Tag: St. Louis
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.…
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,…
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
⏱ 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…
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…
Travion X. Cutler, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Missouri 2024
⏱ 2 min read A convicted felon from East St. Louis, Travion X. Cutler, 34, has admitted to shooting a homeless man in downtown St. Louis on October 21, 2024. The victim was struck in the abdomen when Cutler fired a single shot from a .40 caliber handgun while walking around a tent. Cutler, who…
Samuel Davis, Assault, Missouri 2023
⏱ 2 min read A former Northwoods, Missouri police officer, Samuel Davis, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for assaulting a handcuffed man in St. Louis. The incident occurred on July 4, 2023, when Davis, 28, was called to a Walgreens store about a man accused of shoplifting and trespassing. Despite the man being…
Arlin Alexis Bustillo, Firearms and False Permanent Resident Card, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read Arlin Alexis Bustillo, a 34-year-old native of Honduras, was caught by St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officers in an abandoned St. Alexius Hospital on July 31, 2025, with a large machete and two firearms, including a stolen pistol and a sawed-off .22-caliber rifle. He also had a fraudulent Social Security card…
Michael R. Throm, Receipt of Child Pornography, Missouri 2025
⏱ 2 min read A 46-year-old Maplewood sex offender, Michael R. Throm, was caught with child sexual abuse material again, landing him a 15-year prison sentence. On June 9, 2025, Throm’s probation officer visited his apartment and found two unauthorized smartphones containing the disturbing content. Throm had previously been convicted of possession and receipt of…
Matthew Braasch, Wire Fraud, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read Matthew Braasch, a 48-year-old former restaurant manager, embezzled over $1 million from a St. Louis County eatery, using the company credit card for personal purchases, including $81,965 at Target and $29,801 at Vineyard Vines. The crime occurred while Braasch was managing a restaurant in Grantwood Village, Missouri, during the pandemic. Braasch…
