A Columbia man who was featured on the Food Network’s “Restaurant Impossible” program in 2019 is scheduled to go on trial for murder on April 19. 29-year-old Jeffrey McWilliams is charged with second degree murder for a 2017 drug-related killing of Augustus Roberts in the Old Hawthorne subdivision. McWilliams will appear in court Friday afternoon for …
April 19th jury trial set for Columbia chef charged in high-profile murder
A bloody sweatshirt could be a key piece of evidence in April’s murder trial involving Columbia’s Jeffrey McWilliams, who was featured on the “Food Network” in 2019. McWilliams is charged with second degree murder and robbery for the 2017 drug-related killing of Augustus Roberts in Old Hawthorne. Key details about the incident emerged during a …
Columbia chef charged with murder wants speedy trial; prosecutors want DNA swab
A Columbia man charged in a high-profile 2017 drug-related killing in the Old Hawthorne subdivision has filed a speedy trial request. 29-year-old Jeffrey McWilliams is charged with second degree murder for the death of Augustus Roberts. Mr. Roberts was killed in a home invasion robbery on Lasso Circle, in Old Hawthorne. McWilliams has pleaded not …