Ziyad Abid

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A former University of Central Missouri student from Saudi Arabia who was accused of paying his roommate to kill a Warrensburg bar owner has left the country nearly three weeks after charges were dismissed.

Today (Aug. 2), the Johnson County Prosecutor's Office dismissed the case against Ziyad Abid in the murder of William Blaine Whitworth.

WARRENSBURG, Mo. (AP) — Attorneys for a Saudi national accused of hiring his roommate to kill a central Missouri bar owner have asked a state appeals court to remove the judge and release the defendant on bond as he awaits trial.