Kansas man faces charges in Houston Lake murder
A Kansas man was charged Friday in the Thursday evening shooting of Jacob Stowers in Houston Lake, a small city in Platte County.
Cory Borst, 26, is charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and assault on a police animal.
Borst allegedly shot Stowers from behind a house on Venetian Drive in Houston Lake, court documents say.
A Kansas City police found Borst hiding in a creek bed. Borst allegedly then put a handgun to the dog's head but dropped the gun when officers instructed him to do so.
Borst is being held on a $150,000 bond.
This story was originally published June 22, 2018 at 4:08 PM with the headline "Kansas man faces charges in Houston Lake murder."