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Accused Columbia murderer Achterberg in court on Tuesday

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38-year-old Mark Alan Achterberg is charged in Boone County Circuit Court with first degree murder. He’s being held without bond at the Boone County Jail (undated photo courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website)

A hearing is set for Tuesday afternoon for a Columbia man charged with murdering a man in 2021 and fleeing to Iowa after the homicide.

A Boone County grand jury indicted 38-year-old Mark Alan Achterberg in January 2022 for first degree murder and armed criminal action for the November 2021 shooting death of Justin Stidham north of Columbia. The indictment replaced charges that were filed earlier, and Achterberg remains jailed without bond.

He has ties to Creston, Iowa, and was captured by authorities in the Hawkeye state after the homicide.

Judge Tracy Gonzalez rejected bond efforts during his first court appearance, citing the murder charge, his record of convictions dating to 2004 and that Achterberg had to be extradited back to Missouri from Iowa.

Columbia kidnapping suspect had a full protection order against him

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23-year-old Elijah Schwartz-Jeffries of Columbia is charged with rape and two counts of sodomy. He’s currently jailed without bond (October 8, 2022 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff Department website)

Boone County prosecutors have filed rape and sodomy charges against a Columbia man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman last week.

23-year-old Elijah Schwartz-Jeffries, who’s also known as Elijah Schwartz, has been charged with rape and two counts of sodomy. He’s jailed without bond, and will make his initial court appearance via video at 1 pm today, before Boone County Judge Stephanie Morrell.

Columbia Police are crediting a crediting a witness for coming forward and corroborating the victim’s statement. CPD has released few details about the case, due to its sensitive nature and out of respect for the victim. They do say that Schwartz-Jeffries was captured Friday in the 23-hundred block of Whitegate drive, near Paris road.

Online court records reviewed by 939 the Eagle show that Boone County Judge Tracy Gonzalez issued a full order of protection against the suspect on October 18, 2021. That order is still in effect today. It’s unclear if the victim in the 2021 case is the same victim from Friday’s incident.

UPDATE: Grand jury indicts Columbia man for November murder

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A Boone County grand jury has indicted a Columbia man for first degree murder for the November shooting death of Justin Stidham north of town. The indictment against 36-year-old Mark Achterberg has been unsealed, and he’s been arraigned this week. The indictment replaces charges that were filed in November, and Achterberg remains jailed without bond. …
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