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Transgender woman's scheduled execution would be US first

2 years 4 months ago
Unless Missouri Gov. Mike Parson grants clemency, Amber McLaughlin, 49, will become the first openly transgender woman executed in the U.S. She is scheduled to die by injection Tuesday for killing a former girlfriend in 2003.
JIM SALTER, Associated Press

Man charged in fatal Jennings New Year's Day shooting

2 years 4 months ago
JENNINGS, Mo. - A St. Louis County man is charged with second-degree murder after a man was found dead early on New Year's Day. Darrell Davis, 33, is being held on a $250,000 cash-only bond. Police were called to the 8800 block of Blewett Avenue at around 2:15 a.m. on January 1, 2023. They found [...]
Joe Millitzer

St. Louis Bomb and Arson Detectives Investigate Fatal House Fire On Scenic Lake Drive

2 years 4 months ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - St. Louis Regional Bomb and Arson detectives are currently investigating a fatal house fire in the 12400 block of Scenic Lake Drive of the North County Precinct which resulted in the death of an adult male. On Saturday, December 31, 2022, at approximately 6:10 p.m., St. Louis County Police officers from the North County Precinct responded to a call for service for a residential house fire in the 12400 block of Scenic Lake Drive. Responding officers observed an apartment unit fully engulfed in flames with heavy smoke coming from the residence. Officers were unable to make entry through the front door due to the heavy smoke. Responding fire personnel located an adult male in the rear interior of the apartment. No other injuries were reported. The investigation is active at this time, a cause has not been determined. Additional information will be disseminated as it becomes available. Please contact the St. Louis County Police Department at 636-529-8210 to speak

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Man Charged With Second-Degree Murder In Fatal Shooting In St. Louis County

2 years 4 months ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY - On Sunday, January 1, 2023, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued charges on suspect Darrell Davis, 33 years of age, of the 8800 block of Blewett Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri 63136, for Second Degree Murder and Armed Criminal Action. A booking photo of Davis is attached. Davis is being held on a $250,000 cash only, no 10%, bond. Please note, charges are merely an accusation and Defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law. The probable cause statement reads: At approximately 2:12 AM police respond to a call for a disturbance in the 8800 block of Blewett Avenue in the City of Jennings, Saint Louis County, Missouri. Upon arrival to that location, Victim Akeem White is seen deceased in the middle of the street. Subsequent investigation connected the victim to the residence in the 8800 block of Blewett Avenue. Defendant was located in the residence and eventually admitted to shooting the victim. The deceased

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