Source: Columbia Tribune

A Hallsville man allegedly shot and killed his former brother-in-law in the parking lot of a McDonald's in east Columbia, the culmination of what police described as a longstanding feud.

William P. Clinch, 37, was taken into custody at the fast-food restaurant at 3206 Clark Lane on Sunday shortly after officers with the Boone County Sheriff's Department and Missouri Highway Patrol responded to a report of shots fired at 5:17 p.m.

The victim, identified as 32-year-old Jeremy R. Bohannon of Rocheport, was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Bohannon, who worked as a buyer for the City of Columbia's finance department, until recently was married to Clinch's sister, Amanda S. Clinch. Family members told investigators that the two had feuded for some time, Columbia police said in a news release.

Clinch was being held at Boone County Jail on a $5 million cash-only bond on charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action. A motive is still under investigation, police said. Court records show that Bohannon's wife was granted an order of protection against him on Sept. 19, 2006. Bohannon was later ordered not to have any contact with his wife, including by e-mail, and to deliver a firearm to the sheriff's department for safekeeping.

On June 2, Bohannon was charged with violating the order of protection, and a trial was scheduled for next week in Boone County Circuit Court. Amanda Clinch was granted a divorce on Aug. 1 and was given custody of their minor children. Bohannon was granted only supervised visitation rights until he completed an anger management class and a parenting program.

Court records also show that William Clinch and Dennis Clinch Sr. also had been granted orders of protection against Bohannon.

The McDonald's where Sunday's shooting took place is located near Highway 63 and Interstate 70 in east Columbia. Witnesses said multiple shots were fired across the restaurant's parking lot, and police spent more than two hours gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses at the scene. This is Columbia's second homicide of the year. On April 18, 17-year-old Tedarrian C. Robinson of Columbia was shot in the back of the head and killed while riding in a car in south Columbia. Lorenzo Ladiner, 20, and Kristopher M. Prince, 17, were later arrested and charged with second-degree murder.

Added: September 4, 2007
Submitted by Rob