JOPLIN, Mo. — Christopher Mullen, 43, of Kansas City, Missouri, is making his first court appearance in connection with a 2022 cold case.
Mullen is being arraigned on charges of second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and two counts of armed criminal action today at the Jasper County courthouse, where he is currently being held on no bail.
Joplin police arrested Mullen at a Kansas City Department of Corrections facility last week in connection with the May 2022 shooting that left Kenneth Matthews, 47, of Webb City, dead, and Kristopher Culbertson, 27, injured.
According to court papers, investigators got multiple witness statements that identified an occupant of a black Ford Taurus as the suspect who shot Culbertson and Matthews…