Crime

Kansas man faces charges in Houston Lake murder

Cory Borst is being held on $150,000 bond.
Cory Borst is being held on $150,000 bond. Platte County

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."

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