JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A 16-year-old boy ordered to stand trial as an adult in the beating death of a man in their hometown of Jefferson City, Missouri, is free on bond.
KRCG-TV (https://bit.ly/2t0kR9V ) reports that Zacchaeus Silva was placed under house arrest after posting a $100,000 bond.
Silva is charged with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the April death of 63-year-old Jerry Robertson.
Authorities said an autopsy on Robertson found he had died from blunt trauma from what they suspect was a floor jack handle, much like a pipe.
A possible motive for the killing has not been released.
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Information from: KRCG-TV, https://www.krcg.com
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