Tag: Missouri

  • Terry Thomas, Carjacking Resulting in Death, Missouri 2024

    Terry Thomas, Carjacking Resulting in Death, Missouri 2024

    ⏱ 2 min read A brutal carjacking in St. Louis, Missouri, turned deadly when a man was shot five times. Terry Thomas, 21, is accused of stealing a Kia Stinger on May 6, 2024, in Jennings, Missouri, resulting in the victim’s death. The stolen vehicle was found abandoned in Creve Coeur about six hours later.…

  • Tanner Stevens, Child Pornography, Missouri 2026

    Tanner Stevens, Child Pornography, Missouri 2026

    ⏱ 2 min read Tanner Stevens, a 23-year-old man from Wayne County, Missouri, has admitted to producing and distributing child sexual abuse material. The disturbing case began when Stevens was just 13 or 14 years old, when he started viewing child sexual abuse material. As he got older, Stevens took pictures of two minors when…

  • Jelber Gomez-Lopez, Illegal Reentry, Missouri 2023

    Jelber Gomez-Lopez, Illegal Reentry, Missouri 2023

    ⏱ 2 min read Jelber Gomez-Lopez, a 33-year-old Guatemalan national, pleaded guilty to illegally reentering the United States after being previously deported. The crime occurred in Missouri, where Gomez-Lopez was caught and charged by the United States Attorney’s Office. The case was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security-Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations,…

  • Aeman Ali, Drug Trafficking, Missouri 2022

    Aeman Ali, Drug Trafficking, Missouri 2022

    ⏱ 2 min read In a chilling case that highlights the dangers of the opioid crisis, Aeman Ali and his co-conspirators were involved in a drug trafficking operation in St. Louis that led to one fatal and one non-fatal overdose in 2022. The operation, which took place from August 20, 2022, through December 14, 2022,…

  • Julianne Grace Willis, Cyberstalking, Missouri 2026

    Julianne Grace Willis, Cyberstalking, Missouri 2026

    ⏱ 2 min read A 26-year-old Missouri woman, Julianne Grace Willis, pleaded guilty to using the internet to stalk and terrorize a victim in Ulysses, Kansas, with threats of rape and murder. The harassment began in October 2022, when Willis sent demeaning messages to a minor relative of the victim on a Roblox account, pretending…

  • Marcellis Blackwell, Sex Crimes, Missouri 2023

    Marcellis Blackwell, Sex Crimes, Missouri 2023

    ⏱ 2 min read A former North County Police Cooperative officer, Marcellis Blackwell, 36, of St. Louis, has admitted to sexually assaulting 18 men after detaining or arresting them between November 8, 2022, and June 5, 2023. The assaults typically occurred after traffic stops or arrests, with Blackwell often taking his victims to remote locations,…

  • Justin R. Price, Aiding and Abetting Assault, Missouri 2023

    Justin R. Price, Aiding and Abetting Assault, Missouri 2023

    ⏱ 2 min read On July 28, just after 9 p.m., a Ford Fusion stopped about one block away from a traffic stop at Oriole and Thekla Avenues in St. Louis, and someone fired 12 shots with an automatic weapon at St. Louis Metropolitan police officers and ATF agents. Justin R. Price, 19, and Alexavier…

  • Harry Moore, Carjacking and Gun Charges, Missouri 2024

    Harry Moore, Carjacking and Gun Charges, Missouri 2024

    ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI – A brazen carjacking and shooting in St. Louis left a trail of destruction and fear in its wake, culminating in a 21-year-old defendant’s lengthy prison sentence. On September 4, 2024, Harry Moore, 21, of Venice, Illinois, was driving a stolen Cadillac with two accomplices, including a juvenile, when they spotted an…

  • Justin Idleburg, Social Security Disability Fraud, Missouri 2019

    Justin Idleburg, Social Security Disability Fraud, Missouri 2019

    ⏱ 2 min read Justin Idleburg, a 47-year-old businessman and former St. Louis aldermanic candidate, has admitted to committing Social Security disability fraud in St. Louis, Missouri. From January 2019 to May 2024, Idleburg falsely claimed to be unable to work, while actually running multiple businesses and receiving grants. He fraudulently received a total of…

  • James D. Fishbaugh, Child Sex Exploitation, Missouri 2025

    James D. Fishbaugh, Child Sex Exploitation, Missouri 2025

    ⏱ 2 min read A 53-year-old Missouri man, James D. Fishbaugh, has pleaded guilty to traveling across state lines to have sex with someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl. The incident occurred in August 2025, when Fishbaugh used social media to communicate with an undercover FBI agent posing as a minor in Kansas. Fishbaugh…