A Moline Acres man was found dead in his car on the morning of January 1, 2024. At about 6:30 a.m. officers responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle at the intersection of Edgefield Drive and Hollis Drive and found 55-year-old Stacy Durham unresponsive in the car with a fatal gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives from the St. Louis County Police Department’s Bureau of Crimes Against Persons took over the investigation. Evidence and witness statements led investigators to determine Durham had been shot and left in the vehicle, which had been abandoned. The probe focused on tracing his movements and identifying who had been with him last.

On January 11, 2024, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged 52-year-old Jermain Small with second-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering with physical evidence in a felony prosecution, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Court records state Small was the last person seen with Durham, admitted to driving Durham’s vehicle to the location where it was found and fleeing, and is a convicted felon with a prior federal drug distribution conviction. He was held on a $250,000 cash-only bond.

If anyone has information about Durham’s movements on New Year’s Eve or the people he was with, please share what is known.