ST. LOUIS – An arrest has been issued for a St. Louis man accused of attacking and robbing a woman over the age of 60 at a Walgreens store late last year.
According to the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s probable cause statement, the robbery took place on Dec. 19, 2023, at the intersection of South Kingshighway Boulevard and Chippewa Street in the city’s Tower Grove South neighborhood.
Police said the victim was leaving Walgreens when Jahlil C. Finnie, 22, came up to her and demanded money. Finnie allegedly pointed a handgun at the side of her head when she was taking too long to hand over her money.
Police said Finnie pistol whipped the woman on the head and took her purse.
Finnie was later arrested and charged with a different robbery near the same Walgreens. A witness helped police identify Finnie as the suspect.
The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office charged Finnie with first-degree robbery, second-degree assault, and two counts of armed criminal action. Finnie already has pending cases in St. Louis Circuit Court.
