Columbia Man Indicted in Carjacking Case

A Boone County grand jury has indicted a 19-year-old Columbia man on charges connected to a carjacking and multiple burglaries.

Ja’Marion Dalton was indicted Friday on charges of vehicle hijacking, armed criminal action, stealing, six counts of burglary and unlawfully entering motor vehicles.

Dalton and another 19-year-old were arrested in September. Investigators previously recovered an allegedly stolen firearm, credit cards belonging to burglary victims and one of the stolen vehicles.

Co-defendant Emmanuel Ernest remains charged, with a preliminary hearing scheduled for November 24.