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Man accused of killing officer Michael Langsdorf to make court appearance Thursday

A settlement conference is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. at the St. Louis County court building in Clayton

CLAYTON, Mo. — The man accused of killing a North County Police Cooperative officer is expected to be in court on Thursday.

A settlement conference for Bonette Meeks is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. at the St. Louis County court building in Clayton.

Meeks is facing one count of first-degree murder, one count of armed criminal action, unlawful possession of a firearm and one felony count of resisting arrest in the shooting death of officer Michael Langsdorf.

Langsdorf was shot and killed while responding to a call for a bad check at the Wellston Food Market in June 2019.

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Meeks confessed to the murder of Langsdorf shortly after it happened. 

A settlement conference, also known as a pretrial conference, is a meeting held by both parties. 

Langsdorf was 40 years old and had been employed by the North County Police Cooperative since April 2019. He had 17 years of prior experience before joining the North County Police Cooperative.

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