Man shot by Columbia police on Christmas Day put in hospice care

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A man who was shot by Columbia police on Christmas Day is currently in hospice care, according to court documents.

Marc Lucas, of the state of California, is now charged with first-degree arson, misdemeanor first-degree trespassing, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and a pair of misdemeanor fourth-degree assault counts. His case was refiled on Monday, which dropped a count of armed criminal action.

Lucas was in the Boone County Jail earlier this month following a grand jury indictment. His bond memo says he was released under his own recognizance because he is in hospice care at Landmark Hospital and cannot be in the jail because of the extent of his injuries from the shooting. The bond memo says he is being tracked with a GPS monitor.  

Court documents in previous reporting say Lucas allegedly set a couch on fire at the Courtyard by Marriott hotel at Grindstone Parkway and Highway 63. He then got into a fight with Holiday Inn Express employees after he was denied a room at that hotel, previous reporting indicates. He had also allegedly pulled out a knife during some point in the encounter.

Lucas then allegedly walked to a nearby Break Time gas station, pulled out the knife and threatened to assault someone while officers were there, the statement says.

Officers allegedly tried to use a stun gun while detaining Lucas, but Lucas then allegedly tried to attack one of the officers with a knife and he was shot, police wrote in a December press release.