EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A Missouri man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing another inmate while both men were being held in an Illinois jail. Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Gibbons said 32-year-old Terrence T. Lee of Jennings, Missouri, pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of first-degree murder and one count…
(KTRS) – The 18-year-old suspect accused of killing a St. Louis County Police officer is now charged with murder. Prosecutor Bob McCulloch announced first-degree murder charges against Trenton Forster Thursday afternoon. Officer Blake Snyder and his partner were called to a south county home just after 5 a.m. by homeowners who said Forster would not…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A former St. Louis-area police officer has been ordered to spend four years and three months in federal prison of conspiring with others to arrest a mayoral candidate on false allegations. Thirty-six-year-old Steven Blakeney was sentenced Thursday in St. Louis. He was convicted in January of one count each of conspiracy…
St. Louis County, MO (KTRS) The St. Louis County Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own. Police have confirmed that the 33-year-old Blake Snyder who was allegedly shot by a suspect Thursday morning has died. A police spokesperson released this message on the officer’s death: “It is with a heavy…
ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis authorities are seeking to identify the body of a woman pulled from the Mississippi River. The U.S. Coast Guard was contacted about 2:30 p.m. Tuesday when someone spotted the body floating near the Poplar Street Bridge. Firefighters pulled the body from the water. Police say there are no signs…
( KTRS ) An East St. Louis man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for attempted murder of a Police officer. The charges stem from an incident back in June 2015. Last year, 52 yr old Gregory Nelson was stopped by a trooper who suspected him of driving under the influence. During the…
