COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - A 31-year-old man faces a life sentence after being convicted of second-degree murder after a man died at a Waffle House restaurant in Columbia.
A Boone County jury on Wednesday convicted Matthew McMillan in the New Year's Day 2018 death of Anthony Warren, who died when he was shot by a security guard during a confrontation in the restaurant.
McMillan also was found guilty of first-degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.
The Columbia Daily Tribune reports McMillan drew a gun while fighting with another man inside the restaurant. Robert Moses, a security guard, attempted to break up the fight. At one point, he fired a shot and hit Warren, who died on the way to the hospital.
Defense attorney Matthew Uhrig argued McMillan acted in self-defense during the fight.