Crime & Safety

Two Charged in Megan Boken Murder Now Charged in Brentwood Square Robbery

Brentwood Police Chief Steve Disbennett saw similarities in the two cases and investigated.

The two teens charged in the killing of Megan Boken, on Aug. 18, were charged on Tuesday in the armed kidnapping and robbery outside at Brentwood Square on Aug. 12.

The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports:

"Prosecutors charged Keith Esters of Bel Ridge and Johnathan Perkins of Overland, both 18, with first-degree robbery, felonious restraint and two counts of armed criminal action in the Brentwood case. A cash bail of $200,000 was set for each suspect in the Aug. 12 incident."

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