Murder Charge Now Added to Case Against Suspect Accused in Pursuit-Related Death of OBPD Officer

The suspect accused of fleeing from Osage Beach police and causing the death of officer Phylicia Carson on August 31^st  is facing an amended charge which now includes one count of the class-A felony of second-degree murder.

23-year-old Christopher Aaron Bishop Wehmeyer was originally charged with a class-A felony of aggravated fleeing a stop or detention of a motor vehicle resulting in a death, a charge filed based on the new Valentines Law in Missouri.

Wehmeyer was represented by his attorney in a hearing on Monday in Camden County during which another motion for a change of judge was granted with the Honorable Aaron John Martin, out of Moniteau County, being assigned to hear the case.

Wehmeyer’s next court date has not, yet, been scheduled.