Fox 2 News– A St. Louis man was sentenced to 19 years in prison on Monday after pleading guilty to the 2022 killing of a Jefferson County man in St. Louis' Mount Pleasant neighborhood.
James Rogers, 29, avoided a trial on charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action by reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors in St. Louis Circuit Court. Rogers pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the Aug. 15, 2022, death of 31-year-old Michael Wiott.
According to court records, Wiott had arranged to meet Rogers in the 4300 block of California Avenue for the sale of a tablet.
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For Immediate Release
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Amber Raub
Public Information Officer
St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office
rauba@stlouiscao.org
314-589-6233 (office)
314-312-9912 (cell)
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