St. Louis County man pleads guilty to fatal 2019 carjacking

Published December 20, 2021 5:55 PM

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis County man pleaded guilty Monday to fatally shooting a woman before stealing her car and threatening two witnesses from jail. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that both sides agreed to recommend a 30-year prison sentence as part of 29-year-old Anthony Jones Jr. pleading guilty to federal charges of carjacking resulting in death, a gun charge and two counts of witness tampering. Jessica Vinson was killed during a carjacking on May 4, 2019, in the city of St. Louis.

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