Prosecutor considers reduced charges for man charged with murder in overdose death
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Prosecutors in Boone County are considering reducing charges for a man charged with murder in a 2023 overdose death
Derek Miltimore, 33, of Columbia, is charged with second-degree felony murder, delivery of a controlled substance, second-degree drug trafficking, two counts of drug possession, one count of unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action. He is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail.
Prosecutors on Thursday filed a proposal to get rid of the charges of murder and delivery of a controlled substance.
Miltimore is one of two people accused in the May 2, 2023, death caused by fentanyl overdose.
Chase Rieves, 34, of Columbia, was also charged in the case with second-degree felony murder, delivery of a controlled substance and drug possession. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond. He has a jury trial scheduled for June 2026 and an arraignment set for 1:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 20, 2025.