Man accused of murder in 2024 gas station shooting gets more charges after grand jury indictment
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Columbia man who is accused of shooting and killing another man at a gas station last year is facing more charges after he was indicted by a grand jury again on Friday.
Seth Brinegar is now charged with second-degree murder, three counts of armed criminal action, two counts of unlawful use of a weapon and a single count of misdemeanor second-degree endangering the welfare of a child after a superseding indictment was filed on Friday. He was previously charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child.
He posted a $600,000 bond last year and is not currently on the Boone County Jail roster. He has hearings scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 11 and 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14.
Court documents in previous reporting say Brinegar is accused of shooting and killing Corey Bilger at the FastLane parking lot on West Boulevard on Feb. 1, 2024. Bilger was 33.
Court documents say security video shows Bilger talking on a phone while pumping gas when Brinegar pulled into the parking lot. The video allegedly shows Brinegar with his window down and talking to someone before stopping behind Bilger’s vehicle. Bilger approached Brinegar’s vehicle and was gunned down, the probable cause statement says.
Several customers were at the open gas station, police previously said. A car with a 6-month-old passenger was hit, but the baby wasn’t hurt, court documents say.