A St. Louis man was handed a 12-year prison sentence for the armed robbery of a Jennings credit union back in 2018. U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey delivered the sentence this past Thursday, marking an end to a case that has been ongoing since the crime was first committed on May 5 of that year.
42-year-old Shayne McKee pleaded guilty this June to several charges, including robbery, brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of firearm. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, during the incident, McKee and an accomplice, obscured by masks, stormed into the St. Louis Community Credit Union located at 7345 West Florissant Avenue. They announced the robbery, and McKee escalated the situation by pulling a gun on employees and demanding money.
McKee's involvement was further confirmed by DNA evidence that linked him to the crime scene. The situation came to a head when he was arrested on September 4, 2019. At the time of his apprehension, he was found with a loaded .45-caliber Glock pistol in a backpack, which he had on his lap, being in clear violation of the law as an individual previously convicted of a felony.
The FBI worked in conjunction alongside the Saint Louis County Police Department in investigating the case. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Don Boyce and Cassandra Wiemken were the prosecutors in charge, successfully bringing McKee to justice after a series of court proceedings that drew to a close with Judge Autrey's recent decision.
