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DRUNKS AND THIEVES 2021 PART 9
November 9, 2021
By John Hoffmann
STEALING BOOZE WITH YOUR BACKPACK: On July 29, 2019 at 8:06pm security at
Sam’s Club in Chesterfield Valley watched a store member (customer) go to the liquor
department and put a $49 bottle of Grey Goose Vodka and a $46 bottle of Woodford
Reserve Bourbon in his backpack.
The man kept shopping and selected some peaches and spice which he took to the self
checkout, but not before store security called the Chesterfield Police. When the suspect
had paid for his peaches and spice and then left the store he was stopped by
Chesterfield Police Officer Johanna Flushing after he left the store. Officer Flushing is
not someone to mess with as she was featured on NBC’s America Ninja TV Show.
Officer Flushing
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Officer Flushing identified the thief as Charles Dominic Harris, 27 years old of Royal
Crest Court in Chesterfield. Harris told Officer Flushing the two large bottles of liquor in
his backpack were his from his house that he carried into the store.
Since store security had a video of Harris stealing the booze he then offered to pay for
it. This didn’t work. He was taken to the security office of the store. Harris had no prior
criminal arrests or citations, plus he was a Chesterfield resident. He was then released
from Sam’s Club on a summons for stealing and never went to the police station to be
fingerprinted or photographed.
OUTCOME: On January 28, 2020 before COVID-19 created a national pandemic,
Harris pled guilty in Chesterfield Municipal Court. He was represented by a lawyer from
Chesterfield so of course he did not get convicted of a crime. He pled guilty to a Health
Code Violation and was fined $216 for something he did not do.
Harris had played this game before. In 2014 he hired a local lawyer and had three
moving violations in St. Ann turn into Parking Violations.
CHESTERFIELD POLICE MAKE A RETURN VISIT FOR A SECOND ARREST FOR
DOMESTIC ASSAULT: The first call occurred on March 26, 2020. The second call
and second arrest happened on December 3, 2020 at 5pm when neighbors heard
breaking glass and a man yelling “call the police” at a Condo in the 800 block of
Coalport.
Chesterfield Officers Devin Kitrel, Ryan Broeker and Celia Saaverda responded in
December.
Officer Kitrel Officer (now Det) Broeker Officer Saaverda
On arrival Officer Kitrel contacted the male of the relationship that had produce a child,
Lorenzo Gordon. He patted down Gordon and immediately found a 9mm handgun in
his pocket, which was seized.
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Gordon stated they he and Williams) returned home and there was a package at the
front door address to him. His live-in girlfriend, Brittany Williams immediately began
demanding for him to tell her who the package was from. He wasn’t saying.
He went upstairs with the package and then returned downstairs as she followed and
began throwing glasses and wine bottles that broke on the floor. He said she slipped,
fell and hit her head on the refrigerator causing an injury.
Of course the girlfriend, Brittish Williams had a very different account of things. This is
from the police report:
It was also determined that she had the laceration on her forehead.
The officers determined that Gordon was the aggressor. He was arrested. He was held
at the police department for three hours and then released on a citation for Domestic
Assault.
This was the first visit for the Chesterfield Police involving the pair.
On Wednesday March 25, 2020 at about 10PM police were called to their Condo at 800
block of Coalport Drive (in Gordon’s name). This time the girlfriend had an injured lip.
She reported that Gordon had struck her. The argument was over another women. The
victim had left the apartment for two days after an earlier argument to cool down.
Gordon was again arrested for Domestic Assault.
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800 block of Coalport Drive
Lorenzo Gordon
OUTCOME: The March Domestic Assault was reduced to Peace Disturbance. Gordon
pled guilty on 02/08/21 and was fined $170.
Also on 02/08/21 he pled guilty to another amended charge from Domestic Assault in
December to Peace Disturbance and was fined another $170.
Gordon has a number of civil actions against him including a $6,770 judgment owed to
his Condo Association, but he had no other criminal cases of any kind.
Gordon who had played professional basketball in Europe and British Williams (the
victim) have been featured on television shows Basketball Wives of LA and Marriage
Bootcamp: Reality Stars.
Williams went to Clayton High School and Gordon played for the disgraced former
coach and ex-convict Floyd Irons at Vashon. He played one season of JUCO
basketball and then one season at Illinois State and Oklahoma City U.
He played pro basketball overseas in Sweden, Turkey, Russia, Israel and also in
Argentina.
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In September 22, 2021 Williams was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury on five Felony
Charges of Misuse of a Social Security number, 4-counts of Bank Fraud, 3-counts of
Making False Statements to the IRS, 3-counts of Felony Wire Fraud and 3-counts of
Aggravated Identity Theft.
HIGH ON DRUGS 28-YEAR-OLD FROM BRIDGETON TOOK OUT 35-FEET OF
GUARD RAIL ON I-270. INSTEAD OF BEING CHILLED SHE WAS A HANDFULL
and wasn’t wearing her pants On Friday night into Saturday morning June 27, 2020 at
12:45AM Town and Country Officer Dustin York was dispatched to a single vehicle
crash on Southbound I-270 at or near the Clayton Road overpass.
On arrival Officer York found a white GMC Terrain off the road and stuck on an
embankment. The vehicle had extensive damage to the right side.
The driver, Jessica Marie Morgan 28, was out of the vehicle and had removed her pants
which were on a rear seat. Officer York asked her to put her pants back on, a task that
was difficult.
Officer York reported that Morgan was calling out names that she said were her
children. He checked the area and the vehicle and could find no other people. A
witness who was driving on I-270 behind Morgan stopped after she crashed and
reported that there was no one else in Morgan’s GMC.
The witness reported the GMC was swerving and then left the roadway to the right
striking a guardrail and then continue driving off the highway before getting stuck on the
embankment at which time the driver was spinning her tires.
Officer York stated that Morgan hysterical at times and once claimed people had set
her up.
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This is from his report:
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Once in the ambulance Morgan became uncooperative and at one point began spitting
on the paramedics.
At the hospital it was more of the same. She refused a “police evidence blood draw”
and to answer any questions.
Morgan stayed at the hospital which means I was unable to get a mugshot (rats!). She
was issued citations of Driving While Intoxicated/Drugs, Improper Lane Use,
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Possession of Marijuana for a bag of pot in plain view in the front seat area, and No
Proof of Insurance.
Dustin York
OUTCOME: On April 1, 2021 Morgan pled guilty to DWID. She was fined $466 and
sentenced to 90-days in jail with a 2-year SES probation term on the jail sentence. She
got full points for DWID and a permanent public record. The Improper Lane Use that
caused $10,000 worth of damage to Highway Department guardrails and the No Proof
of Insurance charges were dismissed.
The Possession of Marijuana charge was amended to Littering with a $316 fine.
Morgan’s record only included three traffic charges amended to Illegal Parking with stiff
fines in St. Ann.
58-YEAR OLD BALLWIN WOMAN SHOPLIFTING LOTS OF BOOZE OVER TWO
MONTHS, MAYBE FOR A GARDEN PARTY. Store detectives at the Town and
Country Target store were restricted from taking shoplifters into custody due to the
COVID 19 pandemic. That did not keep them from working.
The store’s asset protection officer on April 29, 2020 observed a women stealing. With
the store’s COVID-19 policy of not detaining people he contacted the lady and
suggested she leave the items she was trying to steal. She ignored him and took stolen
bottles of liquor out of the store. He followed her and got the license number off of her
Mercedes CLS 550.
He described her as white/female around 60 with a slim build.
A review of store security video over two months showed the woman was a regular
thief.
Here on the dates and times she was seen stealing (normally booze):
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Here is what she was seen stealing:
Two bottles $65.98
6 bottles $89.95
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1-bottle $29.99 1-bottle $17.99
4-750ML $59.96
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2-bottles 750ML $29.98 1-bottle $14.99
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3-12 packs of 50ML bottles of Vodka $65.97
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2 more 1.75ML $59.98 2-bottles $39.98
AND FINALLY FOR THE GARDEN PARTY:
4-bags of potting soil $33.96
We have shown all the items stolen because the suspect, Mercia Belle Myers is not
exactly a large woman.
She is 5-foot-2 inches tall and weighs in at 120 pounds.
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60-year-old Mercia Myers.
The investigation of all five thefts totaling $508.73 was being handled by Det. Jason
Sapienza, who didn’t have to spend too much time in clearing the cases..
He did a photo lineup of the suspect where the Target asset protection employee
immediately picked her out. He got video of Myers in action. He then called Myers and
she agreed to come to the station and meet with Det. Sapienza.
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After being advised of her rights Myers immediately started talking about her husband,
Mark Myers and saying how he had a drinking problem.
Det. Sapienza stopped her and showed her the video of her stealing a lot of booze. She
then changed her story and admitted it was her stealing and added that she also has a
drinking problem. This is from the police reports: (In Det. Sapienza’s reports he
bounces back and forth from “third person” to “first person.”)
OUTCOME: Myers hired a lawyer so things would probably not be too bad for a
chronic thief with an apparent alcohol problem.
March 13, 2020 Theft On 12/11/20 she pled guilty and was placed on a 2-year No-fine,
No Permanent Record SIS Probation.
April 14, 2020 Theft On 12/11/20 she pled guilty and was placed on a 2-year, No-Fine,
No Permanent Record SIS Probation.
April 19, 2020 Theft On 12/11/20 she pled guilty and was fined $166.50 to Stealing
and it is a permanent court record.
April 20, 2020 Theft On 12/11/20 she pled guilty to something she did not do. The
theft charge was amended to littering. She was fined $216.50 for an offense some
environmentalists would consider more serious than stealing.
I would hope that restitution was part of a pre-plea agreement because there was
nothing in the online court files about paying back Target .
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DRUNK WOMAN DRIVING A 2016 PORSCHE THAT WITNESSES REPORT WAS
DOING 100 MPH CAUSED 4-CAR CRASH ON I-64 NEAR MASON ROAD. On
Saturday night November 9, 2019 Tiffany Peter at about 8:25pm was driving her 2016
Porsche west on I-64 so fast she caused motorists she passed at high speeds to call 9-
1-1. Then just before Mason Road she caused a high-speed multi-car crash that
generated more 9-1-1 calls.
Town and Country Police dispatched four officers to the call. Cpl. Dan Duddleston
apparently drew a short straw and was a primary officer.
Four T&C Officers on the Scene
Dan Duddleton Danny Palmer Jordan Fowle Sgt Jeff McNutt
The driver of the Porsche was identified as Tiffany Peter of Ballwin. From the police
reports this is the general condition and attitude of Peter:
This is the diagram of all the points of impact caused by Peter:
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The first vehicle struck by Peter’s Porsche was 2010 Ford Focus operated by Grant
Sims of Chesterfield, MO and occupied by his wife. This car was total as it overturned
after the impact. Of course the Porsche was also totaled.
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Here is Sim’s statement:
From the Crash report, here is Tiffany Peter’s statement:
Cpl. Duddleston obviously thought Peter was drunk. She agreed to do field sobriety
tests. That agreement and those tests did not last long.
After Cpl. Duddleston finished check her eyes Peter said she had to urinate and
demanded to go to the bathroom. Duddleston pointed out to her there were no
restrooms on I-64. She then refused to do any more sobriety tests. She stated she
would go urinated in the grass off the shoulder. While walking in the grass she fell.
This is from the police report:
She was arrested for DWI and other traffic charges. Sgt. McNutt transported her to the
police station and a bathroom.
At the police station Peter refused to take a Breath Test. She did agree to be
interviewed. In that interview she stated that she had been drinking at a charity awards
function at the downtown Hyatt hotel from 3pm to 7:30pm. She said she wasn’t sure
how many drinks she had saying, “maybe five.”
She admitted that she thought she was intoxicated.
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Tiffany Peter Peter’s eyes
OUTCOME: On 04/09/21 Peter pled guilty to Improper Lane Use and was fined
$191.50. She also pled guilty to Following Too Closely and was fined another $181.50.
On the DWI she pled guilty two months earlier on 02/17/21. She was placed on a SIS
“No-Fine,” “No Points” and “No Permanent Public Record” Probation.
ADDITIONAL: Two weeks after the crash Tiffany Peter’s husband Michael Peter was
arrested and charged by the County Police with Felony Domestic Assault. He is still
wearing a GPS track as part of his bail. The case was pending in October of 2021.
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In July of 2000 he was also charged with misdemeanor domestic assault in Richmond
Heights.
10-months after this crash in October of 2020, Tiffany Peter filed for Divorce from her
67-year-old husband, Michael Peter. That was pending in October of 2021.
Two months after the crash Tiffany Peter was sued by Grant and Jordynn Sims who
were in the Ford Focus that was the first car hit by Peter, was overturned and totaled.
That suit has not been settled.
CONCERNED CITIZEN HELPS NAIL A DRUNK DRIVER. On Saturday June 13,
2020 at about 9:50pm a motorist was so concerned about the way a driver of a Blue
Toyota Prius in front of him on EB I-64 was weaving from lane to lane that he called 9-1-
1. He told the dispatcher he would stay behind the Toyota with his flashers so a police
officer could find them.
The officer responding was Eric Diaz, a former Missouri State Trooper.
Officer Eric Diaz
Officer Diaz found the vehicle and got behind it between Mason Road and I-270 on EB
I-64. He immediately noticed that the car was weaving and also straddling the lane
dividers between lanes 2 and 3.
Officer Diaz turn on the overhead flashing lights and his spotlight. The driver of the
Toyota slowed to 20 mph but did not pulled over until he was on the exit lane for Ballas
Road.
Once the driver, Aleksandr Prokhorets,57, finally stopped Officer Diaz contacted him
and immediately noted that he was dealing with a drunk driver.
This is from the police report:
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The driver, Aleksandr Prokhorets, had such trouble with the field sobriety tests that he
could not walk a straight line or put his heel to his toe. The reason became quickly clear
when Prokhorets took a field sobriety test and tested at .191%.
.191% Blood Alcohol is pretty amazing for a person who had minutes earlier denied
having anything to drink.
Prokhorets had changed his story on drinking at the time of the field sobriety tests, “I
had two glasses of wine. I’m a wine guy.”
Based on Prokhorets’ clear drunken condition, his failure on the field sobriety tests and
the BAC reading on his field breath test he was arrested and taken to the Town and
Country Police station.
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At the cop shop he agreed to take an official breath test. He was arrested in 2019 by
the Olivette Police for DWI and refused to take a breath test and then hired a lawyer to
fight the driver’s license suspension in court, only to later drop the appeal.
The official breath test showed his BAC level was dropping but was still over twice the
legal limit.
Prokhorets Prokhorets’ eyes
After the BA test Prokhorets agreed to be interviewed. Despite two breath tests
showing he was more than twice the legal limit and his problems walking and balancing
he continued that he did not think he was intoxicated. From the report:
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Prokhorets’ Record
06/13/20 DWI, Imp Lane Use (Weaving) Town & Country PD
10/11/19 DWI Guilty 2-year SIS prob Imp Lane Use Guilty Olivette PD
Refused Breath Test
03/08/04 Knowingly Deface a Cave Guilty Fine MO Hwy Patrol
03/22/02 Speeding Guilty fine St. Louis Co PD
12/19/97 Speeding Guilty fine MO HWY Patrol
Prokhorets also has had seven lawsuits filed against him for debt related issues and
one for causing an injury auto crash.
OUTCOME: On February 5, 2021 Prokhorets pled guilty to Weaving and DWI.
Prokhorets having a DWI arrest eight months earlier and being on probation in Olivette
at the time of his plea, had an effect on Town and Country Judge Andrea Niehoff who
placed Prokhorets on a 2-year SES full-record and full points probation term and fined
him $366.
There is currently an arrest warrant for Prokhorets for apparently violating his probation
on his DWI arrest in Olivette by being arrested and convicted for DWI in Town and
Country.
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