- LOUIS — The St. Louis Metropolitan Police have announced the arrest of a second man in connection with the kidnapping and murder of a Clayton woman.
Emmanuel Suarez, 36, was taken into custody Monday afternoon for his role in the abduction and killing of Michelle Hampton. Over the weekend, police also arrested Anjuan Mosby. Both men now face charges including murder, robbery, kidnapping, and attempted robbery.
On the morning of November 20, police say Hampton was kidnapped by an armed suspect outside her sister’s home on Whitburn Drive. The victim was forced to drive her car from Clayton to St. Louis. Hampton’s sister witnessed her entering the Nissan Rogue with the suspect.
A GoFundMe page explains that the sister called 911 and followed Hampton’s vehicle. She reported a yellow truck trailing behind them, attempting to force her off the road and firing shots at her. The shooting occurred at Euclid and Enright, though no injuries were reported.
According to court documents, Hampton was taken to at least three banks in St. Louis City, where she was forced to make significant withdrawals while seated in the back of the yellow truck. After the bank visits, the victim was taken to an alley in the 4700 block of Greer, where she was shot multiple times. The suspect then fled the scene in the yellow truck.
The shooting and bank visits were captured on surveillance cameras.
Police later found the yellow truck at an abandoned property and discovered items in a dumpster nearby, including a coat that appeared similar to the one the shooter wore. DNA on the coat matched the suspect, according to court records.
The suspect was arrested after officers spiked his car. They found a rifle and suspected narcotics inside the vehicle.
The investigation is still ongoing.
Mosby is also facing a federal charge of kidnapping resulting in death.
Mitchell McCoy, director of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s Public Affairs & Information Division, remarked that it is uncommon for a federal charge to be filed over the weekend, underscoring the intense effort to resolve the case.
“We cannot thank the U.S. Attorney’s Office and our federal counterparts enough for their assistance, along with the Clayton Police Department and the other law enforcement agencies that were involved in the capture of this very dangerous man,” McCoy added.
