Two St. Louis residents sentenced in JC burglary

Two St. Louis-area residents has been sentenced to prison in connection with a burglary that occurred in February in Jefferson City.

Charles Lowry, 43, and Kristie Meeks, 37, each pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree burglary.

Two counts of second-degree assault against Lowry were dismissed. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison with credit for time served.

A count of first-degree robbery was dismissed against Meeks. She was was sentenced to seven years in prison.

The burglary occurred in the 300 block of Lafayette Street.

Police reports show four people in an apartment stated they were assaulted after a suspect broke in the door in an attempted robbery.

Meeks, who was known to the victims, had come to the residence about 15 minutes before the attempted robbery and had started watching a movie with the residents.

When Lowry came through the door, he began to assault the victims with the assistance of Meeks.

Lowry and Meeks hit the victims and threatened them, demanding money, but left with nothing and fled the area.

Lowry was armed with a knife, but never used it.

It was later learned that while Meeks was watching the movie with the victims, she was texting Lowry to plan the robbery attempt.