St. Louis, MO - Taleb Jawher, 40, of St. Louis, MO, pled guilty to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm.
According to court documents, on Sept. 26, 2017 Jawher, a clerk at the Phillips 66 store at 2800 N. Florissant, was involved in an altercation with a customer he wrongly suspected of shoplifting. Jawher retrieved a handgun and in a scuffle the customer was shot and killed. Jawher was previously charged by the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office with first degree murder and armed criminal action due to the death of the customer.
Jawher faces up to 10 years’ imprisonment, a fine of $250,000 or both. In determining the actual sentence, a Judge is required to consider the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, which provides recommended sentencing ranges.
This case was investigated by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Assistant United States Attorney John Ware is handling the case for the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys
