Jefferson County Robbery and Kidnapping

(Fenton, MO) Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak is announcing arrests and charges after an armed robbery, kidnapping, and stolen vehicle case led police on a pursuit through two states. 23 year old Blake Steadham of Barnhart is charged with Robbery in the 1st Degree and Unlawful Use of a Weapon. He is being held at the Jefferson County Jail without Bond. 23 year old Tony Bauer of Arnold is charged with Kidnapping, Stealing a Motor Vehicle, and Resisting or Interfering with an Arrest. He is being held at the Jefferson County Jail on a $50,000 cash only bond. Marshak says September 3rd, Steadham and Bauer allegedly approached a man in the 100 block of Sheffield Lane near Fenton, pointed a gun at him, and started a physical altercation. The female victim, who was allegedly kidnapped, claims Steadham pointed the gun at her, demanded her cell phone, and stole a vehicle leaving the scene with her inside. Officers pursued the vehicle north on I-55. The pursuit continued north into the City of St. Louis, then into Illinois, and back into St. Louis, where police closed the road. Bauer stopped and was taken into custody. The female victim was unhurt and was taken home.