๐๐จ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ: ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ค
- Raw Pettis
- Jun 2
- 2 min read
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ซ: ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐, ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐, ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐. ๐๐ก๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ.
On May 17, 2026, deputies with the Boone County Sheriffโs Office responded to South Old Plank Road at the Providence Landing Perche Creek Access in reference to a suspicious object found in the water.
According to court records, a boater reported finding a City of Columbia trash bin floating in Perche Creek and noted a strong odor of decomposition. Deputies responded to the area and accompanied the boater to the location of the bin. The bin was moved to the bank and opened, revealing the body of an adult human inside.
Investigators subsequently obtained surveillance images showing a red Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck traveling on Burr Oak Road near Star School Road on May 11, 2026, entering the Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area. The images showed a City of Columbia trash bin lying on its back in the bed of the truck. Investigators noted that the recovered trash bin containing the body had similar unique characteristics to the bin visible in the surveillance images and determined the recovered bin was consistent with the one observed in the truck bed.
On May 18, 2026, at approximately 8:30 p.m., law enforcement conducted a traffic stop involving the red Chevrolet S-10 pickup. Andrew Berry Acton was identified as the driver. Investigators reported that Acton appeared similar to the driver depicted in the surveillance images.
During a post-Miranda interview, Acton told investigators he could not remember details of May 11, 2026, other than that he drove around throughout the day. Investigators stated that despite being given multiple opportunities to address the allegations, Acton did not deny disposing of the trash bin containing the body.
Court documents also allege that between Oct. 1, 2025, and May 10, 2026, in Boone County, he knowingly or purposely caused the death of the victim by strangulation or smothering.
Acton is now charged with second-degree murder, abandonment of a corpse, and tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution.
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