BATES CITY, Mo.– A Bates City man has been taken into custody on multiple felony charges. 
Ryan G. Beamgard, 31, was arrested by Odessa law enforcement and is charged with murder in the second degree, assault in the first degree, burglary in the first degree, stealing a motor vehicle, and two counts of armed criminal action.
Beamgard is scheduled to appear for a hearing May 25, 2016, at 10 a.m. in Lexington. He is being held on a $500,000, cash-only bond.