First Alert 4 – A man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to a shooting and an attack that happened in 2022.
James B. Brison, 44, reportedly admitted to shooting his girlfriend in January 2022 after an argument inside a car near the Halls Ferry Circle.
Prosecutors then said that in June 2022, Brison and another man attacked a corrections officer at the City Justice Center. The guard was stabbed in his head, face and arms. The guard also had a broken hand.
Brison pleaded guilty to first-degree domestic assault, unlawful gun possession, possession of a controlled substance, first-degree assault on a special victim, delivery or possession of a weapon at a jail and two counts of armed criminal action. He was sentenced to 16 years total in prison.
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For Immediate Release
For more information contact:
Amber Raub
Public Information Officer
St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office
rauba@stlouiscao.org
314-589-6233 (office)
314-312-9912 (cell)




