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Charges after viral video of St. Louis family harassment
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ST. LOUIS – A woman seen harassing a south St. Louis family in a viral video was charged Wednesday in connection with a break-in at the same family’s home over a year ago.
The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office charged Judy Kline, 54, with first-degree burglary, first-degree property damage, and unlawful use of a weapon. However, Kline is not yet in police custody.
According to Sgt. Charles Wall, a spokesman with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the crimes allegedly took place on Jan. 5, 2022, in the 5700 block of Lisette Avenue, located in the Princeton Heights neighborhood.
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A probable cause statement filed by police claims Kline knocked on the front door and wielding a hammer. Ring camera video recorded her yelling, “What the hell are you doing in my home? Get out, b—-! Get out! It’s my home!”
The woman on the video went to the back of the home and used the hammer to break through a basement door window. She then began to smash a dryer.
A male resident was inside the home with his 4-year-old daughter at the time of the break-in. The resident allegedly confronted Kline, who yelled insults at him while holding the hammer above her head threateningly.
Sgt. Wall said Kline was arrested for the initial break-in, but later released.
Our news partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Kline continued to visit the home over the next 12 months and repeatedly harassed the family.
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Fatima Suarez, the homeowner’s eldest daughter, shared the Ring security video on social media and lamented that nothing had been done to protect her family. That video, which allegedly shows Kline taking mail from the home and sitting outside the residence overnight, went viral on TikTok.
The probable cause statement states Kline had already been served with an ex parte order of protection from the homeowner and has a court date on that matter scheduled for the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 15.
Suarez said she’s been told by investigators that Kline was being held Wednesday at an area hospital for a mental evaluation. She encourages anyone who faces harassment to speak out.
“They shouldn’t be scared to speak up at all for situations like this,” she said. “If they don’t like the answer police gave them, then look for another route to get the answer you want.”
A spokesperson for the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office released this statement:
“The Circuit Attorney’s Office works closely with the police to hold individuals accountable for criminal behavior. When cases are submitted by the police, the SLMPD determines the public safety threat to evaluate whether the case should be reviewed within 24 hours of the application for an arrest warrant. The CAO has elevated the warrant application related to this case, and is awaiting the video evidence that was not initially submitted, and that is now circulating on the Internet. If anyone has additional information, we ask them to contact the police or our office.”
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Two people are behind bars after a man reportedly attacked a Jefferson County deputy with a screwdriver during an attempted arrest over the weekend.
Prosecutors have charged Nicholas Davis, 47, and Amanda Davis, 45, of Dittmer, Missouri, with felonies in the investigation.
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The alleged attack followed a traffic stop of a driver in the 9500 block of Jones Creek Road on July 7, though the driver was not Nicholas or Amanda.
According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Nicholas reportedly came out of his nearby home, yelled at a deputy and started approaching him while holding a screwdriver. The deputy initially ordered Nicholas to back away, then used pepper spray.
Per court documents, the deputy attempted to arrest Nicholas, who then struck him in the chest with the screwdriver. Amanda reportedly approached the deputy and pulled him away from Nicholas before both ran inside their home.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the situation prompted an hours-long standoff involving negotiators, a SWAT team and a K-9 deputy. The situation led to Nicholas refusing warnings and being bitten by a K-9.
Nicholas and Amanda are both jailed in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. Nicholas is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. Amanda is charged with resisting/interfering with arrest.
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ST. LOUIS — The new St. Louis schools superintendent will be officially sworn into office today. Dr. Keisha Scarlett took over the job in July after the retirement of Dr. Kelvin Adams. She was assistant superintendent in the Seattle Public School District. The installation ceremony is at 6:15 p.m. before the regular school board meeting.
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ST. LOUIS — A gasoline tanker truck crashed into a Metro transit center near Riverview and Hall Streets early Tuesday morning and knocked over a power pole. The pole is leaning on other power lines. Police have the area blocked off here because there is a downed power line. Ameren and Metro crews are also on the scene.
The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. It’s still unclear exactly what caused the crash, but we do that there was a second vehicle somehow involved. The airbags on that second vehicle did deploy.
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Police at the scene have not been able to give us a lot of details. Metro officials tell FOX 2 that the transit center here is operating this morning for passengers and buses. Access to certain areas will be limited here as clean up unfolds.
A Metro spokesperson says half of the station isn’t being used right now because of safety issues. It isn’t impacting overall bus operations, everything is just happening on the other side of transit center.
The extent of the damage to the actual transit center is still unclear, but I’m told it does not appear to be extreme. A Metro spokesperson tells me there were no injuries to any metro workers or passengers. The tanker driver also was not injured.
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