Three charged in Jefferson City inmate’s death set to appear in court Monday

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

Three correctional officers charged in the death of Jefferson City correctional inmate, Othel Moore, will be in a Cole County courtroom Monday at 9 a.m. in front of Judge Green for a plea/trial setting hearing.

Jacob Case and Justin Leggins are charged with third-degree accessory to assault and second-degree murder in a joint indictment in September, along with Bryanne Bradshaw, who is charged with accessory to second-degree assault and second-degree murder.

Othel Moore died in December 2023 in the Jefferson City Correctional Center from suffocation, after choking on contents from his stomach after being put in a restraint, court documents say.

Lawyers for the family had released video in October that showed Moore being carted into a dry cell wearing restraints with a mask and helmet on his head.

The Missouri Justice Coalition has previously said the JCCC Emergency Response Team excessively pepper-sprayed him before his head was covered with a hood, his body was wrapped and he was strapped to a restraint cart.

Moore entered prison in 2005 and was serving a 30-year sentence.