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Slot machine winner robbed at gunpoint after leaving casino
Police said Ronnell L. Williams watched the woman win more than $3,200, then followed her and demanded her money at gunpoint.
On Oct 6, a woman was robbed at gunpoint in the Near North Riverfront neighborhood after leaving Casino Queen, where she had won more than $3,200 on slot machines.
Unbeknownst to the victim, Ronnell Williams watched her win at the casino and followed her vehicle across the Eads Bridge, attempting to run her off the road.
After turning onto Lumiere Place Boulevard, Williams pulled alongside the victim and claimed her muffler was damaged to convince her to stop, then exited his vehicle and demanded her money at gunpoint.
Louis Metropolitan Police Department investigators identified Williams using casino security footage and license plate readers; the Louis Circuit Attorney Office charged him with first-degree robbery and armed criminal action.
An arrest warrant was issued on Saturday for Williams, who remains sought in connection with the armed robbery at the casino.
She beat the one-armed bandit, then got victimized by a bandit of the two-armed variety. Police in St. Louis say a man watched a woman win $3,200 at the slot machines at the Casino Queen in the city, then followed her when she left, reports Fox 2 . The man...