ST. LOUIS – A Dellwood man pleaded guilty and was sentenced for a 2023 murder in St. Louis’ Central West End neighborhood.
Ta’Shaun L. Patterson, 23, admitted shooting Miguel Johnson on the afternoon of May 3. Patterson and another man, Syntrell Howard, got into an argument with Johnson at an apartment in the 4400 block of Forest Park Parkway. Patterson and Howard chased Johnson and shot him dead on the sidewalk near the intersection of Laclede and North Taylor avenues.
Johnson was 29.
Patterson told the court he’d tried to break up an argument between Johnson and a woman, which culminated in the shooting.
Patterson pleaded guilty to second-degree murder—amended from first-degree murder—and armed criminal action as part of a plea deal with the St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office. He’d been scheduled to go to trial earlier this week.
Meanwhile, Howard was charged with first-degree murder, armed criminal action, and unlawful possession of a firearm. He’s facing a jury trial on December 2.
