St. Louis man charged with Columbia teen’s death scheduled for May trial date

A jury trial is scheduled for a St. Louis man charged for his role in the death of a Columbia teen.

Byron Sampson, 21, is charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, and first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle. He was scheduled late last month for a jury trial to begin May 12.

The murder happened in October of 2024 in the 1900 block of Boyd Lane. Officers were called to the area to investigate a report of gunshots. When they arrived, they found a pickup truck crashed into a wooded area…

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