Boone County prosecutors have filed charges against Brandon Butchkoski in connection to a fire at a house on Paris Road that killed Donovan Baylis on June 15.

Butchkoski is charged with first-degree arson and second-degree murder, according to court records.

Butchkoski was also arrested on charges of first-degree arson and possession of a controlled substance on July 4 in connection to a fire at the house that happened on June 29, according to previous KOMU 8 reporting. He remains charged with those crimes.

Court documents filed in the new arson and murder case indicate Butchkoski was arrested in connection to another fire at the address on June 15. Baylis died in the hospital on July 14 from injuries he sustained during that fire, according to the Columbia Police Department.

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