COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A high-profile Missouri attorney will represent a Columbia man charged in connection with his wife’s disappearance. Scott Rosenblum of St. Louis will defend Joseph Elledge in a Boone County murder case. Rosenblum told ABC 17 News he looked forward to defending Elledge in court. A grand jury indicted Elledge with first-degree murder
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Joseph Elledge, a Columbia man accused of killing his wife last fall, is set to be arraigned Monday afternoon following his grand jury indictment on a murder charge.
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The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Friday that a grand jury indicted Joseph Elledge on a count of first-degree murder.
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After first-degree murder charges were filed nearly a week ago, Joseph Elledge has not been served with a warrant and his arraignment has not been set.
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Less than a month before Mengqi Ji went missing in October, the Columbia mother called her friend, Muzhen Li, to complain about a fight she was having with her husband, Joseph Elledge.
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A second probable cause statement filed in the murder case of a missing Columbia woman alleges her husband may have strangled her.
Continue Reading Boone County Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs set a trial date Thursday in the child abuse case against the husband of a missing Columbia woman.
Continue Reading New court documents suggest Joseph Elledge might have killed his wife under the pretense of giving her a massage.
Continue Reading Prosecutors charged Joseph Elledge with first-degree murder Wednesday in connection to the disappearance of his wife Mengqi Ji Elledge.
Continue Reading Prosecutors have filed a murder charge against the husband of a missing Columbia woman.
Continue Reading Online court records show Jacobs denied the motion from Elledge’s attorney John O’Connor after it was taken into advisement on Monday.
Continue Reading Online court documents show Elledge’s attorney has until 5 p.m. on Feb. 4 to submit a list of proposed counties for jury selection.
Continue Reading The lawyer for a Columbia man whose wife disappeared in October is seeking a change of venue in his child abuse case.
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. Authorities were at the Lamine River Wednesday continuing their efforts to find Mengqi Ji Elledge three months after her disappearance. On Wednesday, ABC17 crews saw a team of five people go out on a boat upstream around 12:30 p.m. It appeared divers were a part of that team. The search continued until
Continue Reading Joseph Elledge, the husband of missing Columbia mother Mengqi Ji, pleaded not guilty to three felony charges.
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Law Enforcement agencies will continue to search the Lamine river on Friday for Mengqi Ji Elledge.
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The parents of Mengqi Ji Elledge, Ke Ren and Xiaolin Ji, are asking a judge to give them control of her property and finances. They have filed a petition for a limited conservatorship, meaning they could manage her bank accounts, vehicle, credit cards and debts.
Continue Reading Law enforcement will resume the search for Mengqi Ji Elledge on Friday in the Lamine River in Cooper County.
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Law enforcement crews entered the Lamine River in Cooper County for an eighth day in the search for a missing Columbia mother. HAPPENING NOW : DAY 8 of the search for Mengqi Ji Elledge in the Lamine River. The first diver just arrived on scene. K-9 unit has been signaling in
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The search in a Mid-Missouri river for a missing Columbia woman was scaled back Wednesday, the seventh day that crews were on the water.
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