JJ Bailey

It’s 4 a.m. in Jupiter, Fla. roads are empty, everything in the waking world is closed and the searing Florida sun is still over the horizon. But in apartments across from the Roger Dean Stadium complex, the Cardinal catchers are readying for work. If spring training is like boot camp, these men are in Ranger school.

He can be spellbinding, he can be confounding. It is likely he himself does not know which he will be on any given day. But this year, there’s a consensus between what the Cardinals need and what he’s searching for; controlling the inner conflict that pushes him past accepting good in pursuit of great.

The prosecution rested Monday afternoon, following their final piece of presented evidence, which was a series of text messages from Hall and Myers. Both defendants have said they will not take the stand as the defense begins its case. Below are updates from the courthouse, with the most recent events first.

Jury selection begins Monday in the re-trial of two St. Louis police officers for their alleged involvement in the assault on a fellow officer during a 2017 protest and subsequent attempt to cover it up.Christopher Myers and Dustin Boone were back in court Wednesday for a pre-trial hearing, with the former facing charges of destroying evidence and the latter being charged with deprivation of rights under the color of law.

After a jury was selected Tuesday, Luther Hall's partner was the first witness to the stand in the trial.

On the second day of the trial, Detective Luther Hall testified, and walked the court through the events of his assault during the protests.

Thursday’s trial proceedings began where Wednesday’s testimony left off, with Detective Luther Hall recounting the night of his assault in emotional testimony. Below are updates from the courthouse, with the most recent events first.

The expected final day of the trial of Christopher Myers and Dustin Boone began with the defense calling their final witnesses ahead of closing arguments. It is expected the jury will begin deliberations this afternoon.

After nearly two days of deliberation, a jury convicted Dustin Boone for depriving St. Louis detective Luther Hall of his civil rights during a violent arrest during protests in 2017. The jury was hung on Christopher Myers, who was charged with destroying evidence with the intent of impeding an investigation into the assault.

The specifics of the charges facing the two defendants are critical in understanding the case and the closing arguments made by both sides. Boone is charged with aiding and abetting in the deprivation of Luther Hall’s civil rights. Specifically, the prosecution alleges not only did his actions deprive Hall of his right to be free from unreasonable seizure through the use of unreasonable force, but that he knew the deprivation of those rights was occurring - or was going to occur - and knowingly acted toward that end.

For the second time, a jury is struggling to reach a verdict in the trial of Christopher Myers and Dustin Boone.

Prosecutors announced Monday they would seek the death penalty for Richard Emery, the St. Charles man charged with committing a quadruple homicide in December of 2018.

Peaceful, tense and late night violent protests continue to break out across the St. Louis region as part of a renewed nationwide movement to bring awareness to police brutality against black citizens.

Trevor Pawlak spent his childhood loving video games. He spent his adulthood collecting them. Now, having come so close to gathering them all in one place, he's ready to say goodbye.

The legendary detective is 83 now, not that anyone would ever know it. We met to talk about cold cases in the St. Louis area, a topic nobody knows better than Joe Burgoon, having spent 44 years on the streets of St. Louis, 27 of them in homicide.

You drive into Fredericktown from the north and you are struck by its beauty. Nestled in the northeastern foothills of the St. Francois mountains, the first sight you see is God's Country Cowboy Church. With just over 3,000 residents, this was Norman Rockwell's small town America. Until it was ripped apart.

In 1980, Gary Consolino and Ellen Dooling were shot and killed in their car in south St. Louis. There was no robbery, no assault, no struggle. There were no witnesses. The murder of the young couple remains one of the coldest cases in recent St. Louis history.

From the outside, the Futos appeared to be a normal family. But to those close to the inner circle, they were anything but. And the story of what went on behind closed doors laid the groundwork for a horrific crime.

Finishing the job has always mattered to McCarrick, who has overseen numerous homicide investigations in his career, including Nancy Kitzmiller and the I-70 serial killer.