Tag: St. Louis
Harold Paul White, Interstate Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Sexual Conduct, Missouri 2026
⏱ 2 min read A 56-year-old St. Louis man, Harold Paul White, has admitted to committing horrific sex crimes against a 12-year-old girl from Michigan. White met the girl on social media, then drove to Michigan to pick her up, bringing her back to his apartment in St. Louis, where he engaged in illegal sex…
Trevon Carson, Discharge of a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Crime Resulting in Death, Missouri 2023
⏱ 2 min read A deadly deal gone wrong in a St. Louis alleyway led to a 20-year prison sentence for Trevon Carson, 32, of St. Charles. Carson was the getaway driver for Earl S. Hill, 33, of Maryland Heights, in a 2023 marijuana deal that turned deadly on May 25, 2023, behind the 4800…
Michael Johnson, Child Pornography Production, Missouri 2022
⏱ 2 min read A 41-year-old Missouri man has been sentenced to 29 years in prison for forcing a 13-year-old girl to make child pornography and threatening her. William R. Murphy of Washington County, Missouri, engaged in sexual contact with the girl from ages 13 to 17. Sometimes Murphy threatened the victim to take sexually…
Brandon Bosley, Insurance Fraud, Missouri 2022
⏱ 3 min read St. Louis Alderman Brandon Bosley thought he’d hit the jackpot after his car was smashed in a parking lot hit-and-run. Except the damage wasn’t worth the price he tried to inflate, and his scheme unraveled when the insurance company got suspicious. Bosley’s 2010 Toyota Prius was parked in a St. Louis…
Cymone McClellan, Student Meal Fraud, Missouri 2022
⏱ 2 min read A brazen scam left Missouri kids hungry while lining the pockets of St. Louis nonprofit exec Cymone McClellan, 33. The cunning con artist bilked the state out of $2.3 million in student meal funds from January 2019 to June 2022. Mcclellan, who ran the Sister of Lavender Rose (S.O.L.R.) nonprofit, submitted…
Harry Moore, Carjacking and Brandishing a Firearm, Missouri 2024
⏱ 3 min read A brazen carjacking and shooting in St. Louis went down on September 4, 2024. Harry Moore, 21, from Venice, Illinois, helped two armed accomplices, including a juvenile, carjack a Subaru Outback driver at gunpoint in the 2900 block of Minnesota Avenue. Moore, who was also armed, demanded the victim’s wallet, iPhone,…
Raymond Porter Jr., Wire Fraud, Missouri 2020
⏱ 3 min read St. Louis, MO – A brazen $8.3 million pandemic loan scam unraveled Friday, as three St. Louis residents were hauled in and accused of ripping off US Small Business Administration programs. The scheme, which spanned nearly five years, targeted Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loans. The indictment says Raymond…
Thomas Markwell, Wire Fraud, Missouri 2023
⏱ 2 min read Three scammers are accused of swindling a St. Louis-based cruise line out of more than $2 million. Thomas Markwell, 53, and Nathan Boyd, 50, were indicted in October for seven counts of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. Joanna Dettman, 50, was also charged with wire fraud. Markwell,…
Nathaniel Rod Gibson, Child Sex Exploitation, Missouri 2023
⏱ 2 min read A 34-year-old Missouri man’s sickening lust for a 13-year-old girl landed him a 14-year stint behind bars. Nathaniel Rod Gibson exploited the teen with a barrage of romantic texts, culminating in a twisted trip to an Arkansas campground where he committed a heinous sex act. Between March 10 and September 6,…
Marshall Williams, Production of Child Pornography, Missouri 2024
⏱ 2 min read A monster got caught on tape: 41-year-old Marshall Williams recorded his sickening abuse of a 5-year-old girl in March 2024. The victim’s aunt found the videos, leading her and the mother to confront Williams, who fled to Columbia, MO, but was eventually arrested. Williams pleaded guilty in November to one count…
