Posted on 12/30/2022 5:01:09 PM PST by simpson96
ST. LOUIS — A Missouri woman whose car was allegedly stolen is accused of tracking down the suspected thief on Wednesday, killing two men and wounding another, authorities said.
Demesha Coleman, 35, of Spanish Lake, was arrested Wednesday(snip)
She was charged on Thursday in the deaths of Darius Jackson, 19, and Joseph Farrar, 49, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The two men were fatally shot outside a Speedie Gas station in St. Louis, according to the newspaper.
The two men were pronounced dead at the scene, KSDK-TV reported. Another male victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition with a gunshot wound to his head, according to the television station.(snip)
Police said that after Coleman’s Hyundai Tucson SUV was stolen, she tracked the vehicle to the gas station, KSDK reported.
At about 10:30 p.m. CST, Coleman was captured on surveillance footage walking up to the vehicle at the gas station’s parking lot, the Post-Dispatch reported. She was with a man who police have not identified, but authorities said they were both carrying guns.
The video shows Coleman opening the front passenger door of the SUV with her gun raised, while the man opened the driver’s side door, KMOV-TV reported. Police said that Coleman opened fire and a shootout occurred, according to the television station.
Coleman allegedly told detectives during a recorded interview that she went to the gas station to take her stolen car back, then identified herself on the footage, according to court documents.
Farrar was shot in the torso and police found him next to a gasoline pump, the Post-Dispatch reported. Jackson was on the ground next to the SUV and had also been shot in the torso, according to police.
The third man was found on the far end of the gas station parking lot.
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East St Louis is even worse.
They would instantly hang you if you got caught stealing a horse. No problem from me what she did.
Been posted. Almost a week old article. She has no criminal record. She was kind of playing vigilante though. Being St Louis, she probably figured the cops wouldn’t do much. Now she’s finding the DA that let’s blacks off easy doesn’t let them all off easy. Them green eyes makes her a white supremacist.
Holy crossfire, Batman, range time isn't going to fix that!
“Do they EVER show up BEFORE a crime happens?”
My point exactly. They never do.
So people feel the need, (i.e. are compelled by a lack of law and order) to take action.
Granted this was vigilantism to the extreme but people defend themselves and go to jail because they defended themselves. That’s b***s**t.
An armed society, is a polite society.
She really wanted that car!
It’s just like with elections; if we’re the only ones playing by the rules we will lose every time, and the downward spiral will accelerate. It’s time to realize we now live in a lawless society and operate accordingly.
As the story stands now, I say NOT GUILTY.
Good shooting, ma’am.
You may go now.
If she had a Mustang, she'd be justified in killing the thieves in Missouri.
-PJ
Good for her
may have more info. I am pretty sure the police jacked her up cause they could not be bothered to even look for the car and she made them look bad.
A car for some people today is equivalent to a horse in the 1800s.
pretty sure she considered them horse thieves and saved the taxpayers lots of money in the long run. hopefully she will serve her 40 hours of community service for only getting 66.6% of the perps and move on.
Interesting to note:
Grey eyes are one of the rarest eye colors. Less than 3% of the global population has grey eyes. They’re most commonly found in people of Northern and Eastern European ancestry.
Demesha.....didn’t need the photo.
DMWD don’t mess with Demetia
HUH?
If they're not contacts, in which case they would be removed for any trial.
I don’t follow the language used in the article: “Accused of tracking down a thief”. Is that illegal?
Oh, and put me on the jury.
The FBI shows up before crimes they arrange.
law enforcement washes their hands of stolen cars, considering the insurance companies will chase it down, before handing out money.
IMBO, let her actions become an urban legend, shake her hand, buy her a box of ammo, and let her go!
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