Monday arraignment set for Moberly man accused of shooting woman in her driveway

An arraignment is set Monday afternoon for the Moberly man charged with murder in connection to the death of 57-year-old Cheryl Gravitt.

Christopher Viley, 51, will be arraigned on charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Randolph County Courthouse, according to court records.

Gravitt was found with a gunshot wound to the head outside her home in the 500 block of Morehead Street in Moberly the evening of Aug. 23, according to previous KOMU 8 reporting.

Gravitt's family told KOMU 8 News she was taking out the trash when she was shot in her driveway.

Witnesses reported hearing a gunshot, and investigators used video surveillance footage from the area to identify Viley as the suspect, according to a probable cause statement. Viley was arrested Thursday in the 1000 block of Sinnock Avenue after a brief standoff, according to the Moberly Police Department.

Viley is being held at the Randolph County Jail without bond.