A Jennings man was sentenced on May 7 to 13 years in prison after firing a shot at his ex-girlfriend and triggering a three-hour police standoff, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri.
U.S. District Judge Joshua M. Divine also ordered Jairell Allmon, age 40, to pay a $2,000 fine following his guilty plea in January to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Court documents show that on Feb. 18, 2025, Allmon spent the night in his ex-girlfriend’s car outside her home in Jennings. The victim reported that Allmon made threats against her and her children throughout the night and threatened to shoot her if she tried to enter her car in the morning. He fired one shot but missed. When officers from the St. Louis County Police Department arrived, Allmon refused commands to exit the vehicle, leading to a standoff involving specialized units such as the Tactical Unit and Crisis Negotiation Team. Afterward, police found a loaded handgun accessible from inside the vehicle; as a convicted felon, Allmon is prohibited from possessing firearms.
Assistant U.S. Attorney J. Christian Goeke wrote in sentencing documents that "this is Allmon’s fourth conviction involving a firearm and third involving possessing and brandishing of a gun," adding that "the crime was one of a long string of domestic crimes." The case was prosecuted by Goeke with support from multiple law enforcement teams.
The prosecution falls under Operation Take Back America—a nationwide initiative led by the Department of Justice intended to address violent crime by coordinating resources among federal task forces such as Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces and Project Safe Neighborhoods.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri investigates and prosecutes federal crimes such as terrorism and fraud while enforcing civil rights; it collaborates with law enforcement agencies across its jurisdiction covering 49 counties in Missouri according to its official website.
