Crime & Safety
U City Man Indicted on Robbery at His Own Home
University City Police said Wesley Hughes agreed to meet a man at Hughes' home to sell him a gun and then robbed the man.
A St. Louis County grand jury indicted a University City man Wednesday on a first-degree robbery that took place at his own home.
University City Police said Wesley Hughes, 21, of the 1100 block of Backer Street in U City, arranged to meet another man Oct. 29 at Hughes’ home to sell the other man a handgun. When the man arrived, Hughes pulled out the handgun and robbed the victim of $122 and his cell phone.
The man then called police, who found Hughes with the man’s cell phone.
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Hughes is being held in the St. Louis County Justice Center. Bail was set at $50,000.
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