St. Louis, MO – Kilwa Jones, 32, St. Louis, MO, was
sentenced to 35 years in prison on multiple charges involving the September 25,
2015 shooting of Christopher Sanna, as well as the robberies of both Sanna and
his companion, Lisa Simpson. The robberies and the assault occurred near the
Old Cathedral in the northbound lanes of Memorial Drive, which is part of the
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.
According to court documents, on September 25, 2015, victims
Christopher Sanna and Lisa Simpson were walking back to their car which was
parked on the Old Cathedral parking lot after attending a St. Louis Cardinals
baseball game. Kilwa Jones confronted them with a semi-automatic pistol and
demanded their property. As the victims attempted to ignore Jones and walk
toward their vehicle, Jones shot Sanna in the back, rifled his pants pockets as
he lay paralyzed on the ground, and forcibly grabbed Simpson’s purse. Jones
then jumped into a car and drove away.
Jones pled guilty in July to assault with a dangerous weapon
while on federal property, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of
violence, and two counts of robbery while on federal property and the charge of
being a felon in possession of a firearm. He appeared today for sentencing
before United States District Judge Catherine D. Perry.
This case was investigated by the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the St. Louis Metropolitan Police
Department. Assistant United States Attorney John Bird handled the case for the
U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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