Missouri: Suspect wanted for assault released from St. Louis jail after COVID test

Suspect wanted for assault released from St. Louis jail after positive COVID-19 test

In an exclusive interview with FOX 2 News, a woman scalded by hot soup in an alleged Jan. 4 domestic assault, called for drastic change in the City of St. Louis’ jail policies. The suspect, Mac Payne, 36, was released within three hours of his arrest because he tested positive for COVID-19, she said. “He grabbed me and punched me in my face,” she said of the alleged attack. Photos of her wounds are too gruesome to show. FOX 2 is also protecting her identity. After taking her to the floor, Payne straddled her and hit her, she said. “I ...

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