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 …
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 …
DNA warrant is key part of Friday hearing in high-profile Columbia murder case
A Columbia man charged with murder for a 2017 drug-related killing in the Old Hawthorne subdivision will appear in court Friday afternoon. 29-year-old Jeffrey McWilliams is charged with second degree murder, robbery and armed criminal action, for the December 2017 death of Augustus Roberts. Mr. Roberts died at a home in the 1900 block of Lasso …