bikes from MU dorms
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Columbia man has been charged with multiple felonies after authorities claim he stole several e-bikes and scooters from the outside of several dorms on the University of Missouri’s campus.
Christopher Eubanks, 36, was charged with four counts of felony stealing. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. An arraignment was held on Thursday, where a confined docket hearing scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday and a preliminary hearing was set for 9 a.m. Thursday, March 26. A notice to a public defender was also filed on Thursday.
The probable cause statement claims Eubanks stole multiple e-bikes and scooters during a period from Feb. 6-9 at Defoe-Graham, Mark Twain, Bluford and Galena halls. The stolen items ranged from $200-$3,000.
Eubanks was allegedly seen on camera taking bikes with a woman multiple times, MUPD wrote in the statement. A vehicle seen during one of the thefts was pulled over on Feb. 9 and the owner of the vehicle claimed Eubanks and a woman had told them they needed to pick up a bike on Feb. 6, the statement says.
The driver was on probation and had an ankle monitor that showed police they were at Defoe-Graham Hall when that theft occurred, the statement says.
The driver dropped the couple off at a residence on Woodlawn Avenue, the statement says. A person who lived inside the home told police they kicked out the couple because they brought several stolen items to the residence, the statement says.
