ST. LOUIS - Three people have been charged in a carjacking and murder of a DeSmet High School football assistant coach.
27-year-old Jaz Granderson was shot and killed in the early hours of Oct. 16 in the 300 block of Hill.
Floyd Barber, 22, Jherrica Dixon, 23, and Kurt Wallace, 25, all from St. Louis were indicted on 10 federal charges Wednesday.
Authorities believe all three were involved in several armed carjackings between August and October.
“This is a series of vicious and senseless crimes. We just doubled the number of violent crime prosecutors in this office so people who commit carjackings and armed robberies in the City of St. Louis can expect very aggressive prosecution by this office and the Circuit Attorney’s Office,” said U.S. Attorney Jeff Jensen.
If convicted, the charges carry a maximum penalty of death or life in prison.
This case is being investigated by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in cooperation with the St.Louis Circuit Attorney's Office.
