Audrain County Prosecutors Charge Second Person In Fatal Shooting In Vandalia

A second person has been charged in connection to a shooting in Audrain County in November 2023 that left a Vandalia teen dead.

Matthew Stewart was found dead on Audrain Road 556 in Vandalia on November 30th.

18-year-old Christopher Brickey of Laddonia was charged with First-Degree Murder and Armed Criminal Action by prosecutors.

Audrain County Prosecutors charged Charles Armour with First-Degree Murder and Armed Criminal Action on Thursday, April 11, 2024.

Armour faces the death penalty or life in prison if convicted of the First Degree Murder charge.