ST. LOUIS – Two men have been accused in charging documents of involvement in the fatal kidnapping of a woman in Clayton, Missouri last week.
Anjuan Q. Mosby, 43, of St. Louis, was charged by complaint on November 23rd with kidnapping resulting in death. Emmanuel Suarez, 36, of St. Louis, was arrested Monday and charged by complaint Tuesday with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Mosby is scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in St. Louion s Tuesday.
Affidavits filed in support of the complaints accuse Mosby of kidnapping a woman on November 20 from Clayton, Missouri, and then forcing her to withdraw cash from a bank before unsuccessfully attempting another withdrawal. Mosby fatally shot the victim in the 4700 block of Greer Avenue in St. Louis later that morning, the affidavit says.
The affidavit accuses Suarez of driving a stolen Ram pickup truck during the kidnapping, and owning a .45-caliber Glock handgun just before he was arrested. The affidavit says Suarez is a felon and is thus barred from possessing firearms.
Charges set forth in a criminal complaint are merely accusations and do not constitute proof of guilt. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty.
The kidnapping resulting in a death charge is punishable by a term of life in prison or the death penalty, a $250,000 fine, or both prison and a fine. The felon in possession charge is punishable by up to 15 years in prison and the same fine.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, the FBI, the Clayton Police Department and the St. Louis County Police Department investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashley Walker is prosecuting the case.
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce violent crime and gun violence and to make our neighborhoods safer for everyone. On May 26, 2021, the Department launched a violent crime reduction strategy strengthening PSN based on these core principles: fostering trust and legitimacy in our communities, supporting community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and strategic enforcement priorities, and measuring the results.
