125 potential jurors will be called to the Boone County Courthouse in downtown Columbia Monday morning, as jury selection begins in Joseph Elledge’s murder trial. The 26-year-old Elledge is charged with first degree murder for the 2019 death of his wife, Menggi Ji. Her remains were found in Rock Bridge state park earlier this year. …
Final Elledge hearing is Friday, before murder trial starts Monday in Columbia
We’ll learn final details Friday morning about plans for next week’s high-profile murder trial in Columbia. 36-year-old Joseph Elledge is charged with first degree murder for the October 2019 death of his wife, Menggi Ji. Her remains were found earlier this year at Rock Bridge state park, south of Columbia. Boone County Circuit Judge Brouck …
Boone County judge sets aside three weeks for Elledge murder trial; jury selection starts next Monday
200 potential jurors will be called for a high-profile Columbia murder trial at the Boone County Courthouse next week. Jury selection will begin next Monday morning for Joseph Elledge’s trial. He’s charged with first degree murder for the October 2019 death of his wife, Menggi Ji. Boone County Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs announced in court …
Columbia murder suspect Elledge to appear in court Friday; trial to begin November 1
A high-profile Columbia murder suspect is scheduled to appear in court Friday afternoon for a pre-trial conference. Joseph Elledge is charged with first degree murder for the October 2019 death of his wife, Menggi Ji. Elledge’s jury trial will begin on November 1. Boone County Prosecutor Dan Knight announced in open court in September that …
Knight and Rosenblum clash in Boone County courtroom; Elledge murder trial to start November 1
A Boone County judge has rejected a request from the attorney for a high-profile murder suspect to delay the trial, meaning that Joseph Elledge will go to trial for murder on November 1. Elledge is charged with first degree murder for the October 2019 death of his wife, Menggi Ji. Elledge’s attorney, Scott Rosenblum, told Judge …