Texas couple charged in shooting death of Missouri high schooler on her way to the zoo
A couple from Texas was charged this week in the deadly freeway shooting of a 17-year-old high school girl who was driving to the zoo for a Halloween celebration.Willie Herndon, 42, was charged by the St.Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office in Missouri with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with last week’s attack, which claimed the life of Alyssa Wilson, authorities said Monday.Taiya Herndon, said by investigators to be his wife, is charged with hindering prosecution for allegedly driving her husband to an Illinois hotel 12 miles from St.
Louis, Missouri, prosecuting attorney Melissa Price Smith said at a Monday news conference.It’s not clear if either of the two, from Arlington, Texas, has a lawyer.The state public defender’s office for the area did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Robert Hickman at a news conference in St.
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