Trishawn Jones, Aiding and Abetting Murder, Missouri 2022

Trishawn Jones, Aiding and Abetting Murder, Missouri 2022

ST. LOUIS - In a shocking turn of events, a 20-year-old cab driver was shot and killed in Hazelwood, Missouri in 2022. The shooter, Trishawn Jones, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison.

On April 24, 2022, Jones and three other teens - Coron Dees, Jeremiah Allen, and Tywon Harris - robbed Dewight Price, a 54-year-old cab driver. The teens had planned to take a taxi to a fake address near Allen's home, then run away without paying. However, after learning that they would have to prepay, they began discussing plans to rob Price.

After leaving a party in downtown St. Louis, the four teens stopped at a downtown gas station and called for a cab at 5:23 a.m. They told Price to drive to Hazelwood Central High School, thinking there would be no witnesses there at that time. Dees and Jones then robbed Price at gunpoint. Price begged the teens not to shoot.

Tragically, Jones saw Price's gun and fired once, striking Price in the torso. The teens then ran away without rendering aid to Price or calling for help. In a letter to Judge Autrey, one of Price's daughters wrote that her father 'was the happiest joyful person just trying to get his customers to their destinations safely and satisfied.'

The St. Louis County Police Department and the FBI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason Dunkel is prosecuting the case. Jones, 20, pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting in the commission of a murder.

Trishawn Jones, 20, was one of four teens involved in the robbery. Two of the teens, Coron Dees, 20, and Jeremiah Allen, 20, pleaded guilty to a robbery charge. Jones and Tywon Harris, 20, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting in the commission of a murder. Judge Autrey sentenced Dees to 17 years in prison in April.

According to the investigation, the teens planned the robbery after Price refused to take them to a fake address without prepaying. They told Price to drive to Hazelwood Central High School, thinking there would be no witnesses there at that time.

Defendant: Trishawn Jones

Criminal Charges: Aiding and Abetting Murder

City and State: St. Louis, Missouri

Exact Date: April 24, 2022

Sentence: 22 years in prison

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-edmo/pr/st-louis-county-cab-drivers-shooter-sentenced-22-years-prison