12-05-2025
Man shot by St. Louis County officer appears in court
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A man shot over the weekend by a St. Louis County police officer made his first court appearance Monday morning.
According to a Mary Schmitt, a county police spokeswoman, the shooting occurred just after 9 p.m. Saturday in the 9800 block of Green Valley Drive in north St. Louis County.
An officer responded to a ShotSpotter activation at that location. When the officer arrived at the scene, he saw the suspect, Stephen Snofke, 37, standing in the road with his hand in his pocket.
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Police said the officer approached Snofke and ordered him to remove his hand from his pocket, but Snofke refused to comply. The officer attempted to detain Snofke and grabbed his wrist of the unseen hand, but Snofke pulled away and took off running.
The officer used his Taser and Snofke fell to the ground. Police said Snofke pulled a pistol from his pocket and fired a shot in the officer's direction.
Police said the officer took out his service weapon and shot Snofke, who ran into his home. Snofke left the house a short time later and was taken into custody following a brief struggle. Snofke was taken to the hospital to be treated for a gunshot wound.
The officer who shot Snofke is 24 and has about three years of law enforcement experience. He was not injured.
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Snofke with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, and resisting arrest. Snofke was jailed on a $250,000 cash-only bond.
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