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2 men charged with robbing man in a wheelchair in south St. Louis

Maurice Phillips-Moore, 27, and Mar'shun Collins, 18, are being held without bond.
Credit: SLMPD

ST. LOUIS — Two men are facing robbery charges after police said they robbed a man in a wheelchair.

Police responded to the 5200 block of Virginia Thursday, which is in south city’s Dutchtown neighborhood.

According to a police report, Maurice Phillips-Moore and Mar’shun Collins threated the victim with a realistic-looking BB gun pistol. The victim said the suspects took about $300 from him.

St. Louis police officers said they found the suspects nearby and took them into custody based on the victim’s account of what happened.

According to court documents, a search of the suspects revealed each man had exactly $153.

Phillips-Moore and Collins were each charged with one count of first-degree robbery. The judge declined bond for both men.

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