A marijuana sale in Black Jack turned violent, and prosecutors say it ended with gunfire and felony charges. Victor T. Iverson, of Black Jack, appeared Monday in St. Louis County Circuit Court after being charged in a drug deal shooting that left a buyer wounded. Police say the shooting happened during an arranged marijuana sale on Oct. 3, 2025, and that the victim drove himself to a hospital after being struck. Iverson is now jailed on a cash-only bond while the case moves through the county courts.
According to a probable cause statement from the St. Louis County Police Department, the shooting unfolded at the intersection of Longhorn Trail and Bristol Rock Road just outside the city limits. Investigators say Iverson and another person approached the victim’s car, took a bag of marijuana, then opened fire. The victim suffered gunshot wounds to the back and arm and still managed to drive to a hospital. Officers later found extensive ballistic damage to the vehicle, according to FOX2.
At the scene, officers recovered four .300 Blackout casings and two 9mm casings. Investigators say they identified Iverson using surveillance video and the cell phone number used in the texts that set up the meeting. Police sought a search warrant for Iverson’s home on Priorybrook Road, and officers arrested him outside that residence on Nov. 14, 2025, as reported by Yahoo News.
Police say they later recovered a Palmetto State Armory .300 Blackout pistol from Iverson’s bedroom closet and that ballistics testing linked that firearm to the casings found at the scene. The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged Iverson with first-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of armed criminal action. Court records list his bond as $250,000 cash-only, according to FOX2.
Charges and Penalties
Under Missouri law, first-degree assault and armed criminal action can carry significant prison time if a defendant is convicted. RSMo §565.050 defines assault in the first degree and classifies it as a Class B felony unless serious physical injury elevates it, and RSMo §571.015 makes armed criminal action an unclassified felony with mandatory minimum terms and consecutive-sentence provisions. The Missouri Revisor of Statutes provides the full statutory language.
Investigation and Next Steps
Investigators told reporters that surveillance footage and phone records tied Iverson to the texts that arranged the sale, and prosecutors presented the probable cause statement to a judge before filing charges. Iverson’s case is now on the St. Louis County Circuit Court docket. The prosecutor’s office did not offer additional public comment in early coverage, according to Yahoo News.
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