MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Division of Drug and Crime Control - P.O. Box 568 - Jefferson City, Mo. 65102


News Release

For further information please contact: Sergeant Erik Eidson
(573) 751-3452
11042013
November 4, 2013

EMPHASIS: Arrest Made For Chariton County Murder


Captain Sarah L. Eberhard, director of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control, announces the arrest of David Weil for the murder of John Piper.

On Sunday, November 3, 2013, deputies with the Chariton County Sheriff’s Department arrested David Weil, 26, of Brunswick, Missouri, for second degree murder of John C. Piper, 45, of Brunswick, Missouri. The ongoing investigation is being conducted by members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control.

The above charge is mere accusation and is not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of the charge must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.
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