A Missouri man who shot and killed two jailers nearly 23 years ago during a failed bid to help an acquaintance escape from a rural jail was executed Tuesday evening.
A St. Louis County man has been charged with third-degree domestic assault and unlawful use of a weapon after police said he threw a heavy book at his girlfriend and pointed a gun at her.
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday declined clemency for a man who faces execution Tuesday evening for killing two jailers in an ill-fated effort to free someone else from a county jail.
St. Louis Police are investigating a deadly shooting on the riverfront overnight. Police responded to the intersection of Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard and Dr. Martin Luther King Drive around 4:30 a.m.
The St. Louis County Police Department and leadership at the county detention center agreed that one issue with cutting down on juvenile crime and repeat offenders is the Missouri Legislature’s decision to increase the age to be tried as an adult from 17 to 18. That bill became law back in 2018.
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office alleges a St. Louis firefighter took a person’s wallet from a crash scene in February and used it for three purchases.
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