Columbia man who pleaded guilty to ex-wife’s murder dies in prison
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Columbia man who pleaded guilty in 2023 to shooting and killing his ex-wife in 2020 has died in prison, according to a Monday press release from the Missouri Department of Corrections.
The DOC announced that Andrew Lucas, 59, was pronounced dead on Monday at University Hospital. An autopsy will be performed.
He was serving a 25-year sentence at Jefferson City Correctional Center after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder on March 21, 2023, in the death of Robyn Lucas. He was put in the DOC’s custody the same day, the release says.
Previous reporting indicates Andrew Lucas was accused of shooting and killing Robyn Lucas in the 1900 block of Juniper Circle on Dec. 20, 2020.