Man facing charges on suspicion of dumping woman’s body in trash bin
By Harper Cook
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COLUMBIA, Missouri (KOMU) — A Columbia man is facing charges on suspicion of dumping a woman’s trash bin containing a body in Perche Creek.
Andrew B. Acton, 53, is accused of abandonment of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence in felony prosecution, according to court records.
Boone County Sheriff Office spokesperson Capt. Brian Leer confirmed to KOMU 8 on Tuesday that it was an adult woman’s body that was found in the trash bin.
On Saturday, the Boone County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to the Providence Landing Perche Creek Access regarding a boater finding a City of Columbia trash bin floating in the water and the smell of decomposition, according to the probable cause statement.
Upon arrival, deputies said they located the bin and moved the bin to the bank of the creek and opened it. Inside the bin, they discovered a body of an adult human, according to the probable cause statement.
According to court records, a surveillance photo was obtained of a red Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck traveling on Burr Oak Road near Star School Road on May 11 entering the Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area. The photo showed a City of Columbia trash bin, that had similar unique features to the bin recovered, lying in the bed of the truck, according to the statement.
On Monday, deputies said Acton was pulled over in red Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck around 8:30 p.m. According to the probable cause statement, his features were similar to the driver of the truck in the surveillance photo.
Leer confirmed to KOMU 8 that deputies used Flock cameras to track down Acton’s vehicle.
During a Post Miranda interview, Acton said he could not remember anything about that day other than he drove around all day. He never denied dumping the trash bin containing the body, according to the probable cause statement.
Acton is being held in the Boone County Jail without bond.
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