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Man charged with attempted rape at St. Louis Metrolink stations
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ST. LOUIS – One man is behind bars after reports of attempted rape at two St. Louis Metrolink stations earlier this month.
Dartarius Gibson, 37, is charged with three felonies in the investigation, including two counts of rape/attempted rape and one count of sodomy/attempted sodomy.
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According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, the reported incidents date back to April 18 and 19. Gibson reportedly targeted women at two underground Metrolink stations; the one on North Sixth Street for the Convention Center and another one nearby at Eight and Pine Streets.
Court documents state that Gibson asked women for directions at two different stations before he briefly turned away and exposed his genitals. Gibson reportedly made contact with both women as they attempted to run away.
One victim was able to fight and get away, while Gibson reportedly ran away after the other victim started screaming. Both reported instances were caught on surveillance video and police arrested Gibson last Wednesday, per court documents.
Gibson is jailed in St. Louis City without bond. His next court appearance over his charges is set for May 26, per Missouri court records. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the reports of attempted rape.
Metro Transit released this statement tied to the investigation to FOX 2:
“At the request of our customers, our partners, and the public, we are in the process of enhancing all aspects of our security platform through the Secure Platform Plan, which includes gating and fencing the MetroLink system at the platforms, and includes other assets including upgrading our video surveillance system, In fact, the cameras in our newly established Real Time Camera Center were instrumental in locating the suspect and that lead to his arrest Wednesday afternoon by our partners at the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department. We appreciate their partnership and coordination to apprehend the suspect without incident. All other questions about these specific crimes should be directed to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
We will continue to improve all the capabilities of our security system components as part of the Secure Platform Plan, which will increase the safety and security of riders on the MetroLink system. However, we cannot have security on every MetroLink platform or on every train or guarantee there will not be any incidents on our transit system. That is not realistic since we are not immune to the crime occurring in the neighborhoods we serve and those incidents do spill over onto our system. What we can guarantee is that we will have a rigorous collaboration with our police partners and will always provide a professional response to gain the confidence of the transit riding public. We are disappointed when things happen on our transit system and in our city, and we are committed to the fundamentals of our security approach, which are partnerships, infrastructure investment, and a gated access system.”
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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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