Boonville man charged with murder in 2021 overdose death
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Boonville man has been charged with second-degree felony murder in a 2021 overdose death that occurred in Columbia.
Cameron Comstock, 25, is accused of selling fentanyl to a woman on Nov. 6, 2021. A warrant was ordered on Tuesday and no bond was set. A court date has not been scheduled. He is being held at Northeast Correctional Center for other charges.
The probable cause statement says that police were called to the 2600 block of Quail Drive on Nov. 7, 2021, for a report of a dead woman at a residence.
A roommate allegedly told police that the woman had bought fentanyl from Comstock the day before, the statement says. Court documents say that a drug at the scene tested positive for methamphetamine and fentanyl.
Comstock allegedly took a vehicle from the residence, police found it the same day and a chase ensued, court documents say. Comstock allegedly told police that the victim asked him to find heroine and sold her a gram for $100, the statement says.
Comstock allegedly showed police text messages of the deal getting set up, the statement says.
Court documents say that an autopsy showed the woman died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl and methamphetamine.
Court filings show he is serving time for multiple cases. In one case, he pleaded guilty to first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, resisting arrest, leaving the scene of an accident and misdemeanor reckless driving. In another case he pleaded guilty to stealing a vehicle.
He was sentenced to probation in both cases, but it was revoked after a violation. He also pleaded guilty in another case to first-degree tampering with a vehicle and misdemeanor driving while revoked. He is serving a 12-year sentence in total.