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Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Yahoo
At-large murder suspect arrested after wild crash in north St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – A Tennessee man wanted for a 2024 murder was arrested over the weekend following a brief police pursuit that culminated in a wild crash. The crash happened Sunday evening in the 4100 block of St. Louis Avenue, located in the Greater Ville neighborhood. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's probable cause statement, officers were patrolling the St. Louis Place neighborhood in a marked vehicle when they noticed a black Toyota Camry with heavily tinted windows and no front license plate. The officers attempted to make traffic stop, but the driver conducted a U-turn and sped off. The Camry went west and eventually sped through the intersection at St. Louis Ave. and North Sarah Street before hitting another car, briefly going airborne, and landing on its side between two properties. The driver and a passenger were both taken into custody. Police said officers found a Glock 23 .40 caliber pistol and a Mini Draco 7.62 caliber pistol in the vehicle, as well as suspected narcotics, cash, and a digital scale. The driver, Anthony Tobias-Haywood, 29, had an at-large warrant for his arrest in a 2024 fatal shooting. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now According to police, that shooting happened on April 22, 2024, just before 9 p.m. in the 1600 block of Hamilton Avenue, in the city's Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood. The victim, Daniel Hughes, was killed in a drive-by shooting while standing on the sidewalk. Hughes was taken in a private vehicle to the hospital, where he later died. He was 27. Investigators eventually determined Tobias-Haywood had rented the vehicle used in the drive-by shooting. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office charged Tobias-Haywood in October 2024 with first-degree murder, unlawful use of a weapon, and two counts of armed criminal action in connection with Hughes' killing. Following his arrest on June 7, prosecutors also charged him with aggravated fleeing and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm. Tobias-Haywood remains jailed without bond. He's due in court on June 16 for a detention hearing, followed by a preliminary hearing on July 9. Police and prosecutors said Tobias-Haywood is a convicted felon in Missouri. He was convicted in March 2016 for first-degree tampering with a motor vehicle, unlawful use of a weapon, resisting arrest, possession of a defaced firearm, second-degree burglary, stealing, and stealing a firearm. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Yahoo
Man in custody for drive-by shooting in downtown St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis police have a man in custody for a drive-by shooting that happened Sunday night in downtown. According to a statement from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting happened before 9 p.m. at Spruce and South 4th streets. Police found the victim, a 39-year-old man, in the 900 block of Chouteau Avenue. He'd been shot multiple times. The victim told police he was at the red light at Spruce and S. 4th when a black SUV pulled up next to him and a man fired several shots at him. The victim sped off and went to the location on Chouteau to call the police. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now EMS transported the victim to the hospital, where he remains in critical condition. Investigators reviewed surveillance video from the scene of the shooting and identified a black Chevrolet Equinox as the suspect vehicle. A short time later, the St. Louis SWAT Team located that same Equinox at Natural Bridge Road and Kingshighway Boulevard. They pulled the SUV over and took a 34-year-old man into custody. Police said a gun and ballistic evidence were recovered from the Equinox. Police are applying for charges with the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Yahoo
Man charged with carjacking SUV outside barbershop
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis man is scheduled to appear in court Monday afternoon for stealing an SUV while the owner stood outside a barbershop with his son. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's probable cause statement, the theft happened on April 3 in the 4000 block of North Kingshighway Boulevard in the Penrose neighborhood. Police said John E. Weaver, 38, approached the victim while the victim was putting his son inside his vehicle, a 2020 Ford Ecosport. Weaver held his hand at his waist as though he were armed and demanded the victim take his son from the SUV. The victim complied and turned over his keys to Weaver, who drove off in the Ecosport, police said. The victim and his child were unharmed. Woman arrested for hit-and-run crash that killed bicyclist A short time later, an officer located the stolen Ecosport and began pursuing the vehicle Police said Weaver fled at high speeds while weaving in and out of traffic lanes. The vehicle was eventually stopped and Weaver taken into custody. Police said Weaver confessed to taking the SUV. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office charged Weaver with first-degree robbery and aggravated fleeing a stop. Weaver had been on probation for attacking a Department of Corrections employee in Cole County. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Yahoo
Woman arrested for hit-and-run crash that killed bicyclist
Editor's Note: The attached video is from a prior story. ST. LOUIS – Detectives with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department are thanking the public after community tips led authorities to arrest a woman for a fatal hit-and-run last week. According to a police spokesman, the hit-and-run happened on April 2 around 7:50 p.m. at Gravois and Bamberger avenues in the Tower Grove South neighborhood. Police said Jason Lewis of St. Peters was riding a bicycle west on Gravois and then turned south at Bamberger, across the westbound lanes of Gravois. During that turn, a silver-colored Ford Edge struck Lewis as he crossed into the eastbound lanes of Gravois. The driver of the Ford Edge fled after the collision. Lewis landed in the westbound lanes of Gravois, where he was struck by three other vehicles. He was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced. Lewis was 27. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Detectives found surveillance video of the Ford Edge and released those images to the public on April 4. Police said the community provided enough information so detectives identified Tamarris Buckner as the driver. According to a police probable cause statement, Buckner admitted she'd been drinking and ingested marijuana on the day of the crash. Buckner, 29, denied involvement in the collision. However, police said investigators learned a tracker had been placed on her vehicle at the time of sale, which showed it was present at the time of the crash. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office charged Buckner with leaving the scene of an accident – resulting in a death. Buckner remains jailed without bond. Online court records do not say when she'll appear before a judge. A search of online court records shows Buckner ticketed for at least 27 separate traffic violations going back to 2023. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Yahoo
Second suspect charged in Central West End armed robbery
ST. LOUIS – A second man has been charged in connection with a recent armed robbery at a Central West End apartment. According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department's probable cause statement, the robbery took place on Feb. 11 in the 4400 block of Laclede Avenue. Police said the victim was walking into his apartment around 12:45 a.m. when he was confronted by Tykwan L. Willis, 24, and two other men. The three men wore ski masks and pushed the victim inside the apartment. One of the men announced a robbery while holding a handgun. Willis and one of his cohorts, identified as Marlon L. Crockett, 26, traded the gun back and forth and held the victim at gunpoint while the third suspect searched the victim's apartment. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now The trio left the apartment with the victim's Xbox, phone, money, and keys. Police said the victim was not injured during the robbery. Investigators reviewed footage from Real Time Crime Center and Metro surveillance cameras from the time and location before and after the robbery. Police said they found footage of Willis and his cohorts, sans masks, after the robbery. Police identified Willis and Crockett based on prior contact with law enforcement. Willis was arrested on March 26. The St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office charged him with first-degree robbery, first-degree kidnapping, unlawful possession of a firearm, and two counts of armed criminal action. Willis is currently in custody at St. Louis County Jail on separate charges. Police said Willis has a prior conviction for two counts of first-degree robbery. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
