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Jan. 4, 2019Moberly, MO |  By: AP

Robbery leads to homicide with 4 jailed

Court records say a methamphetamine robbery led to a double
homicide outside a central Missouri bar.

The Columbia Missourian reports that 20-year-old Christopher Esry, 40-year-old
Aaron Bloss, 29-year-old Travis Koenig and 22-year-old Steven Dale Bell are
jailed on $1 million bonds.

Charging documents say Bloss told police that Esry asked for a ride early
Friday and threatened him to get him to participate in the robbery outside the
bar in Moberly. Bloss said he wasn't the one who pulled the trigger. The
shooting killed 51-year-old Darren Stacey Tharp, of Columbia, and 24-year-old
Shane Austin Hare, of Jacksonville, Florida.

Bloss said Koenig was the getaway driver, and Bell helped dispose of evidence.

Esry is charged with first-degree murder, and Bloss and Koenig with
second-degree murder. Bell is charged with evidence tampering.