Crime & Safety

UPDATED: Second Person Charged in Pizza Delivery Driver's Weekend Murder

A second person is in jail, charged in connection to the ambush, shooting and killing of a former Parkway South graduate from Ballwin.

St. Louis County police said Shermell Crockett, 20, is in custody at the St. Louis County Jail. He is charged with one count of second degree murder, one count of first degree robbery and two counts of armed criminal action. Crockett, of the 2100 block of Rosebud in Hillsdale, is currently being held on a $500,000 cash only bond. He is the second person to be charged in connection to the weekend murder of an Imo's Pizza delivery driver.

Daniil Maksimenko, 22, of Ballwin was shot and killed early Saturday morning while delivering a pizza in Hillsdale around 12:45 a.m. Saturday.

Maksimenko, who graduated from  in 2008, was confronted and shot multiple times, including in the head.

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Chester Romelle Woods, 20, was arrested Sunday and was charged with second-degree murder and robbery in the shooting death of Maksimenko. He was not charged with being the actual gunman in the murder.

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Woods, of the 2100 block of Rosebud Avenue in St. Louis County, is being held on $250,000 bail at the St. Louis County jail, according to police.

Rick Eckhard, spokesperson for the St. Louis County Police Department, said Crockett was arrested in Hillsdale Monday night, by Hillsdale police. 

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"Two other individuals are being sought for questioning as the investigation continues," Eckhard stated in a news release Tuesday.

Police are still looking for tips from the public.

"We believe four people are involved with this. Woods and three others. Right now, we only have the second person identified, Shermell Crockett. It's very possible there could be two more people involved, or not," Eckhard previously told Patch.

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A press release sent out by Eckhard Monday afternoon states that robbery appears to be the motive for the shooting.

Anyone with information is asked to contact St. Louis County Police Dispatch at 314 889-2341. St. Louis County police are investigating and dispatch for the Hillsdale Police Department.

Anonymous tips can also be called in to Crime Stoppers at 866-371-TIPS. 
Crime Stoppers offers a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to a 
felony arrest. Tips must be submitted to CrimeStoppers to receive the reward.


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