The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged a 23-year-old local man Wednesday accused of stealing a car and attempting to flee from police.
On November 9 just before 1:45 p.m. Officers were called to the first block of South Schlueter Avenue after receiving reports of shots being fired.
Witnesses told police that a person in a red sedan fired shots along Chambers Road. Police later found a vehicle matching that description on Chambers Road. The vehicle had been reported stolen.
The vehicle was located a short time later at the Oak Park Apartment complex. Police attempted to arrest four people that approached the car. They chose to get in the ride and flea with police following.
The car eventually came to a stop near Florissant. The four occupants bailed and attempted to run away.
Following a brief chase, police apprehended two men and a woman. Police found a loaded handgun where the driver Eric O’Neal was.
On November 28, police were called to arrest O’Neal for active warrants. O’Neal true to his style fled on foot and attempted to resist capture with physical force.
O’Neal was charged with one count of unlawful possession of a firearm, two counts of resisting/interfering with arrest for a felony, and one count of fourth-degree resisting arrest. He remains jailed on a $150,000 cash-only bond.
