Circuit Judge Brouck Jacobs spent 90 minutes Thursday listening to lawyers debate whether to admit nine hours of secretly recorded conversations between Joseph Elledge and his wife, Mengqi Ji, into evidence.
In the end, Jacobs said he would consider allowing the recordings into evidence and would make a decision after he had reviewed them.
Elledge’s first-degree murder trial is scheduled to begin Nov. 1 in Boone County Circuit Court. He was indicted by a grand jury in February 2020 in connection with the death of his wife.
Ji was reported missing Oct. 10, 2019, and her body was found March 25 in Rock Bridge Memorial State Park.
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Dozens speak out during Planning and Zoning meeting on development in the Gans Creek Wild Area
Dozens of residents spoke during a planning and zoning committee meeting Thursday evening to oppose development that would impact the Gans Creek Wild Area.
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Dozens of residents spoke during a public comment at the planning and zoning committee meeting Thursday evening to oppose development that would impact the Gans Creek Wild Area at Rock Bridge Memorial State Park
The residents are attempting to protect the area from over-development.
The residents against the development cite how it could upset the solitude and pollute the wild area, and bring light pollution.
The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission rejected the rezoning and preliminary plat for a residential development near Rock Bridge State Park.
COLUMBIA â The Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission rejected the rezoning and preliminary plat for a residential development near Rock Bridge State Park.
The Commission voted 7-1 against the plan from land developer Rob Hill on the proposed housing design. The plan involves building 113 single family homes on about 65 acres of land near East Gans Road. Â
The plan has been met with opposition from Friends of Rock Bridge Memorial State Park.Â
Friends of Rock Bridge Memorial State Park s president, Kevin Roberson, said there s a clear need for development in Columbia but not at the state park.