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The volleyball community supports Janae Edmondson in St. Louis tournament
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ST. LOUIS – Volleyball players, coaches, and event organizers honored 17-year-old amputee Janae Edmondson with special tributes at a tournament downtown—the first return since tragedy struck.
Young volleyball athletes from across the Midwest are in town for a volleyball tournament. A chilling reminder of the tragedy that occurred just one month ago.
In February, Edmondson, who played for the Mid-Tennessee volleyball club, lost both her legs in a tragic car crash while walking downtown with her parents, who were in town for a tournament during President’s Day.
For the next two weekends, downtown St. Louis will be packed with players competing at the Nike MidEast Qualifier at the Dome at America’s Center.
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“It’s exciting! When the energies are up, it’s a lot of fun,” said Kennedy Haucke, a player for the NKVC team.
Edmondson is now in rehab, and online donations have exceeded $800,000 to assist with expenses. The organizers of the tournament hope that the money raised during the competition will add to that total.
“It’s in the back of your mind, it’s obviously a huge tragedy, you want to hug your own kids a little bit tighter,” said Scott McQueen, tournament director for Capitol Sports Center. “Volleyball is a really neat sport and a neat community, and everybody does want to band together and show her support.”
During the games, t-shirts reading “playing and praying for #3” can be seen proudly displaying the support of the Indiana team, all of whom are still reeling from the heartbreak.
“It’s important to show support for other volleyball people, and what happened to her is really sad,” said Kaley Skurka, a player for the Epic United team. “We feel really bad, so we just want to show our support for her.”
Out of concern for public safety, the city has closed off Washington Avenue, making it a pedestrian-only zone this weekend and next while major events such as the tournament are taking place.
The downtown community improvement district issued a permit that allows them to work with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Explore St. Louis, and the fire department to make sure what happened to Edmondson does not happen again.
“It definitely brought us more together,” said Skylar, an NKVC player.
“We’re a strong community; we can get through it,” Haucke said.
The tournament will run from March 24-26 and March 31-April 2.
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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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