Four subjects have been taken into custody and charged in connection to the double homicide that occurred Saturday in Moberly.

Christopher Esry, 20, of Madison has been charged with two counts of first degree murder and first degree robbery. A specific time of arrest was not provided, but he was arrested later in the afternoon than the other subjects.

Aaron Bloss, 40, of Moberly and Steven Bell, 22, of Moberly were arrested around 4 a.m. Tuesday morning. Bloss was charged with two counts of second degree murder and Bell was charged with tampering with physical evidence by Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney Stephanie Luntsford. Both were taken into custody without incident, according to Moberly police.

Travis Koenig, 29, of Moberly was located by police around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday and taken into custody. He was also charged with two counts of second degree murder.

Randolph County Associate Judge Jim Cooksey signed all four warrants and set the bonds at $1 million in cash for each suspect.

The victims, Darren Tharp, 51, and Shane Hare, 24, were found dead by police Saturday in a parked car between Westside Inn and Bud’s Place on Concannon Street. Tharp and Hare were found with gunshot wounds, and their deaths were ruled homicides by Randolph County Coroner Don Barrett.

The Boone County Medical Examiner performed autopsies Monday morning on Tharp and Hare, who were both residing in Columbia.

Hare was awaiting a disposition hearing in Randolph County on charges of possession of a controlled substance.

More information will come as it is made available.

ecliburn@moberlymonitor.com