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Man dies after fight outside Bridgeton bar, suspect in custody

51-year-old Rickie Stilson faces charges of involuntary manslaughter
Credit: Bridgeton Police Dept.
Ricky Stilson

BRIDGETON, Missouri — A St. Louis man faces charges for involuntary manslaughter after a man he got into a fight with in a Bridgeton bar parking lot died from his injuries.

Monday night, Bridgeton police were called to the Silver Fox Saloon on Natural Bridge Road for a fight between two people in the parking lot. They found a man with serious head injuries; he was taken to the hospital. 

The suspect was gone.

Two days later, the man, identified as 69-year-old Tommy Monuz, died from his injuries. 

Bridgeton detectives later identified the suspect as 51-year-old Rickie Stilson. A warrant for involuntary manslaughter was issued. He is in the St. Louis County Jail with a bond of $20,000.

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