COLUMBIA - The Monroe County State’s Attorney, Ryan Webb, has issued charges against a Collinsville man and a Cahokia 17-year-old for a Sunday morning, June 1, 2025, after an incident with an Uber driver in the Columbia Police Department parking lot.
Collinsville’s Kareem Weaver, 20, has been charged with the following:
- Vehicular Invasion (Class 1 Felony).
- Attempted Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking (Class 1 Felony).
- Aggravated Unlawful Restraint (Class 3 Felony).
- Aggravated Kidnapping (Class X Felony).
A 17-year-old Cahokia Heights juvenile has been charged with the following:
- Attempted First Degree Murder (Class X Felony).
- Aggravated Battery With A Firearm (Class X Felony).
- Vehicular Invasion (Class 1 Felony).
- Attempted Aggravated Vehicular Hijacking (Class 1 Felony).
- Attempted Discharge Of A Firearm (Class 1 Felony).
- Aggravated Unlawful Restraint (Class 3 Felony).
- Aggravated Kidnapping (Class X Felony).
The juvenile is being held at the Juvenile Detention Center in Belleville.
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Members of the public are reminded that this arrest and complaint contain only charges and are not proof of the defendants’ guilt. A defendant is presumed innocent and entitled to a fair trial in which it is the government’s burden to prove his or her guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
