Curtis Mabry, 71, was charged with two counts of first-degree assault, one count of armed criminal action and one count of unlawful possession of a firearm.
Presiding Judge Elizabeth Hogan is giving the St. Louis Circuit Attorney until Thursday to tell judges which attorneys will be assigned to these cases.
Republicans blame crime on the city's first Black prosecutor, Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, as well as 10 years of local control of the city's police force.