Man Admits Fatal Shooting During 2023 Marijuana Deal

ST. LOUIS – A St. Charles, Missouri man on Wednesday admitted fatally shooting someone during a marijuana deal in 2023.

Trevon Carson, 31, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to one count of conspiracy to distribute marijuana and one count of discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime resulting in death. Carson admitted accompanying another man who was planning to buy, and then re-sell, marijuana during a May 25, 2023, meeting. Carson drove to the meeting in an alley behind the 4800 block of Farlin Avenue in St. Louis. The victim, who accompanied the seller, had an AR-style firearm. Fearing that the victim would fire the gun, Carson exited his vehicle, fatally shot the victim and took his gun. Carson then drove the buyer away, his plea says.

As part of the plea agreement, the government has agreed to request a sentence of 20 years in prison.

The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and the FBI investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Ryan Finlen is prosecuting the case.