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Jeffrey McWilliams was arrested in May in connection with the death of a member of a marijuana-trafficking operation.

New judge to take over 2017 homicide case Boone County Jail COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new judge will take over a case against a Columbia man accused in a 2017 killing. 28-year-old Jeffrey McWilliams is charged with second-degree murder, robbery and armed criminal action in the death of Augustus Roberts. Roberts died at a home off Lasso Circle in December 2017. Judge Josh Devine will now preside over the case. A hearing is set for Monday after McWilliams' attorney asked for GPS data used to implicate him in the case. The defense argues McWilliams was at work at...

Court denies bond for suspect in 2017 Columbia homicide Boone County Jail A Columbia murder suspect will continue to be held without bond. The court declined to change the bond for Jeffrey McWilliams, 28, during a hearing Friday morning, according to Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Chris Shelton. McWilliams is charged with second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action. He is suspected in the death of Augustus Roberts, who died at a home in the 1900 block of Lasso Circle on Dec. 11, 2017. Columbia police believe McWilliams was at least...

McWilliams, who waived his arraignment in court on Wednesday, May 12, is currently remanded in custody at the Boone County Jail without bail. The judge presiding over his case granted a bond investigation and scheduled a hearing on May 18. In July 2019, McWilliams appeared on 'Restaurant Impossible' when host Robert Irvine gave his family's restaurant McLanks a revamp, saving the establishment from shutting down. According to Deadline, the eatery was later featured in an August 2020 episode of the spinoff 'Restaurant Impossible: Back in Business', in which Irvine helped restaurants save their...

COLUMBIA - Columbia Police announced Tuesday they arrested a suspect allegedly involved in the 2017 homicide of Augustus Roberts. Police say they arrested Columbia resident Jeffrey McWilliams, 28, for the charges of second degree murder, first degree robbery and armed criminal action.  Jeffrey McWilliams According to previous reporting, McWilliams identified himself to KOMU 8 News as an owner of McLank's, a restaurant located off of Paris Road in Columbia. In August 2019, KOMU 8 News spoke with McWilliams after he said vandals had thrown rocks and a pott...