Fatal shooting over counterfeit money to buy marijuana
Two men have pleaded guilty to their involvement in a marijuana conspiracy that led to a fatal shooting in University City in 2022, with the third suspect still at large. Two men have admitted to their involvement in a three-person marijuana conspiracy that led to a fatal shooting in 2022 in University City, St. Louis. Nathaniel Brown-Shatto, 21, and Carlos Albert Castellanos Jr., 22, pleaded guilty to knowingly discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, resulting in death. The incident occurred after they believed the victim used counterfeit money to buy marijuana. All three suspects drove to the victim's home and then began shooting with an AK-style rifle. The third suspect, Emanuel Benito Vasquez, is facing multiple charges but has not yet been arrested. Both Brown and Castellano are scheduled for sentencing in November and December respectively.
Published : 10 months ago by Nick Gladney in General
ST. LOUIS– Two men have admitted to their involvement in a three-person marijuana conspiracy that led to a fatal shooting in University City in 2022. Nathaniel Brown-Shatto, 21, pleaded guilty to knowingly discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime resulting in death. Carlos Albert Castellanos Jr., 22, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
The incident occurred after they believed the victim used counterfeit money to buy marijuana. On February 19, 2022, all three suspects, armed, drove to the victim’s home, where Brown-Shatto shot the victim, and a third man began shooting with an AK-style rifle. Investigators found 22 spent casings and later stopped Brown-Shatto and Castellanos in a matching vehicle, finding them armed and in possession of marijuana.
The third man, Emanuel Benito Vasquez, 21, is facing multiple charges but has not yet been arrested. Brown-Shatto and Castellanos are scheduled for sentencing in November and December, respectively.
Topics: Crime, Cannabis, Drug Trafficking, Counterfeiting (Currency)