The top lawyer for a Columbia man convicted of killing his wife in 2019 and burying her in Rock Bridge state park wants a new trial. St. Louis defense attorney Scott Rosenblum has filed a five-page motion for a new trial, saying Boone County Judge Brouck Jacobs erred in admitting 1,000 photographs during the trial. …
UPDATE: Elledge requests a new murder trial
A prominent defense attorney has filed a motion for a new trial, in Joseph Elledge’s Columbia murder case. The 26-year-old Elledge was convicted in November of second degree murder for the 2019 death of his wife, Menggi Ji. Elledge is scheduled to be sentenced on December 17. Online court records show defense attorney Scott Rosenblum …
December 17th sentencing date set for Elledge
A Boone County judge has scheduled a December 17 sentencing date for Columbia’s Joseph Elledge, who’s been convicted of second degree murder for the death of his wife. A jury deliberated for seven hours on Thursday, before convicting Elledge for killing his wife, Menggi Ji. A jury is recommending a 28-year prison sentence. Boone County …
UPDATE: Elledge convicted of second degree murder for death of his wife in Columbia
A Boone County jury deliberated for about seven hours on Thursday, before convicting Joseph Elledge of second degree murder for the 2019 death of his wife, Menggi Ji. Elledge looked straight down at the table, after the verdict was read in court Tuesday night. His mother was sitting in the courtroom, and appeared to be …
UPDATE: Boone County jury deliberating after emotional closing arguments in Elledge murder trial
A jury in Boone County heard intense closing arguments Thursday morning in Joseph Elledge’s Columbia murder trial. Jury deliberations are now underway. Boone County Prosecutor Dan Knight told the jury that Elledge lied several times on the witness stand this week, and says Elledge tortured his wife Menggi Ji. Knight says Elledge deserves no mercy, …