ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — A St. Louis man who was wounded in an exchange of gunfire with suburban officers who were trying to arrest his brother has been charged with two felonies and the brother has been referred to federal prosecutors.
St. Louis County police said officers were arresting 31-year-old Lawton McKinnies for first-degree assault in Jennings when his brother, 30-year-old Dexter McKinnies, began firing at police. Four officers returned fire, wounding Dexter McKinnies. Police described his injuries as non-life-threatening.
Dexter McKinnies was charged Tuesday with assault and armed criminal action stemming from an Aug. 22 incident in which he is accused of shooting another person at least 15 times. The victim in that shooting remains hospitalized with serious injuries.
Lawton McKinnies was charged being a felon in possession of a firearm in federal court. A press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said the maximum sentence in 10 years in prison.
No attorney is listed for either brother in online court records.
