A chilling crime shook the streets of Cool Valley in January when 18-year-old Devon Williams was fatally shot at a gas station. Now, a Florissant man has been indicted and accused of the heinous crime.
Bryant Pirtle, 20, was indicted in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on three felonies: possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime resulting in death, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and possession of one or more firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
The indictment alleges that two people, including Pirtle, shot Williams early on the morning of January 29, 2023, after he attempted to buy marijuana from them at the BP gas station at 1790 South Florissant Road. The pair then ran Williams over while driving away.
Pirtle was arrested on March 22, 2023, after he and others fled in a stolen car from the same gas station where Williams was murdered. The car contained $4,500 in cash, about one pound of marijuana, two digital scales, baggies, and two AR-15-style rifles, one of which was stolen.
The case was investigated by the FBI, the St. Louis County Police Department, and the Normandy Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Nino Przulj and Jen Szczucinski are prosecuting the case.
Charges set forth in an indictment are merely accusations and do not constitute proof of guilt. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty.
Pirtle’s charges are: possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime resulting in death, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and possession of one or more firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
The defendant, Bryant Pirtle, is from Florissant, Missouri.
The crime date is January 29, 2023.
The arrest date is March 22, 2023.
There is no sentence or outcome mentioned in the source.
The dollar amounts mentioned in the source are $4,500.
Key Facts
- State: Missouri
- Category: Violent Crime|Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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