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Family wants action on murder suspect GPS violations; says Circuit Attorney won’t answer
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ST. LOUIS – A murder suspect, out on bond while wearing an ankle monitor, is violating release conditions, according to court records. As the victim’s family says, the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s office remains silent.
It involved Brandon Scott’s murder, which led to an unforgettable scene on the arch grounds in 2021. Scott’s sister, April, recently spoke about her brother, calling him a “…loving family man with two beautiful children.”
The Scott family spoke about their frustrations with the legal system on April 24. The family said road rage spurred the driveby shooting in September 2021. Three suspects were charged with murder. One case was dropped. Another led to an April 24 contempt hearing after the Circuit Attorney’s Office failed to have a prosecutor at trial. The third suspect was allowed out on bond and is now the focus of April’s concerns. She recently noticed something about the third defendant, Mark Perry, while reviewing court entries.
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“Honestly, there’s a lot of things with the case that’s being swept under the rug. There’s a lot of things that’s not being noticed,” April said.
Court records showed defendant Perry had several “inclusion zone violations” at the end of last month, in reference to his ankle monitor.
“I would hate to see something on the news with something happening to someone else because St. Louis didn’t do what they needed to do,” April said.
The prosecutor on Perry’s case is listed as Chris Desilets, who resigned Monday along with another prosecutor. A spokesperson for the Circuit Attorney’s Office responded that the office will “…continue to seek justice.”
“We’ve been waiting for two years now to see those actions,” April said. “So at this point, we’re not stuck on words that you can use to try to, you know, get attention off yourself. As families, we are looking for action.”
They were supposed to have a hearing Monday, possibly to take up the GPS violation issue, and that was supposed to be with the now-resigned Chris Desilets. That hearing was moved to the end of the month. The other defendant, Jonathon Jones, is set for trial on June 5, but the prosecutor in that case, Alex Polta, has also resigned.
The Scott family said they will continue to appear despite what they feel is an exhausting treadmill.
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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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