Woman charged with murder in connection with officer-involved shooting has trial scheduled for 2027

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A four-day trial has been scheduled for next spring for a woman who was charged with felony murder in connection with an officer-involved shooting.

Lois Armour, 79, of Paris, Missouri, was charged last year with felony murder and hindering a felony prosecution after she was accused of harboring a man wanted in a Ralls County homicide investigation who was eventually killed in a shootout with law enforcement. Armour is being held at the Randolph County Jail.

Armour has a trial scheduled to begin 8 a.m. Tuesday, March 2, 2027. A pretrial conference has been scheduled for 8 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2027.

Another woman, Patty Armour, is also charged in the case with felony murder and hindering a felony prosecution. Her two-day trial is scheduled to begin 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 23. A pretrial conference is set for 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5.  

Court documents in previous reporting say law enforcement went to the Armour residence in October 2025 in search of Charles Armour. The women allegedly claimed Charles Armour was not at the residence.

Officers were given permission to search the home and found Charles Armour in a bathroom with a handgun, the statement says. He then allegedly fired at the responding officers and hit a Randolph County deputy. Charles Armour, 57, was killed by return fire and identified by law enforcement as a person of interest in a Ralls County homicide investigation.

Charles Armour is accused of killing Jonathan Floyd, 55, of Perry, Missouri.