ST. LOUIS — A second man is now facing local and federal charges in connection with the deadly kidnapping of a Clayton, Missouri, woman.
Emmanuel Suarez, 36, was charged in St. Louis County with first-degree murder, two counts of first-degree robbery and eight other counts in connection with the death of Michelle Hampton on Nov. 30. A second man, 43-year-old Anjuan Mosby, is facing 20 state charges and one federal charge.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Suarez was arrested Monday and charges were issued by the Circuity Attorney's Office on Tuesday.
According to documents from the U.S. District Court Eastern District, Mosby was the boyfriend of Michelle Hampton's twin sister, Samantha Hampton. The sister witnessed the kidnapping and told police during an interview she suspected her boyfriend's involvement.
Samantha said she had recently told Mosby that Michelle was holding a $40,000 settlement on behalf of their brother. She also said that she hadn't seen Mosby since he left their home the morning of the kidnapping, and it was unusual for her to be unable to reach him.
She "expressed fear to return home after her interview with the police because she was afraid that Mosby was involved in Michelle's kidnapping," the documents said.
Mosby, who pleaded not guilty in federal court Monday, told police during an interview that he had plotted with co-conspirators to kidnap Hampton, force her to withdraw money from her accounts and then let her go.
Surveillance video showed the woman in the back of the yellow truck at multiple banks, where they tried to get her to withdraw money. They then drove to an alley near the 4700 block of Greer shortly before 11 a.m. Mosby said he let Hampton out of the vehicle, gave her a chance to run away, and then shot her. Surveillance from the scene of the shooting showed Hampton arguing with a person outside of the truck before she was shot.
Charging documents said Suarez was seen in security video driving around in the yellow truck in the days before and after the kidnapping. Police also found items that appeared to be in the back of the truck at the time of the crime later thrown in a dumpster. They said tests confirmed that Suarez's DNA was present on the items.
