Former St. Louis cop arrested, charged with first-degree murder for 2011 police shooting
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ST. LOUIS • A former St. Louis police officer has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder for the on-duty shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith — an incident that led to one of the largest wrongful death settlements stemming from a police shooting in the city's history, the Post-Dispatch has learned.
Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce's Office on Monday charged Jason Stockley, 35, of Houston, Texas. St. Louis police and U.S. Marshals arrested Stockley Monday at his home in the 6300 block of Chevy Chase Drive in Houston.
St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael Mullen ordered Stockley held without bail. He is in custody in Harris County, Texas.
Stockley shot Smith, 24, in December 2011 after a suspected drug transaction and high-speed chase. State and federal prosecutors had filed no charges.
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By Christine Byers St. Louis Post-Dispatch 1 hr ago
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Source: Associated Press
Ex-St. Louis Officer Charged With Murder in 2011 Shooting
By JIM SUHR, ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — May 16, 2016, 7:58 PM ET
A former St. Louis police officer was ordered held without bond Monday after being charged with first-degree murder in a 2011 shooting of a 24-year-old man after a chase.
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Jennifer Joyce said in a statement that Jason Stockley was on duty when he first fired at Anthony Lamar Smith after police say Stockley witnessed a drug deal. Joyce alleges that during an ensuing pursuit of Smith's car, with speeds exceeding 80 mph, Stockley can be heard on his in-car video telling his partner he was "going to kill this (expletive), don't you know it."
After Stockley and his partner in their police sport utility vehicle forced Smith's car to stop, prosecutors allege, Shockley approached Smith's car and fired five times into its driver's side, striking Smith with each round and killing him.
Lab tests showed that a gun found in Smith's vehicle had Stockley's DNA on it, Joyce said, suggesting that Smith was unarmed.
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