A former St. Joseph man originally charged with stealing a missing man’s vehicle is now charged with murdering the man.

Christopher Colhour, 40, is being held without bail in the Doniphan County Jail, accused of the first-degree murder and kidnapping of Daniel Purvis of St. Joe. As we reported, Colhour was arrested in May for allegedly stealing a Chevy Traverse from the victim, who had gone missing.

After a nearly week-long search of several area waterways, the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office recovered Purvis’ body from the Missouri River May 27.

Court proceedings in the case have been delayed for a mental competency examination.