Two Charged in Columbia Bank Robbery

Two men are now charged in the robbery of the Central Bank of Boone County on Paris Road.

The robbery took place Thursday, prosecutors charged Randall Shaw and Richard Welty of Columbia yesterday (Friday) with First Degree Robbery and Armed Criminal Action.

Welty’s bond has been set at 75,000 and Shaw’s bond is set at 100,000.

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