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Teen charged after trespassing call leads to officer’s gunfire in St. Louis
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ST. LOUIS – A teenager faces criminal charges after a trespassing call early Friday morning led to gunfire from an officer in north St. Louis.
Prosecutors have charged Davontee Robinson, 18, with unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree trespassing in the case. Robinson is jailed in St. Louis City without bond, per Missouri court records.
The incident leading to Robinson’s arrest unfolded around 1 a.m. Friday in St. Louis’ West End neighborhood. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department reports that an officer fired shots following a trespassing call that escalated into a foot chase.
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Robinson is accused of pointing a gun at an officer, prompting the use of force. Three people, including Robinson and at least one juvenile, were taken into custody. One suspect remains at large.
The gunfire occurred behind us on Enright Street, near the intersection with Belt Avenue. According to St. Louis police, Robinson attempted to hide behind the support columns of a building when the shots were fired. Evidence markers were visible on Enright Street, indicating the scene of the incident.
Lieutenant Colonel Michael Sack of the St. Louis Police provided details of the event, stating that police received a report of trespassers in a nearby apartment complex. Upon arrival, they discovered three individuals who had already fled the premises. At least one was carrying an AR-style weapon.
Sack explained that the three suspects attempted to escape on foot, leading to a pursuit by the police. One of the suspects managed to evade capture. The armed individual hid behind one of the support columns, brandishing his weapon at the officers. Despite being ordered to drop the gun, the suspect refused, resulting in the officer opening fire. Robinson was not struck by the gunfire, but he did drop his weapon.
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Officers moved in to apprehend the suspect and he resisted arrest. A struggle ensued, but law enforcement eventually succeeded in taking him into custody. Additionally, a juvenile female who was accompanying the man was also arrested by the officers.
Given the discharge of a weapon by an officer, the Force Investigative Unit has taken over the investigation to examine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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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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