MISSOURI CIRCUIT COURT TWENTY-SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT (ST. LOUIS CITY)
State Of Missouri, Plaintiff,
vs.
JESSICA L BLACKBURN Alias(es): Jessica Blackburn
4255 Virginia Apt 106 Stl, MO 63111
Race / Sex / Age: W / F /30 Dob: 12/8/80 Ht: 4'11" / Wt: 130
Division Number: CA#: 510524280
Cause No.
Complaint#: 110038172 LID:
Arrest#: 18561 OCN: C115515 SSNs: 500-92-1435, , AND
MARK DAVID SHELTON Alias(es): 1900 Gerard Park Lane Hazelwood, MO 63042 Race / Sex / Age: W / M / 57 Dob: 6/12/54
Division Number: CA#: 510524281
Cause No.
Ht: 6'03" / Wt: 215 Complaint#: 11038172 LID: Arrest#: 2-18558 OCN: SSNs: 487-62-8544, AND
JUSTIN WRIGHT
Alias(es): 4255 Virginia Ave Apt 207 Saint Louis, MO 63111 Race / Sex / Age: B / M /20 Dob: 4/11/91
Division Number: CA#: 510524282
Cause No.
Ht: 5'11" / Wt: 165 Complaint#: 11-038172 LID: Arrest#: 211018564 OCN: SSNs: 486-06-0385,
Defendants
Charge(s): Count 1: Endangering The Welfare Of A Child 2nd Degree
ON 7/10/2011 Time: Place: 6456 CHIPPEWA Count 2: Endangering The Welfare Of A Child 2nd Degree
ON 7/10/2011 Time: Place: 6456 CHIPPEWA 510524280
(Class A MISDEMEANOR) RSMo 568.050 (SCC 26050)
(Class A MISDEMEANOR) RSMo 568.050 (SCC 26050) 7/13/2011
Count 3: Endangering The Welfare Of A Child 2nd Degree
(Class A MISDEMEANOR) RSMo 568.050 (SCC 26050)
ON 7/10/2011 Time: Place: 6456 CHIPPEWA
Witnesses Doug K Lindhorst, DSN: 7979 Riley Lohrmann
Mariah Arnold
Tina C Betts, DSN: 5654 KB. John C Clobes, DSN: 8121
Charles L Lowe, DSN: 5777 Janet D Luhmann, M.d.
Dennis Dedet
Sarah Oddi
Colleen Fronick
Daniel G Pigg, DSN: 5088 Ashley Ralph
Kathryn Kegler
Ke.K
Kyle William Schreiber, DSN: 8804 Joseph Taylor
Thomas J Lake Iii, DSN: 5156
Stephanie Whitaker
Ka.K.
State Of Missouri ) City Of St. Louis ) SS
INFORMATION
The Circuit Attorney of the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri, upon information and belief, charges that:
Count I The defendant, in violation of Section 568.050, RSMo, committed, acting with Jessica Blackburn, Mark Shelton and
Justin Wright, the class A misdemeanor of endangering the welfare of a child in the second degree, punishable upon conviction under Sections 558.011 and 560.016, RSMo, in that on or about July 10, 2011, in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri, the defendant acted with the co-defendants with criminal negligence in a manner that created a substantial risk to
the life and body and health of K B. (dab: 2/9/11), a child less than seventeen years old, by leaving the child in a hot car alone without adult supervision.
Count II The defendant, in violation of Section 568.050, RSMo, committed, acting with Jessica Blackburn, Mark Shelton and
Justin Wright, the class A misdemeanor of endangering the welfare of a child in the second degree, punishable upon conviction under Sections 558.011 and 560.016, RSMo, in that on or about July 10, 2011, in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri, the defendant acted with the co-defendants with criminal negligence in a manner that created a substantial risk to
the life and body and health of Ke.B. (dab: 9/28/09), a child less than seventeen years old, by leaving the child in a hot car alone without adult supervision.
Count II The defendant, in violation of Section 568.050, RSMo, committed, acting with Jessica Blackburn, Mark Shelton and
Justin Wright, the class A misdemeanor of endangering the welfare of a child in the second degree, punishable upon conviction under Sections 558.011 and 560.016, RSMo, in that on or about July 10, 2011, in the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri, the defendant acted with the co-defendants with criminal negligence in a manner that created a substantial risk to
the life and body and health of Ka.B. (dab: 9/28/09), a child less than seventeen years old, by leaving the child in a hot car alone without adult supervision.
The facts that form the basis for this information and belief are contained in the attached statement(s) of facts, made
510524280 2 7/13/2011 a part hereof and submitted as a basis upon which this court may find the existence of probable cause.
Wherefore, the Circuit Attorney prays that an arrest warrant be issued as provided by law.
Jennifer M. Joyce Circuit Attorney of the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri, by original signed
Assistant Circuit Attorney
PROBABLE CAUSE STATEMENT
DATE: July 13, 2011 I, Doug Lindhorst DSN 7979, a law enforcement officer for the City of St. Louis, State of Missouri, knowing that false statements on this form are punishable by law, state that the facts contained herein are true. 1. i have probable cause to believe that Jessica L Blackburn, a W F, Age: 30 DOB: 12/8/80, committed one or more criminal
offense(s). Count 1: Endangering The Welfare Of A Child 2nd Degree
ON 7/10/2011 Time: Place: 6456 CHIPPEWA Count 2: Endangering The Welfare Of A Child 2nd Degree
ON 7/10/2011 Time: Place: 6456 CHIPPEWA Count 3: Endangering The Welfare Of A Child 2nd Degree
ON 7/10/2011 Time: Place: 6456 CHIPPEWA
(Class A MISDEMEANOR) RSMo 568.050 (SCC 26050)
(Class A MISDEMEANOR) RSMo 568.050 (SCC 26050) (Class A MISDEMEANOR) RSMo 568.050 (SCC 26050)
2. The facts supporting this belief are as follows: An investigation revealed that at approximately 8:00pm on July 10, 2011 the defendants drove to Fazoli's restaurant at the
--above-Iocation-togetherwith-three-children:-a-four-month-old~-K~B~(dob:2/'i/11tand-twin-boys;-Ke~K-:and-Ka~K-:(dob:---9/28/09). Defendant Jessica Blackburn is the mother of all three children. The three adults left the children in a 2001 GMC Savanna alone while they went inside the restaurant. The van was not left on, the air-conditioner was not on, and only one window was left down. There were no car seats in the van for the twins. The defendants placed an order to go for food and drinks, including a kid's beverage, and sat down in a booth. The adults drank the beverages, including the kid's beverage, and ate breadsticks while awaiting their order. The defendants left the three children in the van for approximately 15 minutes before returning to the van. A metereologist, Dave Murray of Channel 2 news, reported to my Sargeant that at the time (approximately 8pm) the temperature outside was 95 degrees with a heat index of 113 degrees. A manager at the Fazoli's notified 911 for a child left in a hot car alone after an employee and concerned citizen reported noticing one of the twins standing in the driver's seat and honking the horn for an extended period of time. Witnesses reported to me that none of the defendants checked on the welfare of the children during this time until immediately prior to my arrival on scene, though Jessica Blackburn acknowledged in the presence of an employee that she could hear the child honking the horn as if to get her attention. When I arrived, I found the three children crying, appearing to be dehydrated, and sweating profusely. EMS Medics took the children to the hospitaL. Medical records report that the children were diagnosed with hyperthermia. They were dehydrated and vomiting from heat exposure.
Doua Lindhorst DSN 7979 PRINT NAME
SIGNATURE
Jessica Blackburn has the following prior conviction: 08SLCR01225-01 from St Louis County for Robbery in the Second Degree where in she plead guilty on February 13, 2009 and received a 5 year sentence in MDC pursuant to 559.115. She was subsequently placed on probation for a period of 3 years. She is on probation to Judge Steven Goldman until approximately May of 2012.