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Court hearings Thursday morning for suspects in murder of north St. Louis restaurant owner
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ST. LOUIS – Two people arrested and charged in connection with the robbery and murder of a beloved north St. Louis restaurant owner were due in federal court Thursday morning.
The Eagleton Courthouse was where the two suspects were set to appear for a preliminary hearing at 10:00 a.m. Thursday. The suspects are identified in court documents as Larob Harris and Mekayla Johann.
The victim was 38-year-old Fa Ming Pan, who went by the name of ‘Randy.’ Pan was the owner of ‘St. Louis Kitchen’ on North Kingshighway in the Fountain Park neighborhood. An employee who was with Pan was also shot, that person survived.
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The crime unfolded outside the restaurant on the night of May 30. Employees and others held a vigil for Pan and the other victim not long after the tragedy.
Court documents call the case a targeted and pre-planned robbery. Authorities said Pan and the other victim were leaving the restaurant just after 9:30 that night when they were ambushed.
Investigators told FOX 2 that someone took Pan’s backpack which contained Pan’s handgun and several thousand dollars in earnings from the restaurant.
Pan was shot in the stomach during the altercation. The other victim was shot in the leg. The FBI worked with St. Louis Police on the case.
Court documents revealed that investigators eventually connected the robbery and shooting to Johann, Harris, and a third person who has not yet been charged.
Authorities shared that Johann worked at the restaurant. Phone records showed Johann and the third person were in the area at the time of the attack. Court records revealed authorities found weapons during the search of a home that matched those believed to be used in the crime as well.
Harris went first in court Thursday morning. He was wearing shorts and a t-shirt and was in handcuffs. His preliminary hearing was continued until July 14, and he waived his right to a detention hearing – meaning Harris will continue to be held without bond.
As he left the courtroom, he said “I love you” to his loved ones who were in court including a young girl.
Johann appeared in court not long after Harris’ hearing concluded. She was wearing an orange jumpsuit and was in shackles.
Like Harris, her preliminary hearing was continued until July 14. She waived her right to a detention hearing as well, so she will continue to be held behind bars without bond.
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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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