Accused killer of MSSU coach bound over for trial, bond set at $1 million

Jeffrey Bruner, 39, Joplin, was bound over to stand trial on first degree murder and armed criminal action charges today following a preliminary hearing before Judge Richard Copeland in Jasper County Associate Circuit Court.

Copeland also set bond for Bruner at $1 million.

Bruner is charged with the November 1 shooting death of Missouri Southern State University offensive line coach Derek Moore.

Police say the murder took place when Bruner confronted his estranged wife, Dawn Michele Bruner and Moore in the parking lot outside the Northstar 14 theater in Joplin.