By ANDY LYONS Muleskinner Managing Editor The man accused of murdering Warrensburg bar owner William “Blaine” Whitworth has had his trial moved from February to April after submitting an open… Read more »
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Charges dropped in murder case, suspect no longer in custody
By ANDY LYONS (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) — The case has been dismissed for one of the two defendants accused of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in Warrensburg. Ziyad T…. Read more »
Charges dismissed against Saudi suspect in Whitworth murder
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include comment from the Warrensburg Police Department. By ANDY LYONS (WARRENSBUG, Mo., digitalBURG) The Johnson County, Mo., Prosecutor’s Office released a statement… Read more »
Judge maintains denial of bail in murder case
By NICOLE COOKE and ANDY LYONS (WARRENSBURG, Mo., digitalBURG) – Judge R. Michael Wagner filed an order Monday afternoon to deny bond for Ziyad T. Abid. It was also decided… Read more »
Bond decision imminent in Abid case
By ANDY LYONS (digitalBURG) — After hearing from both the defense and the prosecution in Ziyad T. Abid’s case, Judge R. Michael Wagner recessed the hearing and announced he would… Read more »
Mo. judge conducts new bond hearing for Saudi man
WARRENSBURG, Mo. (AP) — A central Missouri judge is to hear arguments about why a Saudi national accused of first-degree murder should be released on bond before his August trial…. Read more »
Appellate court denies motion to remove judge
By ANDY LYONS (digitalBURG) – The Missouri Western District Court of Appeals has decided that R. Michael Wagner will remain the judge in the trial of Ziyad T. Abid. Attorneys… Read more »