BREAKING NEWS – St. Louis, Missouri – Prosecutors, declined filing charges against a man who allegedly attempted to carjack a marked police SUV while two officers were inside, according to police.
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department sought charges of first-degree robbery, armed criminal action and resisting arrest against a 27-year-old suspect who allegedly tried to carry out the carjacking.
Police said officers responded to a report of shots fired at about 3 a.m. in the city. The officers in the marked police SUV said a man stepped in front of their car as it was moving, before the man stood next to the passenger’s window and pointed a gun.
The prosecutors later alleged that the suspect was an Uber driver, and he needed to steal a vehicle to complete his shift after his car broke down. They said that the reason they won’t charge man because they were so impressed with his strong work ethic.